The Home Machinist!

I am not sure where you live but in the Detroit area I took about a dozen 3/4 - 1 inch endmills in to a cutter grinder shop to be reconditioned. Cost was 90 something bucks and they were pretty badly damaged. Got them back razor sharp and a little shorter and a little thinner. I have used 2 of them ...

I remember the entire winter was bad. I actually received a special patch from the Detroit Free Press because they felt bad for us paper carriers. Did my route with a sled that year many times because I couldn't get anywhere on my bike and the car couldn't get out of the driveway.

CO2 engine plans https://www.metrodetroitmetalworkers.com/plans.html
Go to http://www.floridaame.org and look in the non-combustion gallery and there are plans for a single cylinder and a v-twin both by David Kerzel

Something that thin you might want to make a soft copper gasket. With enough surface area I use .030 teflon sheet for heads and .010 for everything else.

Install your valves and don't lapp them. If you feel you have too, use 2000 grit or higher. You will want a mirror finish. Most people actually make the seal worse by lapping with a harsh grit. Personally I cut my seats and if I get a nice finish I don't lapp. A good finish on the valves and seats a...

Boy that thing is a beauty! I have been showing at NAMES for 5 or 6 years now and watch the RR guys bring these things in. Don't you get nervous with the skinny cart or is it more stable than it looks. I would think the legs would go down on an angle and the base be wider. After all you go thru to b...

If the gasket is complex I will take the time to make a template. I use 2 pieces of 1/8 inch thick Aluminum to sandwich the material between. http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx349/stevehuckss396/V8Demon/DSCN2255s.jpg~original http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx349/stevehuckss396/V8Demon/DSCN225...

ken572 wrote:Whats your earthly location

Ken.

I'm in SE Michigan just north of the big D (Detroit)

Welcome Steve! How are you doing on your supercharged Chevrolet engine? I'm not. I have been working 7 days so I am trying to work on simple things. When work lightens up I hope to finish the blown V8. For now I have been working on a 1/3rd scale mini bike but it is moving very slow. http://i770.ph...

Hello Everybody!! My name is Steve and I am in the great state of Michigan. I logged on to this forum because I am a amature home machinest. I do alot of stuff for friends but my main focus is engines. I started making air engines and then graduated to I.C. Engines. I am currently working on a 1/3rd...