The Home Machinist!

Hello Professor Harold V, thank you for what you have taught me regarding all of your posts about grinding wheels, soft jaws, sharpening HSS etc. I have read them all very well written, in my opinion you should write a book, because not every one has the Know how to explain in a simple way that you ...

Is anybody familiar with this Diesel engine? What are the main issues with them? There is one for sale but it has rod and main bearings that got tight because not enough lubrification but by measuring the end play and backlash of the oil pump it is in the tolerances of the manufactor the rest of the...

I am sorry to be so late :oops .
The best way was to make an angle plate that had hinges at the bottom and this way you can ajust the angle of the guide to take them out in the hydraulic press.

Taking valve guides is always a problem in aluminium heads. I need to make an angle plate because of the angle the guides are in relation to the surface of the head. They are going to be press out in a hydraulic press. Probably somebody in here as done this and I do not want to reevent the wheel. Th...