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CCharles Lamont replied to the thread Press Fits.In our home shops we are not operating production lines making parts to fit some other item that may be made elsewhere, so as far as I...
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CCharles Lamont replied to the thread Press Fits.I suggest turning (and if necessary, polishing) a bit of scrap to a firm push/wringing fit. The wheel seats (or whatever) can then be...
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CCharles Lamont replied to the thread Press Fits.I am with Brian and Dave. One part in one thousand for a press, and something more for a shrink. What matters more than a table of...
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CCharles Lamont replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.Thanks for that. The tooling ball is new to me. Locating the datum can be tricky even with simple angles, let alone compound ones, so...
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CCharles Lamont replied to the thread HELP, my shop is a MESS.I think a part of the answer is that 'a place for everything' is impossible. I have a small box labeled 'odd bits of aluminium' but do...
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CCharles Lamont replied to the thread HELP, my shop is a MESS.More benchtop area required, obviously!
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CCharles Lamont replied to the thread Head gasket.I lap mating surfaces much finer than others are suggesting. Either use fine grinding paste (I have some 600 grit) on a glass plate or...
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CCharles Lamont replied to the thread Broken crankshaft !?.The original break looks to me more like a brittle failure, rather that a fatigue one.
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CCharles Lamont replied to the thread Edgar T Westbury Seal 15cc.That is why I asked.
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CCharles Lamont replied to the thread Edgar T Westbury Seal 15cc.This seems odd. Normally a Hemingway kit includes all the material you need, except fasteners, but even including material to make a cam...
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CCharles Lamont replied to the thread Taking it up a step---.The heritage railway workshop where I volunteer has flogging (or slogging, if you prefer) wrenches - a very short single ended ring...
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CThat's one of 8 nuts (well, we had seven - doh! - we are bound to find #8 one day now we don't need it) which helps hold the two-part...
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CCharles Lamont replied to the thread Wanted Spark Plug boots for 1/4 - 32 Plugs I need a source.I made my own, to the Graham Meek design: https://modelengineeringwebsite.com/Miniature_spark_plugs_2.html Two pieces of Delrin held...
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CCharles Lamont replied to the thread Valve Gear Design for Steam Engines - My approach.In the era of steam locomotives with inside cylinders with valves between, they were very tight for space and the valve was usually...
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CCharles Lamont replied to the thread Taking it up a step---.I find my depth mic very useful. I too have collected much of my measuring gear on ebay.
