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    Graphite in the Uk

    Ok , thanks fellas i will get a search on ......might be a case of reducing bore size a little ....thanks again
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    Graphite in the Uk

    Certainly a thought .......probably 20 though over to give me some cleanup ..........that really the cost of this stuff ? Seems high
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    Graphite in the Uk

    Hi all , Need to get some of the above in a + 1" dia round bar form to make the piston for my howeel gulper engine .i am in the uk and seem stuck ......
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    BBc TV

    I agree with the time bit ,i guess they have got to address the wider appeal to people who unlike us dont spend the majority of their free time in sheds making stuff .................. As to Guy ,he is definately in the "character" bracket ,he has a good ride in this years TT in may/june with...
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    BBc TV

    So what did you reckon??? Looks like its all gonna go Hmem next week with his steam powered shower !!!!!
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    BBc TV

    Agreed Ned ,Believe me Guy knows his "onions" :)
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    Mis-read micrometer by .025"

    At last "I AM NOT ALONE " :big: Dont trust the digi stuff much ,can go a bit La la when they get cold and wreck the job that way . Best plan is try not to do it on the expensive /complicated/massive time invested stuff!!!!!!!!!!! :)
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    BBc TV

    Fyi,for those that dont know ,guy is a fast fast fast bike racer into the danger/speed of the TT etc ,he is also one hell of a card and has a cool take on the world ,added to this a real knack on the spanners ,he is seen as the new Fred !! this should be well worth a look .............. For...
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    Thin grooves on smal dia shafts

    Yeh i guess so ,when i was an apprentice you would have been put on swarf duty had you been seen putting anything in a 3 jaw like that .Guess when its been drummed into you like that you dont think of it :big: 10 weeks solid screwcutting too ,didnt forget that either :) Off in the shed to...
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    Thin grooves on smal dia shafts

    Thanks chaps , As to the 20mm out of the chuck ,its got a 28mm valve stem so it all ends up a bit long . How are you getting the split collet to run concentric ,is that a 4 jaw job . Could really do with a collet chuck and some collets .One day maybe
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    Thin grooves on smal dia shafts

    Struggling with cutting the retainig clip grooves for the valves on the nemett engine any tips ?? 3mm dia shaft .5 mm width groove ,20mm away from the chuck . Thought about making a roller box like off a wickman multi spindle ,but that will take an age :-\
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    ball clock plans

    bit off topic but does anybody know where i could get hold of some of the above ? My little girl would like one and i am trying to avoid having a "plasticy" one so i figure make my own .
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    The Fred Dibnah Story

    Good old Fred ,watched them first time with my dad when i was a lad ,all smoking fags and blowing up chimnies ,in a superbly unconventional way . he did a fair few other series over the years too ,keep an eye out i think you would enjoy them . "Did you like that " always well said when...
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    Bestr way to clean up ally casting

    Thanks lads ,dont know what lye is in the uk but aluminium wheel cleaner i can get over here ,nanny is always watching though .Will ally wheel cleaner attack the brass and rubber components of the carb i wonder ? Have a track day on the bike on the 29th april ,shoud be fun trying to remain on...
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    Bestr way to clean up ally casting

    Work on the nemett has had to be interupted for a more pressing matter . An opertunity to get a pumper carb for my motorcycle , i have to swap the pumper for the original on my mates bike and the carb is mine ,got that end of the job in hand though it does have its tale of woe ..... :-[ My...
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