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Lloyd-ss
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Model Diesel: 32mm bore, 38mm stroke, indirect injection
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Ductile is less slippery than grey iron, so grey would probably be better for the liner. I just already had ductile iron the correct...
Oct 11, 2023
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Thanks for that information. You seem to have a reasonable selection of materials to choose from, which is always nice, and of course we...
Oct 10, 2023
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Cylinder liner: ductile iron, grade FCD450 Piston: cast aluminium, grade AA337 (9.5% Si, 3% Cu, 1% Mg, 1% Ni balance Al) Rings: grey...
Oct 10, 2023
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I'm getting somewhere:) I redid the spline for the swirly M tracing over Pat's original and then wrapped it onto a cylinder in Alibre...
Oct 9, 2023
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Nice conversations going on here. A pleasure to watch. But Pat, no google? You already use youtube. You could use a vpn and incognito...
Oct 9, 2023
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Just one comment, based on personal experience. I hope you didn't steal that muffin tin from the kitchen cupboard! I took (and kept) an...
Oct 9, 2023
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I have been doing some research on material compatibility and have found many different suggestions, plus the old automotive standby...
Oct 9, 2023
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Made the piston rings and fitted to the piston.
Oct 9, 2023
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I was on two backyard casting forums over a period of about 9 years, and I read everything that was posted (tons of stuff). We debated...
Sep 30, 2023
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I watched the art-iron cupola folks pour iron for several years, and finally the lure was too great, and I said "I have got to do that"...
Sep 30, 2023
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Skim and post comments? Those posts are more like an authoritative white paper on the topic. Your depth of knowledge on the subject is...
Sep 30, 2023
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Metal shrinks as it cools from a molten state, and so your patterns have to be made slightly larger than the finished part size. There...
Sep 30, 2023
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Does your pet have a metal deficiency (no, not a mental deficiency)?
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I know how you feel Bob. They are all so unique, with their own personalities, that it is easy to get attached to them. Who has a pet...
Sep 30, 2023
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I had a deaf cat that wasn't scared of anything. He would sit on top of the lathe and swat at the chips as they flew off. He would also...
Sep 30, 2023
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I don't know why people say you can't do cast iron at home, I've done it in a blacksmith forge. The one crucial element is the right...
Sep 30, 2023
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