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mayhugh1
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mayhugh1 replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.Well, it turns out that I've lost 90% of the vision in my right eye after the surgery. I thought cataract surgery was pretty much... -
mayhugh1 replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.I apologize. I could barely make out your post. A week after my right eye surgery I'm still essentially blind in that eye except for a...
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mayhugh1 replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.Basil, I expect that a manifold that keeps the flow rate up as high as possible would be best in a model engine. I plan on using a...
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mayhugh1 replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.On the parameters page of the water line operation there is an option for setting the scallop height. When you select this, the software...
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mayhugh1 replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.Workpiece material covering the deck surfaces was faced to within .010" of their finished values in order to improve machining access to...
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mayhugh1 replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.Ed, Thanks. For roughing with a 3/8" flat cutter I use 5000 rpm at 20 ipm. For roughing or finishing with a 1/4" flat cutter I use 5000...
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mayhugh1 replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.George, I never tracked the hours spent on design, but I have kept tabs on some of the machining times. Yes, I'd like to see your oil...
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It's been a while, as the Stearman project is taking most of my free time, but after 2 years of working here and there, I have managed...
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mayhugh1 replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.The left and right sides of the block laying between the already finished front and rear surfaces were machined next. Both sides hold...
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mayhugh1 replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.The block's front end was machined similarly to its rear end leaving .010" excess deck material for indicating and later finishing. I'm...
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As the weather cools I am starting to work in my shop again. This post will cover the crankshaft. Probably the easiest crankshaft I have...
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Thanks for the comments and likes guys. FYI this thread has had over 11000 views so someone is interested. I took most of the summer off...
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mayhugh1 replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.The three pairs of 6-32 threaded holes that will be used to attach the inner bronze bearings to the block were machined by counter...
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mayhugh1 replied to the thread 1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po.The changes needed to correct the timing gear spacing involved only the block and timing cover. I decided to not trim the bottom of the...
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Well gentlemen I think this project has come to it's end. Without making all the little fittings etc the main parts are complete. I...
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