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Bore gages take some time to wring out your own bugs . I know the ones I have are more accurate than I am . I do recall reading somewhere that ya should be able to change the indicator with a more accurate one if desired . animal

BaronJ , thank you very much for posting all those pic's & sorry for your troubles while posting . I don't think I have ever tried to post pic's here . I know some forums I'm in I can post pic's with my eyes closed . Others I just ask for a email add & send the pic's that way . Theres nothing...

BaronJ do you have any more pic's of this grinder project ? I would like to make a grinder setup like this . What does the small handwheel do thats between the 2 large spindle stands ? Belt tensioner ? thanks animal12

Art if it's not too much of a hassle i'd like to see the drawings you have . I have one of the Big Red mill drills from HF & it has no fine feed thanks animal

So are you making Cad drawings for the real parts to be machined ? How do you get from those drawings to the 3D printer ? Are you just putting the cad drawing into a slicer ? Yep I'm real new to the 3D printer world . thanks animal

I'm interested to see what ya did Art thanks animal12

Good deal , thanks animal

You have a real nice setup there , something to be real proud of . Its nice to see shop made tools like your big bandsaw . Did you make the tool grinder next to the belt grinder ? thanks animal

How about using a steel insert in the brass heads for the spark plugs to thread into ? I don't know if I missed something in reading this thread , how did you solve the blue smoke issue ? animal

Thanks , I can get Ethanol free gas but it's 100+ miles round trip . I live off grid so up until I recently got a generator that runs off propane I always kept 25-30 gallons of gas in tanks . WHen your snowed in for a week ya need the reserves . The jury is still out on the propane unit , it...

I read a while back that toda's pump gas ( ethanol ) has @ 1 30-40 day life before it starts to degrade . Certain gas stations make my truck run bad . Problem is you don't know their gas affects your vehicle till its in your tank . animal

As long as they can ride their bike to the dealership to hang out with other " biker's " on the weekend A sputter or two is fine . I have a 46 that I'm getting to tear down all the way & replace worn out parts & such . Fortunatly with a bike that age I never have to go to the dealership . animal

Like the title says , I'm wondering if theres any small engine / steam engine shows or clubs in the Reno Nv area . thanks animal

I've seen some guys use a small machinist jack under the tool / holder . I wonder if using a big HSS tool might be suitable for a job like this , like a blank that's 1/2" x 1" . May have to make a tool holder but maybe having the mass in the tool will help ? animal

Good luck & I hope your grandson enjoys himself . animal

I stumbled on this pic of a hot exhaust last week animal

Thanks for those , brought back some old memories . It's ironic that he died the way he did . but that has been the case for many other racers . thanks animal

I had one of the posters of Mike Hailwood on the 6 cylinder Honda racer in my room when I was growing up . That bike was so impressive to a 9 year old ! animal

I keep looking at your in post 74 & your in the neighbor hood for a Harley 45 flathead engine tough they used 4 cams but I think I can see where it can be done with one cam & some relocating of the valve setups ...

I'm not finding any specs on them . How large are they ? animal