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Hey all, I'm overhauling a 2012 Ford Transit connect transmission, its the 4f27e thats used in the older focus. Problem is the servo bore for the 2-4 band wore out, the opposite side of the servo piston is used for the accumulator for the direct clutch, so when there is wear between the pin of...

I realize this is not Home Model Motor Machinist, and I apologize if I am out of line posting this here. I did all the work to it on the mill and lathe if that helps. I made a little solar powered, magnetically levitated, electric motor! It's a neat little thing, absolute mind blow to watch...

Is there any "spindle encoder for dummies" articles out there that can help me put one of these on a lathe. I'm really unsure as to what I'm doing, all help is greatly appreciated. I'm using mach 3 and a gecko setup. Regards, Eric

Does anyone have any experience with Rodin coils? I have a conspiracy theorist friend that wants me to look into Rodin coils and this guys mathmatical propaganda of wound coils in of this mathmatical map formed in a torroid shape. I'm not sure if I want to waste my time and energy if the guy is...

I'm calling this thing completed.....very fun project....amazing to watch it run. It's not perfect by any means, but it turned out exactly as I wanted it. It's hard for a perfectionist like myself to stop tinkering with something, but I'm going to call this done. :D...

Ok....so I thought I knew what I was doing, till I set up my chunk of metal to cut. It became obvious after scratching my head for two hours that I do not. Here is the scenario. I want to shape my flywheel post for my elbow engine. Its a piece of aluminum thats 3.518" tall by 3.475" wide. I...

If you are ever on a game show, and the host asks you how many times you can drop a dial caliper in a day before it is ruined....the answer is one. Second time is a gonner ;D Now accurate within + or - .002 It said shockproof, I need bounce proof perhaps Haha With kind regards and...

I'm sure most of you are already aware...but it's a site I definitely feel is a good thing to share. Salman Khan started a Non-profit organization and is going to teach the world everything he knows. I believe what he is doing is one of the greatest things I've seen man kind do in a long long...

Wow I feel like a complete newb and have a silly question about using dies to cut threads. I'm very familiar with taps and tap drill sizes for various percentages of thread.....but I've only used dies to clean up things that were already threaded, and only cut new threads on a lathe. Is there a...

My allergies have been terrible this year.... I haven't had any in the past. Running nose, sneezing, general terrible hay fever type of stuff that ruins my entire day. I have spent hundreds on allergy pills, and air purifiers, seeking some sort of relief. :P I had blamed this on mowing the and...

Hey guys, I'm a lurker, just new here. I'm Eric, 25 and just another ol' boy from Missouri. Like the website alot! I'm making an attempt at building an elbow engine off plans I found on here. I'm making minor changes as I go, and converting it from metric to SAE. Feel free to offer tips and...