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BEAD BLASTER PLATE
I always put a sheet of 10-gauge sheet metal in the blaster. It makes the heads and heavier parts easier to slide around. It also wears instead of the screen. Randy Torvinen Torvinen Machine Menahga, MN
BIG END SPACER
When I resize Pontiac rods where the pin boss is wider than the big end, I need to lift the rod up to use the Delta Grinder. I use a spacer from my CK10 to make the job simple. Dwayne Corrigan DC Machine Performance Engines Foley, MN
MAKE FALL COUNT
Fall is usually the slower season for an automotive machine shop. Business cycles are normal, but a quieter shop does not mean wasted time. Use the season to review the work that moved through your shop during the first eight months. Select ten or 20 completed jobs....
IMPROVED AIR FLOW
If you're running a Superflow or similar dyno, this may save you trouble over time. The power converter has a cooling fan with a small foam intake filter. If you've never checked it, it's probably plugged and degraded. Simply suck out all the old foam with a shop vac,...
CRANK GRINDING WHEEL FINE BALANCE
When balancing crankshaft wheels I keep a bunch of small, rare-earth magnets around. Sometimes it's easier just to add a small magnet in an area and mark it, than it is to try to move the weight and get it exactly. Adney Brown Performance Crankshaft Inc. Ferndale,...
COUNTER-BORING BAR
I needed to install some flanged sleeves into a non-sleeved block. The only method I had to cut the counter bores is with a deck mount boring bar using the sleeve cutter bit. Because I had to feed the column by hand, I attached a large tarp strap to my chain hoist to...
