SET UP BLOCKS

SET UP BLOCKS

SET UP BLOCKS Keep your tape measure in the toolbox when doing set ups that you repeat time and time again. Make some gauge blocks or fixtures, whatever it takes to save time setting up your machines. Randy Torvinen Torvinen’s Machine Menahga, MN DECEMBER,...
PINS TO STANDOFFS

PINS TO STANDOFFS

PINS TO STANDOFFS It’s common for shops to use DOM (Drawn Over Mandrel) tubing to make standoffs they need to torque plate hone different engines. For a while there was a materials shortage, but that didn’t mean there wasn’t some old .927’ wristpins over...
INDICATOR ADAPTER

INDICATOR ADAPTER

INDICATOR ADAPTER Most Co-Ax indicators have a 3/8″ or 1/2″ diameter stem. Instead of wasting time closing the lathe chuck to hold the indicator and then more time opening it back up to hold a larger diameter work piece, make a simple stepped adapter with...
POWER ADJUSTMENTS

POWER ADJUSTMENTS

POWER ADJUSTMENTS To save time, we use a half inch cordless drill to power our stroke and counterweight adjustments on our crankshaft grinder machines. Adney Brown Performance Crankshaft Ferndale, MI DECEMBER, 2021