EASY RISER II call this my “Easy Riser” for Harley cylinders. It is a 2.5L GM block that I have bored to two different sizes to accommodate different cylinder bottom sizes. I use bolts installed into head bolt locations to prevent rotation of the cylinders. I only...
ANOTHER BLOCK AS CYLINDER STAND Certain times of the year we get hit with several requests to bore and hone, or just hone ATV or motorcycle cylinders. We found that we don't have to remove the block we're working on in the honing tank to sneak in a quick cylinder hone...
MULTI-PURPOSE WOOD STOVE During the winter months, I enjoy the heat from my wood stove that I have in my shop. I don’t have a flywheel ring gear heater, so I utilize the wood stove here as well. I put my ring gear on top of the stove (direct heat) for 10 minutes or...
THE BUCK STOPS HERE Sometimes when we repeat a task over and over, we don't look at the details as much as we should. We trust the customer, the parts manufacturer or simple circumstance. The opportunity for problems presents itself when we become comfortable,...
BLAST IT We've all had problems with plain shank tooling “turning” in a key-less chuck. I have found that bead blasting the end of the tooling where it goes in the chuck can provide enough grip and end the spin. Dale Beran The Parts Bin Ord, NE May, 2017
HAPPY CUSTOMERS TELL THOUSANDS THRU SOCIAL MEDIA The best form of advertising is word-of-mouth. The old studies showed that a satisfied customer will tell 2-3 people about their good experience with your company, while a dissatisfied consumer will share their...