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CLEAN AND ACCURATE
Although it is an old valve facer, it was in tip-top shape when I got it. To keep it that way, I use a rubber cap to cover the chuck when I dress the rock, and those black rubber discs are drum brake wheel cylinder caps. I have two different ones. One is for smaller...
BORING TOOL ALIGNMENT
Here's an easy way to precisely align or clock a boring tool in a boring head. You'll need a dowel pin the same size as the tool shank to fit the boring head, a 1/4" thick x 1/2" aluminum flat bar, and a 1-1/2" x 1/2" aluminum flat bar, though the size is not...
TUBE TO FIND CENTER
When boring blocks, in addition to a cardboard chip deflector and a vacuum cleaner running under it, I still wipe the bar down with a microfiber as it retracts. Just one more way to keep chips out of the column seal. Ron Flood Cedar Machine North Branch, MN
DEPTH SETTER
Continual measuring takes time and doesn't make any money. I take a measurement from the gasket surface on diesel heads before removing the guides. I use a large diameter disc, add balancer washers, ARP washers and whatever it takes to get the guide driver the right...
USING OFFSET LOCKS
We all know how handy offset locks can be when setting up valve springs, and here are a couple tips regarding using them. With heavy spring pressures, I'd recommend against using positive height offsets, as you lose some support at the keeper groove, possibly allowing...
CHUCK RUN-OUT
A small reduction of run-out on lathe or crankshaft grinder chucks, with bolt on top jaws, can often be achieved by an even torque of the socket head cap screws that attach the top jaws. I’ve included the proper torque, by cap screw size, for the more common American...
