by Donnie Hurt | Sep 28, 2026 | BLOCK WORK
When you use different bit styles on boring bars, the size they cut can vary widely, depending on where the cutting tip is tangent to the bar centerline. Checking my own, I found there was a .007″ difference between standard-type bits and the indexable...
by Donnie Hurt | Oct 30, 2025 | BLOCK WORK
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,...
by Donnie Hurt | Oct 11, 2024 | BLOCK WORK
When boring the cylinders in an engine block, you have to set up a tool bit and it takes time to do so. If you have a preset bit for each of the most common engine bores, you just have to pick it up and use it. They are ready to use and make the job quicker and...
