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  1. Gearhead88

    Craftex CT043 old style

    I've heard rock crushers that are not that loud .
  2. Gearhead88

    Craftex CT043 old style

    This is the first time I've watched the video of the electrical updates , nice , I like it BUT ......... that is a loud ass lathe !!!! , you sold it right ?
  3. Gearhead88

    Right Angle drive for a Bridgeport style mill.

    That was a pic I discovered on a Harley tech forum , the guy doing the work is quite skilled and has a lot of out of the box ideas . What he was doing is , he had an oopsie , an expensive failure that broke the cylinder spigot below deck . A broken con rod flailed around and wrecked the crank...
  4. Gearhead88

    Right Angle drive for a Bridgeport style mill.

    There are some requirements unique to two strokes for the bore finish / sizing stage , the ports will need to be de-burred and champhered ........ and ...... the honing stones need to have double rows of abrasive to prevent them from hanging up on the ports . What size are those bores ? , I...
  5. Gearhead88

    Howdy from Calgary

    You'll like it here , a lot of knowledge
  6. Gearhead88

    Daily struggles with Ableism

    My dog would destroy it
  7. Gearhead88

    Craftex CT043 old style

    It's to test various sensors , ........ lets say , an engine temp sensor , or a thermal switch so you can visually see when the trigger point is . An example is bench testing , an infra red thermometer requires a set of hands that may not be free , or testing a thermister while observing an...
  8. Gearhead88

    Gearhead projects …….

    Sometimes I buy tools , sometimes I make em . It depends on how much a store bought tool sells for or availability or how quickly I need it . Lots of times I've reverse engineered an existing tool when I can get my hands on one to examine. Sometimes I look at a problem as a challenge to make...
  9. Gearhead88

    Right Angle drive for a Bridgeport style mill.

    You are on the right track fixturing the cylinders like this . At one time I had considered using this approach . There are lots of examples of similar arrangements when you do a search , some good , some not so good . Then there's the debate over should I fixture the cylinder in a static...
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