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  1. 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...
  2. Gearhead88

    Howdy from Calgary

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

    Daily struggles with Ableism

    My dog would destroy it
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. Gearhead88

    EBay score !

    Half a tenth ! I'm gonna try it out today , I need to measure some cylinders / pistons that a friend brought over and see if they need a re-bore.
  8. Gearhead88

    EBay score !

    It was an exceptional deal @ $126 US dollars including shipping . It's used but in nice condition , the kit was missing three small spacer washers , I had no trouble making up the appropriate sized spacers , to complete the kit. Normally a comparable bore guage from Mitutoyo is $500 ish US $
  9. Gearhead88

    Craftex CT043 old style

    On my Lathe , when you power it up , in my case by plugging it in and turning on the circuit breaker in my garage panel , you hear a click and the light on the front panel illuminates . the click is the main contactor .
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