From: none@none.com99   
      
   On 9/15/2024 5:58 PM, Snag wrote:   
   >    Now that I've finished the projects I'll post ... seems like   
   > everything I touched the last few days just did what I wanted . I've   
   > been working on a set of Arctic Cat 4X4 vertical twin cylinders , got   
   > the project squared away with the customer* and did the finish bore on   
   > the new cylinder sleeves . Hit my goal of 10-12 thou under finished bore   
   > size on both sides . I like to leave enough meat to be sure the finish   
   > hone leaves the bore nice and smooth . The same guy gave me a   
   > flange/splined stub project that he had to cut apart to get disassembled   
   > . He said it's out of a GM 2500 transfer case . Cleaned things up and   
   > machined a plug for alignment and welded it back together and that also   
   > went well . Next up was a simple task of slotting bolt holes on a  fan   
   > pulley to accommodate a larger bolt circle .   
   >   And last but by no means least was enlarging the wrist pin holes for   
   > the Arctic Cat job . Bigger bore pistons have a larger wrist pins .   
   >    This wraps up all the projects I had for other people . I do have a   
   > piece of 1045 chucked up for a backplate for my "new" 3" three jaw chuck   
   > . I guess I should be crawling under the truck and getting those bed   
   > bolts loose with my new inductive heater  ... gotta get the axle out and   
   > to the shop to be re-geared ... but not until it dries out some .   
   >    *Patrick used to live across the road from me , a very nice guy .   
   > He's working in an auto repair shop he co-owns with his son , and the   
   > Cat 4X4 is a personal project for him (the flange/spline is for a paying   
   > customer ...) . In exchange for the motor work he's working on the   
   > cylinders for my 1939 Harley . Patrick will also be doing the work on my   
   > truck axle . Another swap , he's getting a pretty complete Sioux   
   > valve/valve seat grinding setup .   
      
   Good karma goes your way.  That 5C shank back plate showed up the other   
   day.  I am very happy with it.  Haven't decided what chuck I'll be   
   putting on it, but its going to get used on the machine that I have   
   decided will replace the Harbor Freight small lathe.  Not the mini   
   lathe.  That was a gift from my wife and what started me down the path   
   to machining.  I intend to put it back in service one day, and just   
   display it in my front office.  Probably when I get around to doing the   
   same with the Taig CNC mill.   
      
      
      
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