From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 9/15/2024 8:22 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:   
   > 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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      I've already started the 1 1/2 - 8 back plate for the new chuck . I   
   finished the last "other people's projects" this afternoon so it's time   
   for one of my "me" projects .   
   --   
   Snag   
   Voting for Kamabla after Biden   
   is like changing your shirt because   
   you shit your pants .   
      
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