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I like gluing in supports between the webs im not machining to keep the crank from flexing.You just wave a torch at it later on and the cyano lets go. Clean up with Acetone.Dave
Quote from: steamer on January 08, 2019, 10:02:14 PMI like gluing in supports between the webs im not machining to keep the crank from flexing.You just wave a torch at it later on and the cyano lets go. Clean up with Acetone.DaveSuperglue will hold the packing rods well enough to handle spinning on the lathe?
Quote from: crueby on January 08, 2019, 10:12:04 PMQuote from: steamer on January 08, 2019, 10:02:14 PMI like gluing in supports between the webs im not machining to keep the crank from flexing.You just wave a torch at it later on and the cyano lets go. Clean up with Acetone.DaveSuperglue will hold the packing rods well enough to handle spinning on the lathe?Yup!!! Think about it, when it's between centers, the lathe is squeezing on the packing. the glue just keeps it there. I size the packing pieces and cut them from bar stock and face to length.Dave
Machining crankshafts makes your old heart go "pitter-patter", doesn't it!!! It was -28 C here today with the wind-chill. I had to go out and buy a new electric drill and get a different intake valve spring, and it certainly wasn't bikini weather.