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| doubleboost:
Hi Got some more machining done on the ecentric straps Found that face plate at a car boot sale today got it for 20 pence Left hand thread makes setting rod lengths a doddle I think it would be a good idea to do a project log on this engine if anyone is interested It is a Hasbrouck No 8 V twin John |
| Rob.Wilson:
Hi John :clap: :clap: :clap: See you have had the LH die out :) ,,,,,,,,,,,, A build log would be GOOD to see :thumbup: Regards Rob |
| Stilldrillin:
--- Quote from: Rob.Wilson on May 30, 2010, 03:40:46 PM ---Hi John :clap: :clap: :clap: See you have had the LH die out :) ,,,,,,,,,,,, A build log would be GOOD to see :thumbup: Regards Rob --- End quote --- Good thinking Rob! :thumbup: I thought that, every time I read an update..... Somehow, never got around to asking! ::) Pleeese! :D David D |
| vtsteam:
--- Quote from: doubleboost on May 28, 2010, 05:28:49 PM ---Hi Powderd graphite suspended in brake cleaner It gives the mould a nice hard skin (advice from master caster Rob Wilson) John --- End quote --- Sorry to resurrect this old thread, but I was just reading some of the great stuff in the metalworking archives, including this one when I saw this one little line and it jogged a memory of something pretty frightening about the hazards of brake cleaner when heated. I managed to track down the reference to the warning here: http://www.brewracingframes.com/id75.htm Substitute: The solvent I've seen for graphite mold blacking in most books on casting is just household isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) and is probably cheaper than brake cleaner anyway. Again, apologies, but thought this was important to bring up in case someone else tries it. |
| micktoon:
:wave:Hi vtsteam, Well done for posting, that is a scary story and something that anyone could end up doing as the guy who it happened to stated. We are so bombarded with tiny small print warnings on everything from a bottle of water up over, really covering the producers legally more than information for thr user jjudging by the size of prnt, it has had the effect that everyone ignores it all and the really important warnings get swamped within the nanny state stuff. Maybe it would be worth forum members making a post with a list of REAL serious and likely shop hazards for members to check down and see without reading reams of tiny print on labels, a list of what does reallymatterfromthe horses mouth so to speak. Thanks for posting ,Cheers Mick. |
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