daverclasper Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) I also find those coffee stirrers, very useful, use them all the time. Edited September 30, 2019 by daverclasper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted October 1, 2019 Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 17 hours ago, 68vitesse said: Wouldn't the weight of the handle and any extension have to be included in the calculation or is that being to pedantic. Regards Paul Yes, to both. As said above, I only doscovered that my wrench was way, way out after I had ruined a block. The weight of the handle is trivial, and the weight of an extension insignificant, in the face of a 60% error! J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted October 1, 2019 Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 John, What does the fly wheel weigh, is that a known or did you use the bathroom scales? I used a 25kg bag of water softener salt held in a handy bag M&S gave me to hold my washable suit in the machine. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted October 1, 2019 Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 you got a suit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted October 1, 2019 Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 It’s black with a matching black tie. Seen a lot of action lately. ☹️ db 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 23 hours ago, dougbgt6 said: John, What does the fly wheel weigh, is that a known or did you use the bathroom scales? I used a 25kg bag of water softener salt held in a handy bag M&S gave me to hold my washable suit in the machine. Doug Correct. But I knew the weight because it had a label on it - see pic. I've done some important torquing and checked my wrench as above - spot on! For many torquing duties, I admire the "beam" torque wrench: Nothing to go out of adjustment! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 Here's one that doesn't work! It was inspired by a video of Jaguar engines being assembled. The technician plugged a pair of guide rods into the bolt holes of the con rods' big ends, so that as it was introduced into the bore, it went straight down, and they went either side of the crank journal. No risk of scoring the bore or the journal! Neat! So I bought some Teflon rod, also guaranteed not to score, cut it to length and threaded the ends - Teflon is great to work, easy to cut/ thread, flexible but still stiff enough for this job. BUT, the offset angle of the Triumph big end meant that I had to cut the top rod shorter and shorter, to fit it down the bore, When it did fit, the upper rod was no more than a stub, and it really doesn't protect anything. Start After trimming to fit Ho, hum, even geniuses have off days - and the rest of us certainly do! BUT! New project will run MaxSpeeding rods, which have a straight-across big end split. The Teflon rods work fine with them! AND! Everyone knows that if you fit a 2L sump to a 2.5L engine, for a VItesse/GT6, you have to beat out a channel in the floor of the sump, to clear big ends 1 and 2. Uh, uh! NOT for MaxSpeeding rods! They clear it, no probs! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 “ I knew the weight because it had a label on it - see pic.” John, don’t believe everything you read, particularly on here. 🤪 Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted October 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 ^ looks familiar . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted October 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 > I was just on the TR forum saying that I would like to find a cheap (used ?) tool to make stiffening ribs and the anti-drum insets in flat sheet panels, for example ribs in the floor panels and the odd shaped insets in the inner wing panels. 20 minutes later I received the following (and I think brilliant) suggestion .. .. " this video regarding dual-sided dieless forming (hammer and block to you and me) Maybe an air hammer and a slotted lump of steel or hardwood would work.? " Well I'm already quite handy with a hammer and dolly but never thought to power the process. I'll have to play with this.., I have a big reciprocating cut-off saw and also a number of reciprocating hacksaws either of which might be adapted. ..I might need to invest in new ear defenders though ! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 Fantastic, Bfg, no home garage should be without TWO robot assembly machines at approx .Two Million each. The frog in a brick is a useful mould, if you prefer to ply the hammer yourself, and easily replaced if it gets "worn" (read 'broken'). John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 ant and dec are selling bricks ....i like cheap brick frogs good for when using blow lamps etc on small parts Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted October 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 10 hours ago, JohnD said: The frog in a brick is a useful mould, if you prefer to ply the hammer yourself, and easily replaced if it gets "worn" (read 'broken'). 10 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: brick frogs good for when using blow lamps poor little frogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 10 hours ago, Bfg said: poor little frogs They sure don't last long... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said: They sure don't last long... Did it get "Toad" away...? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 think I will croak on this one Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Pete Lewis said: think I will croak on this one Pete Just as well Pete, it might end up "spawning" more thread drift... Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 ... and we'll have to hop back to the original topic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 ...which actually, would be a "leap" forward... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 How about a leap backward?. Home made Rotator, useful when Painting and reassembling the Chassis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 Nice looking job but I have to tell you - that halfshaft does NOT go there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark powell Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 Good use of a Watling towbar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted December 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 not home made, but for home use . . Any recommendations for what or where to buy digital scales for balancing the weight of con-rods and pistons etc. I'd guess 1/10th or 1/4 of a gram would be accurate enough for a road car, but what's the weight of forged steel conrod, with cap + 87mm piston, rings and gudgeon pin ? Thanks Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 BFG, On ebay there are over five THOUSAND "digital pocket scales" for sale on eBay. I cannot imagine why so many people want to be abe to weigh up to 2kgs in 1 gram steps, on a scale small enough to keep in their pocket, can you? Whatever, you are spoilt for choce at the lowest prices, as no doubt they tell their customers. If you want to weigh down to 0.1gram, 100milligrams. that's about two hundred grains of granulated sugar, you can. It''ll cost you more, but 1gram is sufficiently accurate. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted December 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 Thanks John, I had searched for 'digit scales' without putting in 2kg, and found a whole lot of offerings for jewelry scales upto 200g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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