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I need to send you another tool George. That one looks like crap. I'm getting much better. Roy

goodson mfg or sioux think that is how its spelled, make all different types of valve spring compressers, not that expensive unless you get the air type, I used to have a book on them will look for it,nothing like the right tool for the job

The one I posted above is from Goodson and runs around $1300. A little steep unless you do as many heads as we do, then it is a blessing.

Jay

APE Jay wrote:

The one I posted above is from Goodson and runs around $1300. A little steep unless you do as many heads as we do, then it is a blessing.

Jay

Yeah, you can do and make some neat stuff when you have a million bucks (probably even more) worth of tooling and machines.

The HAAS machining center alone costs way more than my house

Post edited by: steell, at: 2006/01/26 01:48

The adapter you made for me is stout Roy. If you ever get the chance, you should weld up a bunch of those things as I get asked about them all the time.

As far as renting compressors and such, go to ANY tool store and ask if they have a 29mm adapter. It doesn't matter how fancy a machine looks, if it doesn't fit, it won't work.

steell wrote:

APE Jay wrote:

The one I posted above is from Goodson and runs around $1300. A little steep unless you do as many heads as we do, then it is a blessing.

Jay

The HAAS machining center alone costs way more than my house <br><br>Post edited by: steell, at: 2006/01/26 01:48

You can buy a house in Indiana for under 50 grand?

APE Jay wrote:

You can buy a house in Indiana for under 50 grand?

Yep you can, with all the automotive related manufacturing plants closing around here the population is decreasing while developers are still building housing additions.

The cheapest HAAS VMC starts out at $44,000 bare, and the options (required really) increase the price rapidly.
www.haascnc.com/VMC_PRICE_40TAPER.asp#VMCTreePrice

My house is probably worth less than $45K (but it's paid for)

It makes life a lot easier when I don't have a mortgage or rent to pay

My Lathe and vertical mill are probably worth $2k and do everything that I need them to do, but I'm just a home shop machinist not a business

Post edited by: steell, at: 2006/01/26 18:33

I made up six tools like the one i gave Wired George. A member requested two so i made up tools out of all the buckets i have.If anyone needs one i sell them for 12.00. I don't make any money off these. They are time consuming and a pain in the "Bahootie" to make.
This small batch cost me a grinder die and a brake cylinder hone. I also had to buy a tank of oxygen and gas. Roy

Roy, Holler if you need more buckets. I have a few extra... Also, yesterday after church, I got sick of waiting for the game to start so I went up and pulled off the covers and split the cases on the engine that had a bad 2nd gear. If you remember, you gave me a transmission to put in months ago. I finally got around to it. Pulled old and put in new and got the cases buttoned back up. Still have to find a few cover gaskets and the engine will be ready to use again. Thanks! I will also have your carburetors done by the next trip down this way unless you want them quicker and then I will UPS them... let me know!

I have a set of gaskets from doing the top end and several more xtras. What do you need. I will put them in a envelope and send them on. Roy

Post edited by: roy-b-boy-b, at: 2006/02/07 04:09

Hang onto your gaskets. I am going to be putting in an order soon for parts for my project bike and will just order the couple extra gaskets I need. I have about 1/2 a gasket kit left over from some project... I can also cut the gaskets if I need them quick... Thanks!

I would like to get my hands on one of the tools, what do I need to do? let me know

thanks