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Oh, I am a lousey machinist....no doubt about it. But flies are great scavengers. Heh. A thread should be started on scrounging parts so we can exchange our parts supplies. Well, you're a good at both and I agree, a parts list is a good idea. I have my mcmaster lists up to this point. I am taking t...

That is terrible. I was hoping they would catch on.

Fly, thanks a ton for that Danco link, that was exactly what i was looking for and its so cheap compared to mcmaster. You really machine well, I wish I had that kind of skill.

Sorry to hear that Fly, about the transmission that is, and the seminars, yikes. Hot head is looking tight! Not much going on so far on the outside for me. I pieced it back together for this picture. Thats the heatsink on the cold side that has a copper plug which nests inside the exisiting cold cyl...

I installed new crankshaft bearings today...Nachi NU204 (20x47mm) and NU205 (25x52mm) and I must say I am very impressed with the huge reduction in friction. The crank is now turning very freely. It's hard to imagine finding bearings any faster than these. Ian, I did exactly as you stated and trimme...

Wow. I leave for a moment, and it takes off on its own. Nice to meet you, bowie. Yours may very well end up better than mine, since I never have done this on such a big scale. I think it is important for us to go in different directions so the we can explore the potential of this configuration full...

bowie, theres a fair chance if you are going to use original pistons, you can get rid of a lot of weight from them. With the piston mounted in the chuck, held by the head you'll be able to thin the skirt up to the gudgen bosses. Then try and take some thing off the inside of the head of the piston,...

jimlarsen wrote:A good supplier of bearings in the US is Applied Industrial Technologies.
http://www.applied.com/

They offer a free catalog. It is like a dream book for engineers.

I cant wait to get it. Thanks!

I'm doing this project as well but on a 2hp model. I've modified the heads and taken off the bearings so far. I'm taking a bit different approach so Im following this thread carefully. Just reading this thread I've learned a great deal that will save me some time. Those bearings were pretty tough to...