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I second the por15 that stuff is rock hard and actually converts rust. Just get off the loose scale first. Amazing stuff its what most serious car restoration people use.
Nice table. Not overkill though. A welding table should be beefy. Needs to hold up to heat and pressure when needed. Mine has a piece of 3/4" cast iron as the top and I wish it was thicker.
I've been hoping to stumble over a piece of thick plate cheap. Thats an expensive piece of steel.
Shaun
Hey Evan and Welcome
You should introduce yourself type of bike year etc. post some pictures. People tend to get abit annoyed when you just post up and ask questions before introducing yourself.
I am in ontario also cambridge to be exact.
I'll be honest doing your own sandblasting is a...
Actually before buying my ultrasonic I did alot of reading on boiling and ultrasonics and found some interesting information.
The term boiling (from what I found) was used for just using carb cleaner and dipping your carbs.
The term seems to have been taken more literally and people...
I was aware of the exploding action thats created by cavitation in the solution but I wasn't aware that it was hard on plastics and rubber. Can you eloborate abit on that faber. Its good to know. I've used mine on plastics and rubbers. I did notice when rubbers were already in really bad shape...
mine isn't loud although it drives my wife crazy. Mine does have a heater I do know that the ultrasonic action does create heat. I also use DI water in mine, although I just use an ultrasonic cleaning soultion. I've tried using other things but found it worked best.
I also found that adding...
Actually not so much a problem finding pistons just parting with 100 per piston is insane. I have resigned myself to the fact. But I'm not happy about it :(
Just thought I'd drop a note here although I'm sure alot of you have seen already.
Go to ebay and search xs400 piston rings 24 bucks for two sets. Several seat are availiable. I order two sets one set first over and one set 4th oversized.
Just thought I would put it out there. Get them...
Hey Drifter you still have a pitch its just not measured over an inch like in standarc or inch threads.
You could do it a couple ways. Helicoil (might depend on how much meat you have as you will be drilling it up in size first then tapping and inserting the heli coil) You could just go up a...
I would stay away from those personally.
Those all in ones are usually to good to be true. Unless you found something that came from a reputible company I would stay away. Not to mention its new technology.
Until that technology hits the mainstream (if its really what it says it is) its a...
there are a couple different brands allballs as were mentioned and pyramid I think (thats what I bought no good reason they were just a decent price). You could just go to a bearing shop and buy them once you knew what size bearing and race you needed.
One thing to know is that mine came with...
I know they are out there I missed an ebay auction a couple months ago it was for two oversized pistons with rings for 70 bucks. would have been an amazing deal.
I know what you were saying lhaolpa I just think they supply could be better. I wouldn't want to be in a rush to get them because...
Mine aren't worn past the point of an oversize. But I do need to oversize.
I'm refreshing my engine, full rebuild. It was seized just from sitting. Bore is fine but piston rings were seized beyond belief. I used ultra sonic and kerosene nothing will free them up. Doesn’t matter anyways...