I obviously don't own a machine shop but you guys keeping them busy really warm my heart!!! Thanks to each of you for helping small businesses!
Well I hate to throw ice cubes in your heart warming drink but like you I don't own a machine shop. If I owned those tools I would do my own valve job which I learned how to do back in high school in auto shop...(when they still had such things)...I obviously don't own a machine shop but you guys keeping them busy really warm my heart!!! Thanks to each of you for helping small businesses!
I and a lot of folks I know have made an effort lately to support local small business first. I hope it lasts after restrictions are lifted.
Cley
I have been on layoff since the middle of March. Have made major progress on my project. The time off was great.I was sitting here grinding away on some exhaust ports and I figured I would give my local machine shop a call to see how things are going. Glad I did as they are slow, like in closing at 3:30 one guy in the shop slow. Not a big shop to start with they laid off one guy and I’m not sure about their crank grinder as he was a retired guy that would come in when needed to do cranks only. I’m still waiting for my income tax check (9 plus weeks) and my stimulus check but I have some 440-1 heads I ported that are flowing very good but I have some bigger 2.250 intake valves I would like to try. Hell this may even get me motivated to build the 505 mega block build I have on a stand. So next week I will drop those off and my set of Speedmaster heads to have them opened up for 2.05 valves. I may go ahead and drop off a stock 360 crank to have polished and balanced for a .030 (360) block I have sitting here. He thanked me about three times for checking on them.
Where you located. I think near me.I just called the shop here as I need bearing pressed out and new one in for wife's Hyundai. 1 man show in Lindsay and hes busy. The retail part is slow. Formerly Mckerlie millen, now car quest. I'll ask him if new rod bolts are needed in my 340 build. I bought short block from him.
I have been on layoff since the middle of March. Have made major progress on my project. The time off was great.
Where you located. I think near me.
Well I hate to throw ice cubes in your heart warming drink but like you I don't own a machine shop. If I owned those tools I would do my own valve job which I learned how to do back in high school in auto shop...(when they still had such things)...
Today marks 10 weeks that they've been there and when I dropped them off I was told he'd be able to look at them next week. I'm called a couple times since then every 3 weeks or so I'm get the we'll get to them next week routine. Friday a friend of mine who has an engine there for a couple of months at least or more and I went there as he's getting the old next week routine as well... His block is finished and his parts are ready it just needs assembly. And was told next week. My head's been laying there in the Box for 10 weeks now and he said Tuesday meaning tomorrow.. personally if I don't get a call by the end of the week Monday I'm just picking them up..
they do excellent work there's no question about it with the latest and greatest equipment but if he would have said 15 weeks or I don't know at least it would have been an honest answer I could rely on. I don't really even need the heads, but at this point it's just a matter of principle...
My machinist has had my stroker 340 stuff over 5 years and no progress yet......
Maybe I should mention that I am said machinist, and making a living, and the wife's satellite, and my 3 son's projects keep pushing mine to the back burner.....
And now, you know the rest of the story.
I am guessing custom automotive ?Don't really want to start a build thread, so this one will do.
Baked/shot, back to me for tube install and peen, then back to the machine shop for all the actual machine work. Rotating assy is supposed to ship this week.
Never seen one cleaned this way in person, super impressive vs tanking.
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I am guessing custom automotive ?
I am in St.Catharines. What got my attention was you mentionedI'm near Peterborough. I usually deal with Al. Where u at Duane?
I am in St.Catharines. What got my attention was you mentioned
Makerly Millen which we used to have one here that also closed a machine shop and turned into a car quest.
P/m sentKim, What shop do you use?
Cley