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Re: CNC headwork

To: rday@hot.rr.com, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: CNC headwork
From: TWFAUST@aol.com
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 09:07:11 EST
In a message dated 3/26/2006 8:52:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
rday@hot.rr.com writes:

> Gerardo,
> 
> You mentioned the CNC processes. Can those rigs be used to check and setup
> things like valve seat, port and chamber matching, stem tip height and
> parallelism to the cam centerline? In other words all of the tough stuff?
> Then again I may be making the cam, valve, rocker set up process tougher
> than it actually is.
> 
> Inquiring minds, etc.,
> Ron
> 

The downside of CNC (computer numerical control) is that they rely on 
"imputs" rather than "existing conditions". That means that they can ignore the 
obvious. It's big advantage is precise "repeatability".

Tom Faust




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