Oh well, worth a shot! Good luck!!
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 6:19 AM, john niolon wrote:
> Tim... the delivery charge is gonna kill you ! I'm in Hueytown,
> Alabama... 'bout 12 miles SW of Birmingham. Right now it's a one
> engine design... strictly for a Ford BB 460. But maybe one day I'll
> make it a universal design or maybe someone that borrows it will, that
> would be even better. I've got the design plans for universal... just
> wanted something quick and easy. I don't see this as a repeat tool in
> my shop. I'm 64 and don't plan on the engine building as a sideline !
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim" <tputland@charter.net>
> To: "John Niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
> Cc: "shop-talk" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 6:15 AM
> Subject: RE: [Shop-talk] making a slot in aluminum plate
>
>
>> Where are you located? I might want to "rent" your run in stand once
>> ready. !!
>>
>> Tim
>> Southern WI here.
>> No snow for Christmas only fog and drizzle today with high in the low
>> to mid 40s?!? WTF?!?!
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 5:26 PM, John Niolon wrote:
>>
>>> Hi guys and MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL ON SHOP-TALK !!!!!
>>>
>>> I'm in the fabrication stage of an engine run in stand... stand is
>>> built...
>>> "dashboard" is being fabricated... holes are drilled for tach,
>>> water temp,
>>> oil pressure, starter button and on/off switch... I need to mount a
>>> throttle
>>> control/cable and want to use an existing small engine throttle
>>> cable assembly
>>> with the throttle bracket bolted under the dashboard and the
>>> throttle lever
>>> extending up through the dashboard.
>>>
>>> I need to find a way to make a nice clean slot in 3/16" aluminum
>>> plate...approx 1/8" wide and 2 to 3" long. guess I could drill a
>>> 1/8" pilot
>>> hole and file the slot but that's a lot of filing... give me some
>>> ideas on a
>>> way that includes some precision and cosmetically pleasing...
>>>
>>> guess I could do it with a cutoff wheel and dress it with a file or
>>> a dremel
>>> tool... but it would eat/gum up some little cutting wheels...
>>>
>>> suggestions ???
>>>
>>> thanks
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm sarcastic... what's your superpower ?
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