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RE: [TR] TR lifters

To: fogbro1@comcast.net, twakeman@razzolink.com, triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [TR] TR lifters
From: "tom white" <tswhitez123@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:21:08 +0000
>From my hobby of knife collecting I would think that c58 is a rather soft 
standard for lifters.  C58 is the minimum hardness for a good knife edge.  
It makes them easy to sharpen.  C60 give you a longer lasting edge but is 
somewhat more difficult to sharpen.

Best regards,
Tom



>Mine, courtesy of Integral Cams. As I recall, Steve's minimum Rockwell for 
>TR lifters is c58. I had several new sets tested from various suppliers. 
>Each new set had at least one "soft" lifter. I ended up having Steve 
>resurface an original set of TR lifters, having first tested them of 
>course.

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