it always feels good when things go a bit better and less expensively, it always feels good.....
but keep in mind the quality of the work done, maters more over time than the few dollars saved
,that's one reason I was forced to learn how to do a great many things myself and had to acquire
a number of skills and a good many expensive tools,
as I got very tired of paying good money for sloppy half assed machine work,
and once you know exactly how to measure and inspect machine work precision,
and you've dealt with several machine shops and machinists
and a you will get into your project details, when we/you get the time,
and become more accustomed too dealing with machine shops that think...
you might not know the difference in the quality of work being done,
we damn sure won't put the time and effort into precise machine work that might not be required,
and we will generally pay far more time and attention to components that requires in the vast majority of cases.
a dial caliper. a pad of paper, a magic marker, some fabrication skills ,
and owning a drill press and a decent welder or ideally a milling machine
can allow you to do amazing things in the correct hands,
especially when getting what you need is not available off the shelf
what you save initially, in lower price ,on any engine components
will more than likely be made up in the cost of required additional machining and time & effort added in required balancing/clearance work
you tend to get what you pay for, quality machine work and precision measurement and careful inspection processes take time and that costs money.
there is ALWAYS a compromise, made between quality and price
I learned that long ago,
“Quality is like buying oats: like:. If you want nice, clean, fresh oats, you must pay a fair price.
However, if you can be satisfied with oats that have already been through the horse ...
that comes a little cheaper.”
get a decent basic pocket calculator,use a note pad,, carry several good pens,,
cross check with plasti gauge, use feeler gauges when required
get a decent 12" caliper and use logic in your decisions
first rule in engine building, YOUR ALWAYS LEARNING, KNOWLEDGE IS NEVER CHEAP! YOU WILL ALWAYS REQUIRE A FEW MORE EXPENSIVE TOOLS, BUT IT'S THE TIME AND EFFORT SPENT IN GAINING THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE THAT'S THE BIGGEST EXPENSE IN THE LONG TERM...
THE ONLY THING MORE EXPENSIVE IS BEING DUMB AND DOING IT WRONG AND NEEDING TO START OVER WITH NEW PARTS.
if your not sure buy a few related books and do research and look up specific RELATED USEFUL INFO, FROM A KNOWN KNOWLEDGEABLE SOURCE, IF YOUR STILL NOT 100% SURE, PAY A MACHINE SHOP AND ASK QUESTIONS, IT WILL COST YOU SOME MONEY, BUT IT'S FAR BETTER THAN IRREVERSIBLY DAMAGING THE PARTS THROUGH LACK OF KNOWLEDGE.
YES IT MAY REQUIRE EXPENSIVE TOOLS YOU MAY NOT YET OWN.
YOU'LL BE FAR BETTER OFF PAYING A LOCAL MACHINIST TO DO THE WORK, OR
FOR SLIPPING THE MACHINIST $50-&100 TO SIT DOWN AND CAREFULLY EXPLAIN WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.. HOW ITS DONE!, WHY ITS DONE THAT WAY? THAN TO SCREW UP THE REQUIRED MACHINE WORK.
do yourself a favor.. buy this book, its full of useful info you can use
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