[SEL] Coolspring. NOW: Cylinder boring

[John Hammink]

Hi Curt,
    Have you ever seen Harry Terpstra's setup, boring a cylinder and
turning a new piston with a homemade construction.
It can be seen at:
http://home01.wxs.nl/~terps027/eaton.htm

Enjoy,

John Hammink
Anna Paulowna, Netherlands.
jg.hammink at quicknet.nl


> While ripping on ol' Arnie is a hoot (and so appropriate!), the subject 
> of boring an oil field engine is of interest too. During the long hours 
> of driving back from Coolsprings this weekend, I was wondering about the 
> possibilities of boring an oil field engine cylinder in place. Several 
> years ago we rented GE Services equipment and line bored 3 high speed 
> brass pinion bushings in the bed of a forging machine. I was thinking 
> similiar equipment could be used, locating one end of the boring bar 
> between the throws of the crankshaft (or the bearing caps) and locating 
> the other end with a plate clamped by the cylinder head bolts. Does 
> anyone have experience boring an engine this way? Does it sound reasonable?
> Curt Holland
> Gastonia, NC