[SEL] piston rings

[Wayne Thackery]

Curt,

Would it be possible for you to walk us through the procedure of making
piston rings. This is something I have been wanting to try for sometime but
can't seem to find anything on how it is done.

Thanks,

Wayne A Thackery



-----Original Message-----
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curt at rustyiron.com
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 7:25 AM
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Subject: Re: [SEL] piston rings

Tom,
I made new piston rings for a couple of friends last fall and fitted them
to the pistons. I took apart a feeler gage set and used 3 or 4 of the
feeler gages. They are made of a decent tempered steel and won't buckle as
the ring slides over the grooves allowing you to use quite thin strips.
Thankfully no broken rings, but I did make an extra ring for each just in
case.
Curt Holland


> In a message dated 4/26/2009 9:31:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> steve_royster at hotmail.com writes:
>
> did it  with two hands. the trick was  having enough strips to keep the
> rings  spread.
>
> Steve,
>
>
> Yep, same as using old hacksaw blades with set removed.  The trick is
> getting all the strips to stay in place while getting the ring initially
> started.  sometimes think I would like to figure how to get my toes to
> help  with
> the hands to hold stuff!  HA!
>
> Did you get my email I sent you about the Lowes stop after leaving
> Reidsville?
>
> Tom  Schmutz
> Concord, Va.
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