Hone in on Honing
The key to honing is to get the rings to seal against the cylinder wall by making just enough valley depth.
Parts Tumblers
Like most equipment, what kind of tumbler and how many a shop needs depends on what a particular shop is looking to achieve.
The ARMEX Difference
Non-destructive baking soda abrasives can clump when wet, but ARMEX has a solution. See why its MoistureGuard is an advanced flow aid for your abrasive.
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Non-destructive, baking soda abrasives can clump when wet, but ARMEX has a solution. See why its MoistureGuard is an advanced flow aid for your abrasive.
Goodson Expands Flywheel Grinding Stone Selection
Goodson Tools & Supplies for Engine Builders has expanded its selection of Flywheel Grinding Stones to include two small diameter CBN Flywheel Grinding Stones and two new vitrified stones. CBN Flywheel Grinding Stones are now available in a 2˝ and 3˝ straight-sided 100 grit wheels. They are intended for use on Cast Iron for light
Goodson’s Owner Scott Biesanz Retires
Scott Biesanz, the owner of Goodson Tools & Supplies for Engine Builders, has retired. Biesanz purchased the company in 1979 from the Winona Tool Company and has over 40 years of accomplishments under his belt.
Improve your Turbocharger Cleaning Process with Soda Blasting
It’s been more than 100 years since the idea for a turbocharged engine was developed. Originally their use had been limited to very large diesel engines and while there have been additional innovations for use in automobiles, it was not always the most popular power adder. The boost was powerful but the cost was too
Cleaning Components with Baking Soda
There are many different processes for cleaning parts and components before engines can be rebuilt, and engine builders use a variety of cleaning solutions for different reasons. However, the argument can be made that sodium bicarbonate blasting or soda blasting has numerous advantages.
Sodium Bicarbonate – A User-Friendly Blasting Abrasive
Sodium bicarbonate blasting or soda blasting, is a user-friendly process for the removal of grease, oil, burnt carbon and many other contaminates experienced in engine building. There are many different processes for cleaning parts and components before engines can be rebuilt, however they are not all equal.
Starrett Appoints Jon-Michael Raymond as Director of Sales
Raymond will be responsible for sales of the company’s core products including precision measuring tools and gauges, hand tools and saw blades in North America.
Smooth and Straight
Cylinder honing is easier than ever – if you have the stones to do it right Proper cylinder wall finish is critical for true piston ring sealing and lubrication. Bore geometry is important as well – round, cylindrical and straight are the buzzwords for optimal sealing and minimal blowby. Thanks to better machines designed to
Engine Part Cleaning Tips and Techniques
It’s not fun, but vital to successful rebuilds According to a recent Engine Builder Machine Shop Market Profile, in which we survey hundreds of machine shops across the country, about 15 percent of the total production time for rebuilding an engine is spent in the cleaning process. While our wives may not agree that we
Analyzing Fatigue and Distress
Engine bearing inspection is a great way to get a visual indication of what is going on inside the engine under operating conditions. Upon teardown, the bearings will often have “tell-tale” signs of problems that have occurred and need to be addressed. However, the distress noticed in the bearing is often misunderstood and referred to
Norton Pneumatic Die Grinder
Norton | Saint-Gobain Abrasives, an abrasives manufacturer, has introduced its Norton Die Grinder, the latest addition to its new professional tool line. The Norton Pneumatic Die Grinder quickly and comfortably accomplishes a wide range of portable grinding applications.
Surfacing Equipment For Today’s Engine Shops
Your shop owns many thousands of dollars worth of machining equipment, but if the newest one is more than a dozen years old, is it still up to the task for the jobs today? Looking back on some of Engine Builder’s past articles on surfacing equipment, one thing you’ll notice is that the OEMs have
Innovative Products of America 3-in-1 Diamond Grinding Wheels
Innovative Products of America (IPA) has introduced 3-in-1 Diamond Grinding Wheels available in 2˝ and 3˝ diameters. These wheels are used with high-speed die grinders.
Why Cutting Fluids Are Imperative to Machining
In order to produce the best performing engines with tight tolerances and finishes, CNC machines require cutting fluids to perform at the highest levels. You might think a fluid is a fluid is a fluid, but you’d be wrong.
Join PERA for a Webinar on Measuring Tools for Geometry and Surface Finish
In this webinar, Bob Dolder of Sunnen Products will cover: measuring tools for geometry and surface finish, tooling and the variety of different abrasives and how they affect honing engine blocks.
Machining Aluminum Engine Blocks
Aluminum engine blocks have been around for many years for both stock and performance applications. Aluminum has a number of advantages over cast iron, the most obvious one being weight.
Permatex Industrial Strength Cleaner & Degreaser
Permatex has just launched a new and very powerful parts cleaner and degreaser that features an advanced biodegradable formulation. Permatex Industrial Strength Cleaner & Degreaser, P/N 12546, incorporates new innovative Carbon-Cutting Technology that completely removes tough carbon, oil, and grease without the need for petroleum solvents, abrasives, or acids.
