Flywheel cracks

[Cranky]

How big is the sheet metal brake?

 

[slimt]

LOL.. here... and my mini bench top too, that I use for doing engine mount spools.

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Dang

you have everything there.. do you do alot of rebuilds? any Fabric work at all? like on the Cubs , Scouts, Vikings?

 

[dadsbee]

How big is the sheet metal brake?

Boy we're taking his thread way to the left.. lol. Which one?? That's an 8' in the picture, I also have a 12' in the hangar, as well as 4' and 12' power shears... and a Bridgeport..

Dang

you have everything there.. do you do alot of rebuilds? any Fabric work at all? like on the Cubs , Scouts, Vikings?

You bend it.. I'll mend it! .. but I HATE fabric!

 

[65wgn440]

Can I ask why you are using a lathe to turn your flywheel when you also have a Bridgeport ? I have turned flywheels for commuter car jobs a couple times myself, but always have my flywheels surfaced on mill, per my machine shop guys recommendations.

 

[dadsbee]

Can I ask why you are using a lathe to turn your flywheel when you also have a Bridgeport ? I have turned flywheels for commuter car jobs a couple times myself, but always have my flywheels surfaced on mill, per my machine shop guys recommendations.

It's a lot easier to dial it out on the lathe to make sure it's running true than to make sure it's sitting flat on a milling bed.

 

[WesleyK]

Well I got my flywheel back from the shop today. Apparently the cracks were deeper than I thought. Is it scrap metal now? The guy at the machine shop said it’s fine and that he runs em like that all the time. Idk

 

[Cranky]

How much did he take off of it? And from what I see in the pic, I would run it behind a stock engine.....

 

[WesleyK]

How much did he take off of it? And from what I see in the pic, I would run it behind a stock engine.....

I’m not sure how much he removed but it wasn’t much.