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Dremels WAS Re: Vizard Manifold Mods?

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Subject: Dremels WAS Re: Vizard Manifold Mods?
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 13:42:46 -0700
Ulix and others.  I've often eyed off the Dremels in my local tool 
store.  Do they have enough power to modify a head  such as Vizard 
recommends?

I've got a couple of spare heads, but not enough money for someone 
else to modify it/buy another one.

Greg




>on 7/9/00 15:26, chuck at chuckc@attglobal.net wrote:
>
>>  Any you guys done the Vizard mods to the SU log manifold??
>>
>>  While I've got the head being machined, I thought I'd take a flyer.
>>  But the cross-sections of the ports on my '72 log look different than
>>  the ones in Vizard's book (surprise). My ports are longer (deeper?),
>>  making it very difficult to get a tool in to round the edges.
>
>Chuck,
>
>I did this a couple of weeks ago.  Used a Dremel with a conical grinder to
>get the areas close to the manifold faces and a ball grinder to get to the
>areas "around the corner".
>I would look into the manifold from one side and stick the Dremel in from
>the other side.  This way you can see what you are doing.  It's not hard.
>
>I'm using the manifold off my '67.
>
>     Ulix                                       __/__,__      ___/__|\__
>..............................................(_o____o_)....<_O_____O_/...
>http://www.mirafiori.com/~ulix/               '67 Sprite     '74 X1/9


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