Yea Dave,
having a helper is great.. I've even done the "hold up the other end and try
to turn it yourself" boogie too. My problem is I really don't have anyone
around when I'm doing the work, or it seems that way. So, I want to resort
to mechanical advantage. I mentioned to Steve. I'd rather have too much
spin than not enough. It's easier to build in 'stop' than 'go'.
john
All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
To: "Steve Shipley" <shiples@comcast.net>
Cc: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>; "shop-talk"
<shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] engine building stand
> On Dec 22, 2007 6:26 PM, Steve Shipley <shiples@comcast.net> wrote:
>> At 10:48 AM 12/22/2007 -0600, john niolon wrote:
>
>> One comment: I use one of those generic stands and find it tough to
>> rotate a Ford 351. But I just use a longer bar. The friction in the
>> head
>> keeps the engine in place once you've positioned it. The pin is a safety
>> device.
>>
>
> Every engine I've ever had on a stand has had preferred orientation.
> Other positions require the use of the pin. One thing that I've found
> helpful in rotating engines is to have someone lift at the free end.
> You don't need to lift the whol thing, but even putting 30 or 40 lbs
> of upward force makes iut much easier to t urn.
>
>> Using some sort of bearing would certainly increase the wow factor but
>> I'd be concerned that you'd have to add a device to hold the engine once
>> rotated. And since the CG changes as you build your engine, wouldn't
>> you have to have some way to adjust the friction on the head?
>>
>> Steve Shipley
>>
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