[Shop-talk] engine building stand

[David Scheidt]

On Dec 22, 2007 6:26 PM, Steve Shipley <shiples at 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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