Anyone know of a machine shop with quick turnaround?

[Bob Kazamakis]

I'm looking for a machine shop Around the Schaumburg area with a quick turn around. I just need the head on my dirtbike decked a bit. Cheaper the better too

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[skeezer]

Call Opel in Streamwood. See what they can do for you.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Sweet that's right on the way home. I'll have to give them a call Tuesday. I don't see it taking long or being a lot...it's a 6" round piece of aluminum with no moving parts.

Thanks Ry@n

 

[Zenriddles]

Fast
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[Bob Kazamakis]

Thanks for that useless insightful post

It looks like this:

 

[skeezer]

Opel did cam bearings for me within 4 hours one time.

Good dudes.

 

[daturbosix]

http://www.legendracingent.com/

tell 'em jeff sent ya.

 

[Handsome Jesus]

those guys are cool over there at legend. thanks for referring me over there jeff.

 

[daturbosix]

those guys are cool over there at legend. thanks for referring me over there jeff.

anytime. what did you have them do for you?

 

[KAR]

Thanks for that useless insightful post

It looks like this:

How much material you need taken off of it? Just curious. .020? .5?

Anyways legend racing are good people over there.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

As little as possible. It's got some scuffs and I just want to make sure it's flat all the way across. I don't want the head gasket leaking

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

belt sander!

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

belt sander!

Yikes

 

[KAR]

Yikes

He actually has a valid solution. If you don't wanna use a belt sander(as people can get carried away with them) use a block of wood and do it by hand.

Start with an 80 grit while using wd-40, then go to a 120 or 160 grit and finish with scotch brite. And go evenly over the whole surface. By hand you'll be luckly if you take .005 off more realistic you'll only take .002 off at most.

And thinking about it even when I use a belt sander at work it's not easy taking .005 off a part using 80grit.

 

[KAR]

Also any of these scuffs go hole to hole or hole to outside edge?

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the purpose of a gasket to seal up any imperfections on a part as it's sandwiched inbetween the two parts?

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

It's a single layer steel gasket. I'm worried it won't be able to seal.

 

[KAR]

Can you get a picture of the actual part so we can see where these scuffs are at?

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Yep. I'll snap a pic when I get home.

I guess I'm a bit paranoid because it was leaking coolant into the crank case before I got it. I don't know if it was from the head gasket or the cylinder gasket though. I bought a full kit and already replaced everything else; just need to put the head on.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

copper spray, glass plate and some 800-1500 grit in steps with plenty of soapy water to wash away debris

 

[M@]

copper spray, glass plate and some 800-1500 grit in steps with plenty of soapy water to wash away debris

this

I certainly hope dude wasn't serious about a belt sander...

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Better to use a hard sanding block or a foam sanding block? I went over it with a straight edge and it actually seems pretty flat; just has some small scratches on it.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

And I'm not taking a belt sander to it

 

[E]

Could possibly put it on a lathe and skin it if its round enough

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

obviously kidding about the belt sander

 

[KAR]

You guys are newbs when it comes to a belt sander. Hand held one, hell no don't use. Vertical belt sander that's stationary, it can be done to make a part flat within .001 and I was also holding thickness and parallel to .002 and finish had to be 125 or better you know anything about that. But for his application definatly hand sand using soapy water or wd-40 on the sand paper with a block of wood or plexiglass.