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The Mad Lab |
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Working safely (eye protection, filter mask, gloves, and vacuum to suck up particulates), you see my surroundings. |
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Beaky Little Thing |
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A shot of a harmless, un-suspecting head pocket, with beak still attached. |
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Carbide Bit |
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For the rough work, the tool of choice: A cheap carbide bit bought from a flea market, in a Dremel with a flex-shaft... |
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Labours Fruits |
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One of the combustion chambers with the beak ground off, and some slight modifications to the exhaust valve guide seat area. |
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Exhaust Ledge- Casting Defect |
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A little ledge that no doubt impedes flow of exhaust gases, and will have to be eliminated... |
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Sharp Edge |
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There is a slight lip under the area marked in yellow. It's a sharp lip, and I smoothed that off for better flow. Air will flow better past a radius than a sharp corner. |
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I Think I'm Done |
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I've knocked the beaks down flat, and used a stone to smooth over the gouges. Here's an example of the chamber. |
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Finished? |
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This is how the finish of the chambers looks. I'll no doubt have to grind out a bit more, and smooth off the finish, but I'm pretty happy with the results a couple of hours' work gave me! |
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