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      atom4488 replied to the thread WTF pictures.
      I guess @Grimly wins the jackpot!
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      atom4488 replied to the thread WTF pictures.
      ...the efforts of some of the more enterprising UK racing crowd never ceases to amaze...
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      atom4488 replied to the thread WTF pictures.
      No Jag 4-cylinder engines that I know of... not a Ford Twin-cam either. My other guesses were early Alfa, MGA Twin-cam or a...
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      atom4488 replied to the thread Any vintage car guys here?.
      What could possibly break on an air-cooled Beetle??? Well, now that you make me think about it, I did have a crankshaft break once...
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      atom4488 replied to the thread Any vintage car guys here?.
      Lovely! Never had a Ghia but had slews of Beetles, including a reasonably hot-rodded 1959; big-bore, dual-port heads, dual carbs, cam...
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      atom4488 replied to the thread Painting Tins. No really....
      Thanks Jim. In my case, anything is gonna be better than where my system is at now!
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      atom4488 replied to the thread Painting Tins. No really....
      @Jim, Way back in post #1448, your compressed air water separator plumbing is visible in some of the pics (probably elsewhere as...
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      Thanks for your reply, Bosco... GR Motorcycle / Brigham QC is about 90 minutes away and seems to be online only. That's OK, not worth...
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      Do tell...privately or from a business? If so, which?
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      atom4488 replied to the thread The Norda.
      Interesting near-seamless blend of new and old tech...the billet triples and large diameter axle puts that front end in the current...
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      atom4488 replied to the thread The Norda.
      👍!
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      LA Sleeve is a cylinder sleeve supplier (https://www.lasleeve.com/). I have bought two-stroke cylinder sleeves to rebuild otherwise...
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      atom4488 replied to the thread The Norda.
      How are you doing the metric threading; does your lathe have a set of suitable change gears or are you using a die?
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      atom4488 replied to the thread The Norda.
      Sounds like you got a somewhat better deal I got on my Logan; $500 with a 3 jaw, a scrap 4 jaw, lantern-style tool-post and a full...
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      atom4488 replied to the thread Whats your weather right now?.
      I feel you...I am a nordner as you you call 'em, but choose to spend the better part of winter in FL. Damn cold here too last few days...
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      atom4488 replied to the thread The Norda.
      Sounds very similar to mine, with similar issues (rigidity / parting-off). I have tried carbide parting tools, different size HSS...
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      atom4488 replied to the thread The Norda.
      ...so the lathe picture triggers lathe questions: what make / model / swing and vintage? tool holders AXA or larger? I like the small...
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      atom4488 replied to the thread The Norda.
      Heat + lubricant has a wonderful effect on seized fasteners, bushings and the like; hence the oxyacetylene torch is a key shop tool. In...
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