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All covered in some detail very recently. Restraint necessary as once metal gone it is gone. Serious grinding with a valve to be used should be avoided but much can be done with an old valve. And not being in a hollow as ohv seats can be narrowed with fine file, scraper etc.
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Dave,
my method is a little more scientific, I had a refaced valve diamond plated.
A few rotations By HAND with a little paraffin and job done. Then grind in valves in the normal manner.
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Reckless, I could have used my dad's old valve hand grinding brace but that's too unsophisticated. Robert hmmmm thoughts about that diamond ring of my missis's.... no perhaps not....!
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Hi Renaud, i just sent you a PM.
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I’m impressed with your resourcefulnesso
Buy an Austin 7 they said, It's easy to work on they said !
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I have the Neway ones, they are excellent but not cheap. Neway do the mandrels as well to guide the cutter.
Essential that the valve guides are unworn for best results
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Hello Ray,
the plating process is the same for needle files you can buy.
Unfortunately the company I used was about twenty years ago and I'm not sure if they are still trading.
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18-12-2020, 01:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 18-12-2020, 02:55 PM by Renaud.)
My offer about the Neway has got interest from another member here. I'll lend it to him but as I have no mandrel for A7 I will machine one. Mandrel is 3/8" and guide 9/32" (7.144mm)
Hence I would like to know the dimensional tolerances of the valve guides. Maybe also of the valve stem?
And confirmation that the cut angle is really 90 degrees?
Thanks