Return-Path: Received: from [65.33.165.125] (account marv@lancaironline.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.2.5) with HTTP id 551668 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 17:00:01 -0500 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: (unshrouded plug ?) To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro WebUser Interface v.4.2.5 Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 17:00:01 -0500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Dale Rogers wrote: """ > I bet you just could get a Craftsman socket and turn it down on the > lathe,.......... > Thomas J. Perhaps ... IF one has has a toolpost grinder for the lathe in question. ;) """ No toolpost grinder needed, not for a craftsman socket. I have used standard carbide tools (both brazed and inserts) for turning down sockets several times with no ill effects. A toolpost grinder might give a shinier finish, but it's really not necessary to get the job done.