1914 Single Cylinder Boring

[maxglass]

Greetings
Can anyone recommend anyone who bores a blind cylinder? I have a 1914 single cylinder that needs to be either re-bored or sleeved. Its a fairly difficult cylinder to find so sleveing would be a last resort. I had it repaired and the person who did it did a phenomenal job. It actually had a hole in it. 20210302_172627.jpg20230117_114355.jpg20230117_114405.jpg
Thanks
Max

[Steve Swan]

Dale Spooner, Motion Machine... ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDfu...el=motion24527

MOTION MACHINE INC.
560 Memorial Dr.
Danville, VA 24541
Dale Spooner
(434)799-2604

Rob Nussbaum, https://retrocycle.com/

[maxglass]

Steve
Thanks, I watched the video, pretty wild
. Ill give them a call.
Thanks
Max

[Steve Swan]

Steve
Thanks, I watched the video, pretty wild
. Ill give them a call.
Thanks
Max

Rob Nussbaum regularly rebuilds IoE engines, some of which are built for and successfully complete Cannonball incident free.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WHg5bHR_FmA

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WHg5bHR_FmA

https://www.facebook.com/rob.nussbau...93827977564678

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju6Z...trocycle%2CLLC

[maxglass]

So, I spoke with Dale Spooner and he is retired. He sold the business and they no longer do motorcycle cylinders and don't plan on doing anything but BMW motors. Ill get a hold of Rob and ask him about the single cylinder. He is currently working on a 1919 motor for me, so we will see. I believe this is a cannonball year, so he's probably very busy.
Thanks
Max

[T. Cotten]

It was decades ago, Max,..

...But I remember boring welded cylinders was a b*#©¶!

May I ask what filler rod your welder used?

Thanks,

...Cotten

[maxglass]

Cotten
I was told nickel.
Max

[T. Cotten]

There are probably problems with any filler, Max,

Even cast iron itself.

Nickel-silver solder properly applied shouldn't 'chill' the casting around it like hotter fillers. Nickel itself, I suspect, is at the top.

Chatter when boring is the issue; Honeing encounters it, too. A long quill grinder on a lathe would be ideal, especially with the blind end. (Fixturing has been discussed recently..) Let us know how it goes!

...Cotten

[maxglass]

Thank you for the input, we will see what happens.
Max