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it's way more complicated that I was expecting
It’s crazy, isn’t it? We’re spoiled in our modern times for cheaply available decently machined metal products. Just cutting a thread pitch correctly takes bloody ages on a lathe this size, and the thing weighs half a ton and takes up half a parking bay.
I’ve got a little set up in my garage and make stuff for my motorbikes
Man that’s awesome! I hope to get to a skill level one day where I feel comfortable making motor vehicle engine parts. Thanks for the advice as well: I’ll find some charts and will look up ThisoldTony (I already follow Blondihacks).
Muc-ed-off
I think my old man was a member of SMEE.
There's so many variables for accuracy / repeatability, from machine condition, set up, tooling and material, it's way more complicated that I was expecting. I only started getting decent results by going very slowly through everything before I start an operation.