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Re: [Shop-talk] making a slot in aluminum plate

To: "Tim" <tputland@charter.net>, "shop-talk" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] making a slot in aluminum plate
From: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:19:32 -0600
Tim... the delivery charge is gonna kill you !   I'm in Hueytown, Alabama... 
'bout 12 miles SW of Birmingham.  Right now it's a one engine design... 
strictly for a Ford BB 460.   But maybe one day I'll make it a universal 
design or maybe someone that borrows it will, that would be even better. 
I've got the design plans for universal... just wanted something quick and 
easy.  I don't see this as a repeat tool in my shop.  I'm 64 and don't plan 
on the engine building as a sideline !


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim" <tputland@charter.net>
To: "John Niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
Cc: "shop-talk" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 6:15 AM
Subject: RE: [Shop-talk] making a slot in aluminum plate


> Where are you located? I might want to "rent" your run in stand once 
> ready. !!
>
> Tim
> Southern WI here.
> No snow for Christmas only fog and drizzle today with high in the low to 
> mid 40s?!? WTF?!?!
>
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 5:26 PM, John Niolon wrote:
>
>> Hi guys and MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL ON SHOP-TALK !!!!!
>>
>> I'm in the fabrication stage of an engine run in stand... stand is 
>> built...
>> "dashboard" is being fabricated... holes are  drilled for tach, water 
>> temp,
>> oil pressure, starter button and on/off switch...  I need to mount a 
>> throttle
>> control/cable and want to use an existing small engine throttle cable 
>> assembly
>> with the throttle bracket bolted under the dashboard and the  throttle 
>> lever
>> extending up through the dashboard.
>>
>> I need to find a way to make a nice clean slot in 3/16" aluminum
>> plate...approx 1/8" wide and 2 to 3" long.  guess I could drill a 1/8" 
>> pilot
>> hole and file the slot but that's a lot of filing... give me some ideas 
>> on a
>> way that includes some precision and cosmetically pleasing...
>>
>> guess I could do it with a cutoff wheel and dress it with a file or a 
>> dremel
>> tool... but it would eat/gum up some little cutting wheels...
>>
>> suggestions ???
>>
>> thanks
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm sarcastic... what's your superpower ?
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