28-07-2018, 05:39 PM
After spending a lot of time trying to locate a valve seat cutting tool I finally gave up and made one.
Either I had to buy an expensive seat cutting kit or spend a lot of time at auto jumbles (swap meets) hoping to find a suitable tool that would do the job. Since I didn't envisage doing a lot of valve seat reclamation I opted to make a tool for occasional use.
The cutting bits are shaped silver steel hardened and tempered, with set screws in the body to allow for adjustment as required. A quick test on a spare cylinder block confirms that it will do the job.
If you have made tools or things to allow the repair of your Austin we'd love to see them.
Cheers,
Stephen
Either I had to buy an expensive seat cutting kit or spend a lot of time at auto jumbles (swap meets) hoping to find a suitable tool that would do the job. Since I didn't envisage doing a lot of valve seat reclamation I opted to make a tool for occasional use.
The cutting bits are shaped silver steel hardened and tempered, with set screws in the body to allow for adjustment as required. A quick test on a spare cylinder block confirms that it will do the job.
If you have made tools or things to allow the repair of your Austin we'd love to see them.
Cheers,
Stephen