Movin' along.

[Tod]

Currently machining on an iron A block, that I hope to have running before Hershey, and I have cores ordered for the 2 aluminum block samples. Winfield core box is under way and maybe I could have one to put on the first running block. Lots to do and lots coming down the way. Days are way too short.

Tod

[CarlG]

Great going Tod. Just FANTABOULOUS!

[Fullraceflathead]

Sounds Great! Keep'in you too Busy though.

[Tod]

Dropped of some cores at the aluminum foundry today for the sample aluminum I intend to make. Progress is good.

Tod

[hardtimes]

Originally Posted by Tod

Dropped of some cores at the aluminum foundry today for the sample aluminum I intend to make. Progress is good.

Tod

Hey Tod,
Good to hear of progress. Thanks for keeping us in the loop, eh !

BTW... I'm still in need of one of those cast iron exhausts , that you are working, when any are finished !

[Tod]

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Originally Posted by hardtimes

Hey Tod,
Good to hear of progress. Thanks for keeping us in the loop, eh !

BTW... I'm still in need of one of those cast iron exhausts , that you are working, when any are finished !

Yeah, I have the castings ready, but the machine they run in is tied up for at least another month.

Tod

[hardtimes]

Originally Posted by Tod

Yeah, I have the castings ready, but the machine they run in is tied up for at least another month.

Tod

Thanks , I'll get after some other engine aspects while waiting !!

[Nathan_1929]

Hi Tod,

I seem to remember seeing your videos and maybe a blog one day while I was bored at work. Any chance you could post a link?

I have a background in machining and casting, having worked in machine shops and a foundry. I own a bunch of manual machines, and actually a backyard aluminum foundry myself. Sometimes the big old commercial equipment can be bought for pretty cheap, because no one has room for it.. but I do.

Long story short, you have my interest.

[waxhead]

Glad to see you are still making progress.

[Tod]

Originally Posted by Nathan_1929

Hi Tod,

I seem to remember seeing your videos and maybe a blog one day while I was bored at work. Any chance you could post a link?

I have a background in machining and casting, having worked in machine shops and a foundry. I own a bunch of manual machines, and actually a backyard aluminum foundry myself. Sometimes the big old commercial equipment can be bought for pretty cheap, because no one has room for it.. but I do.

Long story short, you have my interest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMYwpHBElMs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teocBB7sp34

I'm looking forward to a video of the current block running on an engine stand. Hope it is soon.


Tod

[CWPASADENA]

Tod;

Thanks for the update.

I am really looking forward to being able to have a good new block to use to build an engine.

Today, I was dealing with an old original engine that looked good from the outside but is so rusty inside that I do not think there will be any material left after I get the water jackets cleaned out.

New blocks will be a great help to the hobby.

Thanks for all your efforts.

Chris W.

[jim1932]

Tod,

I know you are working on several things. My simple brain can't keep them straight. At this point what items are you hoping to have available this year?

[mshmodela]

You likely have a very profitable customer base already... just waiting for a new unrepaired block.. Go Tod Go!

[Tod]

Originally Posted by jim1932

Tod,

I know you are working on several things. My simple brain can't keep them straight. At this point what items are you hoping to have available this year?

Supplier lag and disappointment has ruined expectations so far this year so I've given up hoping, when others are involved. I just do what I can as I can. But, I hope to see the Winfield, dual plugs, and blocks moving into fruition.

Tod

[40 Deluxe]

Originally Posted by Tod

Supplier lag and disappointment has ruined expectations so far this year so I've given up hoping, when others are involved.

Tod

Maybe this is one reason so much manufacturing has moved overseas!

[Tod]

Originally Posted by 40 Deluxe

Maybe this is one reason so much manufacturing has moved overseas!

It is. In my industries (foundry tooling, machining, and foundry) nobody has been trained in decades to really know what they are doing. In my area alone, there will be at least 7 of the remaining dozen pattern makers retiring in the next 5 years. At least 3 at the end of this year. A plant near me had to fire 15 people in one day for failing drug tests. How do you operate a business when nobody knows what they are doing and IF they are at work they are likely to be drunk or high?

What happens is that the remaining work is pressed onto the few people left and they are buried with work and can't find help. Circling the drain, people.

Tod