I had a lucrative machine shop in Southern California.
I moved out of that state for a rural farming community and have been unsuccessful at finding any clients.
I have had half a dozen people tell me if I could do engine machining, cylinder heads to be more specific, they could supply me with more work than I could handle.
Seeing how I’m a “Motörhead” and enjoy building engines, this is something I’m seriously considering. I ground valves and seats back in high school but that was 30 years ago.
I’ve got a great big DuFour mill and an angle tilt table. I can get amazing surfaces using this machine and believe it would be adequate for surfacing heads.
I have a Bridgeport I assume I could use for valve guides and valve seat pockets.
My question for the forum is, if you were to start a cylinder head remanufacturing business and maybe eventually a full engine machine shop, what equipment would you purchase?
What valve grinder?
What seat grinder?
What other equipment might I need?
Thank You in advance for any advice.
I moved out of that state for a rural farming community and have been unsuccessful at finding any clients.
I have had half a dozen people tell me if I could do engine machining, cylinder heads to be more specific, they could supply me with more work than I could handle.
Seeing how I’m a “Motörhead” and enjoy building engines, this is something I’m seriously considering. I ground valves and seats back in high school but that was 30 years ago.
I’ve got a great big DuFour mill and an angle tilt table. I can get amazing surfaces using this machine and believe it would be adequate for surfacing heads.
I have a Bridgeport I assume I could use for valve guides and valve seat pockets.
My question for the forum is, if you were to start a cylinder head remanufacturing business and maybe eventually a full engine machine shop, what equipment would you purchase?
What valve grinder?
What seat grinder?
What other equipment might I need?
Thank You in advance for any advice.