Cismontguy
Aluminum
- Joined
- Feb 28, 2007
- Location
- Earlysville, VA
We are rebuilding an 1918 hand cranked magneto. One of the parts that is missing is a single platinum point, contact that is 3/32" in diameter and probably only 3/32" tall, or deep. The tip of the screw driver is pointing to the hole where the points should go. Very small!
Does anyone have any ideas of a suitable source for a new point that we can make? (there is only one missing) I have never machined platinum so I have no idea? Can you buy a short bit of platinum rod somewhere? Please note, this is a one off repair and so needs to be reasonable in price and not involve manufacturing all new points for 10,000 magnetos .
Thanks,
Cismontguy
Does anyone have any ideas of a suitable source for a new point that we can make? (there is only one missing) I have never machined platinum so I have no idea? Can you buy a short bit of platinum rod somewhere? Please note, this is a one off repair and so needs to be reasonable in price and not involve manufacturing all new points for 10,000 magnetos .
Thanks,
Cismontguy