Gotta love two strokes, fewer parts and lots of power. Of course some guys always get the itch, they look at a single and think, nice engine, but why didn't they make it a twin? Then the really rare fellow says, hmm, ... ya know, that's not a bad idea. This project, currently under way in a long build thread over on the PBmag forum, is still in progress, but the photos … [Read more...]
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Direct Digital Manufacturing Disrupts the Process of Casting Complex Metal Parts
Old school machinists, listen up, a newly developed technique for creating ceramic molds to a foundry-ready state for investment casting of intricate metal parts may disrupt the current process in a big way. We're confident that our approach can lower costs by at least 25 percent and reduce the number of unusable waste parts by more than 90 percent, while eliminating 100 … [Read more...]
Portfolio Projects Instead of a Resume
Are you are looking for work? With constant news of high unemployment it's easy to feel a bit frustrated and demoralized, especially if you've been out of work for a while, but maybe you're going about it the wrong way. If you're looking for technical hands on work, you are uniquely positioned to do something many other job seekers can't, you can literally show potential … [Read more...]
Build Your Own Foundry
Those gorgeous wooden casting patterns Aniket made for the upcoming 1000cc Musket really bring back memories from the past. Way back in time, 1970 to be exact, I spent a few weeks in the summer, working in a brass foundry, that was about all of the time I was willing to devote to getting covered in black sand every day, but it was a fascinating place. You could see the entire … [Read more...]
Vintage Motorcycle Days 2011
The annual gathering of vintage motorcycles at Mid Ohio for the AMA's Vintage Motorcycle Days has come and gone with its usual fine collection of great vintage bikes of all stripes. The weather was extremely hot and humid which may have played a part in what appeared to be somewhat lower attendance numbers, though I saw fewer vendors set up in the infield, too, however the swap … [Read more...]
These are Royal Enfields? – Rajputana Customs
Royal Enfields are turning into something not many would have imagined only a few years ago. We've already seen the McDeeb specials and Aniket's Musket V-Twin, and now here are Royal Enfield customs from Vijay Singh of Rajputana Custom Motorcycles in Jaipur, India. Just three so far, Nandi, the board track styled Light Foot and the Original Gangster, these look nothing like any … [Read more...]