I have some pipe taps with a T-handle welded on we keep in the cleaning department. It's easy to clean the rust or sealer from oil galleys and block drains. You cannot make the holes deeper with these, and they don't walk away with the T-handle on them. Randy…
Randy Torvinen Torvinen's Machine Menahga, MN
I have an older thermal cleaning system by Peterson. The shot blaster is designed more for cylinder heads than blocks as it is a side loading machine. To wrestle blocks into the machine was not reasonable so I came up with this simple solution to the…
Bob Cull Cull Enterprises Ltd. Creston, B.C.
I always keep a pair of needle nose pliers and a small straight screwdriver in my blast cabinet to hold small parts when blasting. It saves the problem of frequently replacing a glove with a hole in it and having to chase parts around the cabinet. Lee Johnson…
Lee Johnson Pro Performance Phoenix, AZ
Frustrated with my dowel pin puller not always working to remove the stubborn deck pins, I will put a few tack welds on an old rocker stud placed on top of the dowel pin. Anything would work, though a length of all thread might be best. Then…
Big Don Big Don's Racing Engines Point, TX
In these times we all know the older we get the smarter we need to work, plus take care of our backs. I designed a simple lifting hook to move engine blocks with, plus it works well to grab the turn table of the jet washer…
Bruce Serene Hillsboro Racing Engines Hillsboro, KS
We found placing cranks, whether light or heavy, can be difficult to do on a hot tank pressure washing stand. And this is even harder to lift after the crank is washed and hot. To protect the machined surfaces and make it safer, pick up and…
Perry Redeker RPM Racing Engines Wausau, Wi
A great way of pulling precision dowels without damaging them, is to make a collared spud that slip fits into the dowel. Then, use a collet type dowel pin puller. The spud will allow the collet to clamp down without collapsing the dowel. We use this method…
Ron Flood Cedar Machine North Branch, MN
I made these piston ring organizer tabs for keeping rings in their perspective cylinders while final washing them in the sonic cleaner tank. Works great and saves time vs hand washing them in solvent. We also found some reusable zip ties, as I can't stand wasted shop supplies.…
Jake Sampson AMS Performance West Chicago, IL
When the passages are needing a little extra cleaning, I cut the eyelet off the end of the metal oil galley brushes so I can chuck them into a drill. I have found this method to work much better than by hand. Bruce Serene Hillsboro Racing Engines…
Bruce Serene Hillsboro Racing Engines Hillsboro, Kansas
I see a lot of people struggle with iron parts flash rusting after spray washing and rinsing with hot water. If you finish rinse with cold water, and blow it off, it pretty much stops the flash rust before it can start. You can then…
Ron Flood Cedar Machine North Branch, MN