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Originally Posted by Jackstand Queen
In the small town where I live, I garantee that no machine shop would be able to do a 4ag valve job. They'd run a 1/4" (.2457")drill bit through the guide and congratulate themselves on what fine work they done did.
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That reminds me - I mentioned your lack of luck with shops so far to one of our best parts people in the area. The person I spoke with said, "I wouldn't surprised at that, if he's been going to XX or those yahoos over at ABC. I wouldn't take my dog to them..."
I did, however, get a glowing reccomendation for a highly regarded machine shop. He is the guy who does their shop jobs as well as any machine work for their personal rides.
Remember, once you've identified a good machinist, HE is the expert - not you - so let him do his job. It is important that you communicate clearly with the machinist and provide FACTORY SPECS (leave your books with them or give them my contact info), as opposed to numbers or theories you've come up with on your own, but don't try to reinvent the wheel. Don't try to prove Toyota wrong (they're not) or tell the machinist that he should do things your way if you're still learning the right way yourself. Don't tell him what to do so much as tell them what your goals are.
You have sort of been trying to extrapolate, assume, chisel, and sledgehammer your way through some very specific, very precise procedures. It just ain't gonna work. It took me some time to learn that lesson myself, but I assure you, it is quite valid.
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Originally Posted by Jackstand Queen
Figuring out the measurements in both inches and metric is too much for me. One or the other, but not both.
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This is a simple conversion. There are
exactly 25.4 millimeters per inch.