flywheel ?

BlueOval Ralph · 08-11-2012, 06:49 PM

Rod you have a private message.

Mark Yacavone · 08-11-2012, 07:16 PM

Yep , can be done.. Some on the crank side as mentioned ,and some across the face.
It's hard to get a good surface on a lathe though. It'll chatter and vibrate. One problem is it's moving faster when you get towards the outside edge.
Finish it up with a flywheel surface grinder.

rod · 08-12-2012, 12:01 AM

thanks for the help. it is hard to do things like this in a small town where nothing like this has been done before.
rod in AZ

Run to Rund · 08-12-2012, 03:01 AM

check ebay. If you will accept off-shore steel (and after all no steel is still made here anyway), you should be able to find a cheap new wheel in the 30 lb. range.

08-11-2012, 06:49 PM	#1
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08-11-2012, 07:16 PM	#2
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,821 Likes: 2,912 Liked 5,133 Times in 1,957 Posts	Re: flywheel ? Yep , can be done.. Some on the crank side as mentioned ,and some across the face. It's hard to get a good surface on a lathe though. It'll chatter and vibrate. One problem is it's moving faster when you get towards the outside edge. Finish it up with a flywheel surface grinder. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

08-12-2012, 12:01 AM	#3
rod Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kingman, NW AZ. in the middle of the longest stretch of Route 66 Posts: 315 Likes: 0 Liked 20 Times in 15 Posts	Re: flywheel ? thanks for the help. it is hard to do things like this in a small town where nothing like this has been done before. rod in AZ

08-12-2012, 03:01 AM	#4
Run to Rund Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 584 Likes: 9 Liked 54 Times in 27 Posts	Re: flywheel ? check ebay. If you will accept off-shore steel (and after all no steel is still made here anyway), you should be able to find a cheap new wheel in the 30 lb. range.