Building a Reaming and Inspection Station
Seth Baldasaro
As valve bodies continue to evolve and become more complex, rebuilders are finding it increasingly necessary to have a central location for bench reaming and inspection of valve bodies. Manytransmission商店已经发现 - 令人惊讶 - 建立检查和铰孔站可以便宜，站可以从商店已经提供的许多物品中放在一起。
The station may be as simple as an existing 20-gallon parts washer, submersible pump, flexible nozzle, filter and bench-mounted 360-degree swivel head vice (seeFigures 1和2博)和Sonnax阀门dy reaming fixture (VB-FIX).
However, the station can be more elaborate and offer additional capabilities, such as vacuum testing, Wet Air Testing, hydraulic testing, valve body tool storage and surface finishing.
The foundation for a test and rebuild center that is more advanced than the one shown above is a sturdy bench with leg base plates to anchor it to the floor. An estimate for the size of the bench would be 3 feet by 4 feet, with a height of 3 feet.
Under the bench top, you’ll need to build a shelf for a 3- to 5-CFM vacuum pump. The vacuum pump will require a gauge and hoses, plumbed for easy access for circuit testing. The bench should also be pre-wired with a 4-plex outlet for vacuum pump and electrical accessories, such as Dremel tools. Plumb the bench for three lines of regulated air supply that can be quickly coupled to the main shop air.
在替补席下将活下一个用于切削液的排水架和罐，包括铰孔流体循环泵。在切削液排出回罐之前，应该有一个过滤元件以捕获铰孔。该过滤器和货架可以像在360度脚轮上的现有20加仑部件的垫圈（带短的腿）一样简单，在不铰孔时滚动在长凳下。来自切削液泵的5英尺长的软管需要挠性颈部和弹簧夹，以允许多个固定装置。
The Sonnax valve body fixture (VB-FIX) can be swivel-mounted onto the bench. There must be a pin with a length of at least 12 inches to allow an extension away from the bench for larger valve bodies. The valve body fixture, although designed to work with specific tools, may be used as a universal mount for all valve bodies: However it can have 1/4-inch holes added to both faces to fasten various valve bodies when non-guided reamers are used.Seth Baldasaro is the director of strategic accounts.
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