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Clubroom => Tech Talk => Topic started by: mainline on May 25, 2014, 07:51:42 am

Title: changing slide profiles
Post by: mainline on May 25, 2014, 07:51:42 am

I've put a wanted ad up for a leaner pwk carb slide, alternatively, how tricky is it to change the existing #5 slide I have?

I'm thinking there's 1mm difference between 5,6,7 etc, Is that at the centre of the slide? ie. I wouldn't be taking 1mm off the entire width of the slide, just the centre and then blending it back to the edges?

Title: Re: changing slide profiles
Post by: Lozza on May 25, 2014, 08:06:08 am

Been done before many times

Title: Re: changing slide profiles
Post by: mainline on May 25, 2014, 08:34:43 am

Quote from: Lozza on May 25, 2014, 08:06:08 am

Been done before many times

In the way that I described?

Title: Re: changing slide profiles
Post by: Slakewell on May 25, 2014, 08:39:49 am

I do it with a belt sander and finish with wet and dry fine grit.

Title: Re: changing slide profiles
Post by: Lozza on May 25, 2014, 12:18:03 pm

Round or flat slide?

Title: Re: changing slide profiles
Post by: mainline on May 25, 2014, 12:25:27 pm

PWK flat slide.

Title: Re: changing slide profiles
Post by: Lozza on May 25, 2014, 12:38:39 pm

Cut away is a bit wider, the time I did it I scribed with jenny calipers copying the original profile

Title: Re: changing slide profiles
Post by: pmc57 on May 25, 2014, 01:10:48 pm

"Jenny Calipers", haven't heard that description for many years. Also known as Odd Leg or Hermaphrodite Calipers.

Well done Lozza

Title: Re: changing slide profiles
Post by: mainline on May 25, 2014, 01:22:05 pm

Cool, thanks