Re: England assistance?
Posted by: Ben in Maine (IP Logged)
Date: June 16, 2005 01:43PM
<HTML>Hello, John ,,I here on the east coast of USA,, I know next to nothing of commerce or trading and available products in Europe,,here are a few random thoughts to help discussion [ maybee] ,, A friend had a company in Germany make high quality,[ spun cast I think] cylender liners for a rare car,,this about 5 years ago,, Hearing stories of the Clayton-Shuttleworth tractor,,I think good parts should be able to be made locally there? John, are you near a large city, are the machine shops in the city or outside, in the country,,Is the border open for shipping to/from Poland,,Poland should have goods to ship,,,the best AND cheepest small toolboxes that I sold at my old shop were from Poland but I could never find the wholesaler,,They also made a YERY high quality machinest square,and I still treasure it, How fer away is Poland? ,XXX Now , if you care to share with us more specific of your project,,,It seems to me 2'' x 12'' is a very long stroke built for low speed and hi torque, are you planing to put crank as wheel axle, no gearing,,will work but not efficient,,but if you use cheep fuel,it wont matter,,,My perception is that fuel is more expensive there than here,,If the pressure is low and lubrication not a problem,,a piece of discard/ left over/ boiler tubing/steel would probably work,,turm a flange for the ends and braze it on,,,a small charcoal fire in a junk wash pan would do for the fire pit,,What do people use there for house heating now,,,what fuels are in easy supply,,XXX Do you know of anyone going to the International Piano competition in Prague CZ, this? week,,If there may be any pianos being shipped,,would indicate a shipping lane open for other heavy stuff,,,I can see it now,,,2'' steel legs on a grand piano,,,, I think speaking English to be no advantage in a Budaphest machine shop,,your area shound have a supply,,its just to find it,,Oh yes the CZ made a very good chain for the motorcycle,and in inch size,,wow,,But I couldn't find how to get METRIC chain,,thats still a problem,,,,,mmm hey,,can the Hungarians understand the Checz ?? Maybee you can find some new chain for the early car I have here,, we have been hunting chain for a year,,,well thats long enough for now,,, Cheers Ben</HTML>