I do a lot of 2 stroke engine work and just lately we have been struggling with an issue about heat cycling.
Most modern 2 stroke engines have cast aluminum pistons along with a water cooled cast aluminum cylinder which is nicasil coated then bored and honed to size. We know that if we use an...
We have been having trouble with soldering carbide tips to a 17-4 stainless body. We have not had trouble with any other mat'l. It seems that the solder doesn't stick to the carbide, which doesn't make sense to me since the solder sticks to the carbide okay when soldered to other materials. Can...
We had a problem with some custom tools that we made breaking for no apparent reason. We electrically etched the tool # on the shank. Is there a disturbance caused in the area by the electrical current that could cause the tool to be weaker there?
