How do you deal with a custom, proprietary spline? Why, you make a custom adapter for it, that's what you do. > crank adapter > 7075-T6 aluminum > raw finish

TV show idea #3: Shop Supremacy: Engineers v. Machinists A product must be created from scratch within a certain timeframe. The catch: The machinists handle the design & the engineers handle the fabrication. Neither side should have professional experience doing the other's

So what'cha working on today, boys? B E B O L D .

I love getting random images of freshly cut gears texted to me. What do these go to? What are they for? No clue. But I like them 👍

Handcrafted mahogany. Exquisitely finished. On a racecar. Say what now?? This 1924 Hispano-Suiza H6C was commissioned by André Dubonnet: WWI fighter pilot, heir to an apéritif fortune, racecar driver, & Olympic bobsledder. This man lived life fully & enjoyed the finer things.

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I helped fabricate these titanium headers for our FSAE car back in the day. We ebay sourced a few different sets of OEM Ti headers, cutting up & then piecing together as necessary the nice factory mandrel bends to make this one-off unit. You know the tubes were equal length 👍

Attended Koi Fest yesterday for the first time (yes, this is a thing) & was shocked by: 1) How popular it is 2) How big the fish get 3) How much money is involved Should have known when a McLaren was the 3rd car in the lot. Good news: The filter tanks appear to be

Old-school machinist's trick ;)

Let's get cracking. B E B O L D .

My father just gifted me this Sunbeam Rain King Sprinkler from the late '40s. Cast iron body & head. Bevel gears rotate the sprayer tubes when you twist the knob on top. A product of a different time. It still works great today.

Can a sound be too good for its own good? One of the first parts I had made for my VFR800 was a custom spec, perforated core, straight-thru, reverse cone megaphone muffler. It sounded raw. Deep. MotoGP like. And really, really loud. Ended up making a baffle to tone it down.

Modifying shoulder screws... ...'cause I can.

The element of surprise. My customer regularly raced this bike on track days. Put it through its paces flat out. Other racers must have been bewildered. How was a heavy, slow sport-tourer passing their literbikes? A silent infusion of 10psi bumped the power by 75%. That's how.