[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by katoranger

That cut could easily be made on a bandsaw too. Probably what the machinest used.

Great tip. The lifan already uses a separate cover I believe.

Allen

Yes, I believe the machinist did use a bandsaw.

I don't own a bandsaw, so after I determined the best section line on my crankcase cover I started looking in the yellow pages and on the internet for a local machinist. I found a lot of big, specialized machine shops; however, I could not find the small, friendly, one-man operation I was looking for.

Then I remembered that the local university has a College of Technology with a Computerized Machining program. :idea: :roll: I called the department head and asked if he could refer me to a local machinist. After I described the job, he told me a bandsaw would probably work well. Then he told me to bring the cover to his classroom shop and he would cut it for me.

He was busy when I arrived, so I did not get to watch him make the cut. He told me to come by the next day and pick it up. Needless to say, he did a superb job, and nobody will beat his price.

Spud