Goodson Gazette
Tips for Honing Nicasil
Nicasil is an electro-deposited (electroplated) composite of nickel and silicon carbide. Components are uniformly dispersed throughout the resulting material. Care must be used when honing this material as the plating is normally applies in thicknesses no greater than .003". If you remove too much of the Nicasil, you will need to have the cylinder bores re-plated.
For Best Results...Choose The Right Flywheel Stone From Goodson
Goodson stones feature 50% more usable abrasive and much stronger construction, yet sell at prices comparable to ordinary stones. With Goodson stones you'll get longer wheel life and lower-cost flywheel grinding.
Why Are There So Many Honing Oils?
The HO series of honing oil was designed by the Goodson tech staff, to be clear and is formulated to offer the machinist a more aggressive result when honing various cast iron and steel alloys. Some say it has a drier effect that allows faster stock removal while keeping the honing stones, clean and more free cutting.
Installing Valve Guide Liners
You've decided to line your valve guide bores with bronze liners. Get the inside scoop on how to install bronze guide liners quickly and easily in this short, easy to follow article. 5 simple steps are all you need.The Pros & Cons of Goodson's New Carbide Single Pass Boring Tools
Portable Boring Bars aren't as popular as they once were, but many shops still have them in service. When Goodson published it's new catalog for 2019, we added four single pass boring tools. Take a look at the pros and cons of our new Solid Carbide Single Pass Boring Tools.
Why You Should Add An Ultrasonic Cleaning Machine To Your Shop
If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times … “You can’t machine until you clean.” And here we go again.
This time we’re going to talk about Ultrasonic Cleaning. Several years ago we mentioned this cleaning method in another blog post, but at the time it was cost prohibitive to get into for a small shop. Things have changed with increasing availability of tabletop Ultrasonic Cleaners. In fact, Goodson now carries two models – 3.6 gallon capacity or 6.0 gallon capacity. These units are ideal for shops that clean a lot of small parts such as carburetors, throttle bodies, lifters, push rods, roller rockers, etc.
Protect Your Valuable Shop Machines When Not In Use
We've preached about cleaning for years here at Goodson. Cleaning parts before you start to machine; cleaning machines before use and more. But there's one aspect of helping your machines last longer we've never really talked about — covering them between uses to keep the other crud in the shop from gunking them up.The Advantages of Neway Valve Seat Cutters
Neway Valve Seat Cutting Tools have been available in the automotive aftermarket for more than 50 years. They have staying power for several reasons:
- Neway Valve Seat Cutters are Accurate
- Neway Valve Seat Cutters Require Virtually No set-up time
- Neway Valve Seat Cutters are Easy to use
Let's take a look at each of these points in a little more detail.