Porting

[caduceus]

Does anyone know of a supplier in the UK that sells these, or something similar?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Long-Reach-Rotary-Burr-4...

I kind of need them sooner rather than later and don't want to wait for them to be delivered from California

I am about to start porting my RV8 heads and I don't think the pink coloured stones will cut it (pun intended) in this nice little rotary set.
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/crt40-40pce-rotary...

Any help appreciated.

Cad

[caduceus]

Thank you for all the replies gentlemen. Sorry for the tardy response, but work and family stuff comes first.

After trying all of the links to companies, I am still no further forward in procuring the right tools. Mainly because I don't have an air compressor, so die grinders are out. Either that or I buy a compressor, which seems overkill for just doing some porting. I imagine it'll be cheaper to pay someone to do it. But even then that's going to be pricey, I imagine...

I think it's going to mean buying from one of the American companies to get a long reach burr bit for a drill. I have a variable speed Makita so no crazy rpms.

Unless anyone has the name of a UK supplier of long shank carbide burrs for a drill, looks like I'm dealing with the yanks.

Cad

P.s - sorry to hear about your dad Elliot. He looked like a good guy and an accomplished craftsman.

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blitzracing said:

Just go and buy a flexidrive from your nearest Screwfix for £14 . You then have all the power of a full size mains drill and its lot easier to move about. I used a pillar drill as the power source, but you could use a portable one if you bolted it down to the bench well enough. The flexi drive will break eventually, but should last long enough to do the job.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/flexible-drive-shaft-915...

Great idea, but I'm still left with the problem that the end won't fit down into the runners, like the dremel flexible rotary one does.
It seems I',m not destined to do any porting or decoking even

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one eyed mick said:

^ listen to a master!!.

Indeed. What Peter says makes perfect sense. I don't know why it alluded me in the first place Sometimes the simplest solutions are right under your nose!

Right, I'm off to Screwfix. I might even try and weld one of the wire brush attachments I have, to some rod. IF I can weld it straight that is...

Thanks chaps

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Thanks again for the replies chaps.
So I have already bought this: https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/crt40-40pce-rotary...

and this: https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/100pce-accessory-k...

And ordered this yesterday: http://www.screwfix.com/p/flexible-drive-shaft-915...

I haven't used them yet, so can return them if need be.

The reason I say this is is the consensus seems to be that air die grinders are most effective. The trouble is, I don't have a compressor. So then you start to ponder whether buying one is overkill or a sound investment. Also, my budget for restoring the Chimaera is starting to run away a bit, and I've already made the decision to not have the seats re-leathered at a cost of over £1100, and go for the furniture clinic kit to restore the existing stuff. Just to balance up the budget.

So if I go down the air route, what else will I use it for? And how much more room is it going to take up in a garage I'm trying to keep clutter free? And the most important question, how much is it going to cost?
I already have a Sealey impact driver, so wont need a hammer gun. What else, apart from grinding and possibly spraying is it going to be needed for? Sure blowing debris out of hard to reach places is very handy.

The real question is, how much air capacity air compressor am I going to need to make it worth while having? So I can have a window shop

Cheers

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Mind made up

Thanks again