I was telephoning an engine collector on another matter & when I mentioned this newsgroup he asked if anyone had a Bamford 6 HP block for sale? He is located in Cheshire.
-- Dave Croft Warrington England
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Bamford 6 HP
May 19, 2005
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Dave, I assume you mean a horizontal model.
I'd say it's about as likely he'll find a good cylinder/hopper casting as finding a ten year old slush puppy in hell! I saw one with a jiggered bore at the club stand in Astle either last year or the previous one. I expect this is it.
I don't know how practical it would be to bore out and resleeve a "headless" such as this, but I suspect it would be prohibitively expensive. :-(
Regards, Arthur G
Perfectly practicable if you can find someone not frightened of smashing their borer (as many seem to be). Including finding and machining the liner casting its likely to be 250-350. regards Roland
"headless" such as this, but I suspect it would be
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