Tractorsport Flowbench Forum Archive

Posted: **Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:07 pm**

Hi,
here is another DIY project. A copie-camshaft-machine much cheaper then a professional one. Such a machine is tested and it works.

Now it is possible to duplicate an exist cam or you can make pre-production cams for your engine.

On another DIY project you can built a valve train test bench. It is possible to analyze the valve train by a stroboscope.

Here is a photo of the DIY copie-camshaft-machine

Best regards

Bastler

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:38 am**

Anymore pictures and info on this setup?

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:01 am**

Yes, but in a few days. I hope I will get a video from the machine in motion.

Best regards

Martin

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:00 am**

One of my back-burner projects has been to setup an old Van Norman piston grinding machine I purchased a few years back to grind custom cams for my single cylinder pulling tractor engines. So I'm always interested in home shop machines like this.

Probably get back to it someday . . .

Posted: **Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:03 pm**

hi bruce,
here are some 2D drawings from the camshaft copy machine. the dimensions are metrical [mm].
I have also a short instruction how to built it. But it is only in German.

Posted: **Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:25 pm**

I'm sure I can find someone German to translate it I live in PA Dutch Country and I know some people who speak PA Dutch German. Feel free to email it to me if you'd like.

Posted: **Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:28 pm**

Bruce;

If you get the document one of our employees is German and fluent. She does technical writing and i will get her to translate it.

Rick

Posted: **Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:56 am**

[color=#000000]I will send you the instruction in a few days. My English is not so good so it is not a good idea to translate the hole document for you. I wonder how much people from Dutch or Germany live in the USA. I wasn

Posted: **Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:59 pm**

I can't get seem to get the image to download, it just pulls up a blank screen

Scott

Posted: **Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:21 pm**

[color=#000000]I don

Posted: **Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:18 am**

It still won't work for me, can you email it to me?
I will send you a PM with my info.
Thanks
Scott

Posted: **Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:45 am**

But guys, be sure that this is copyright material. It's the DIY infos out of the famous engine tuning book of Mr. Apfelbeck.

Daniel

Posted: **Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:41 pm**

[color=#000000]of course it is from Mr. Apfelbeck

Posted: **Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:57 am**

Some more pictures of a DIY camshaft grinder on the Backyard Metalcasting forum;

Tractorsport Flowbench Forum Archive

DIY Camshaft machine