Engine rework / Machinist up north

[cantarauk]

Hi,

Are there any community users who know a machinist in the North of England that can take on engine / valve reworks at a reasonable price ? There seem to be no shortage down South or in the US but I am yet to find someone up north.

[Trigger]

Hi,

Are there any community users who know a machinist in the North of England that can take on engine / valve reworks at a reasonable price ? There seem to be no shortage down South or in the US but I am yet to find someone up north.

For what engine ? and what do you need doing ?

[cantarauk]

1972 CB500.

Looking for someone who could check valves for wear and if required replace. Cleaned and refaced with any other work that may be required. Valve seats recut if required and then washed and reassembling of the top end.

Cylinder head refaced and cylinder bore checked if a bore is required.

[stevush]

SEP in Kegworth is not too far away from you, they're easy to deal with and OK with bike stuff, I can recommend them

Cheers
Steve

[cantarauk]

Great. Thanks for that Steve.

I work all over the midlands so will take a drive past there and have a word with them.

I have also just found W.DRAKE LTD Bradford - http://www.wdrake.co.uk if anyone has had any dealings with these guys and can recommend or Not !

[yozzer74]

Blands&sons in barnsley did mine for me .

[totty]

Probably too far north for you but I've had work done by Cleasby Crankshafts in Durham 3 or 4 times.

[RGP750]

Another one in Durham
Jim Norman ,just done my K0 head and barrels.
07403148098
Good bloke to deal with

[cantarauk]

Has anyone had any work done by T&L Engineering

[Trigger]

Yep, I was having breakfast with Barry (the owner) this morning. Have used and known for over 26 Years.

[cantarauk]

Thank you all for the suggestions which I have now saved in a contacts list. In the end I have managed to get the parts to SEP do do the machining for me since I have been working on a project close by and have been passing on a weekly basis. Its going to take a while since they are rather busy but I have other things to get on with so no res rush.


What I was going to ask on the back of this post was if anyone has had their engines bead blasted rather than vapour blasted and if so what was the result. 

[Rumpelkrankshaft]

I can second Stevush regarding SEP-they did engine work for me of high quality but took rather a long time!

[jon stead]

Another one in Durham
Jim Norman ,just done my K0 head and barrels.
07403148098
Good bloke to deal with

I spoke to this guy today and what a helpful, knowledgable chap he is. He told me he has just recently set up a website.
http://www.milwaukeemuscle.co.uk/index.html

[MrDavo]

What I was going to ask on the back of this post was if anyone has had their engines bead blasted rather than vapour blasted and if so what was the result.

When I was trying to get to the bottom of my main bearings failing in a CB750 engine that was immaculate inside, the consensus on here was that bead blasting engine parts can lead to unexpected bad things happening - it only takes one bead to get into the tiny oilways in the head that feed your camshaft, for example, and get lodged where you will never find it, to kill your top end.

[Moorey]

Blands&sons in barnsley did mine for me .

Ive been using Bland for over 40 years.

http://www.gblandandsons.co.uk/