Spanners for Sidevalve Fircone Valve Caps

Started by shorrog, April 03, 2018, 02:10:58 PM

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shorrog

Thanks for the feedback, its appreciated. :)
Graham

Greybeard

Got mine today  :) Very nicely made too. Thanks again to all those involved in making them available.

Steve
1916 Triumph Model H
1926 AJS G8 500cc ohv
1937 Sunbeam Lion 500cc
1937 Ariel 500cc
1949 Matchless G80S
1952 BSA A10 Golden Flash
1953 Matchless G9
1953 BSA B31
1961 Matchless G80
1961 AJS M31 De Luxe 650cc
1961 Panther M120 650cc
BMWs R100RT - R80 - 1960 Earles fork R60
1960 Rover P4

Greybeard

Thanks for that, Graham. Order for a pair of spanners has been duly placed  :)

Steve
1916 Triumph Model H
1926 AJS G8 500cc ohv
1937 Sunbeam Lion 500cc
1937 Ariel 500cc
1949 Matchless G80S
1952 BSA A10 Golden Flash
1953 Matchless G9
1953 BSA B31
1961 Matchless G80
1961 AJS M31 De Luxe 650cc
1961 Panther M120 650cc
BMWs R100RT - R80 - 1960 Earles fork R60
1960 Rover P4

shorrog

#18
Let me check that,  it does not sound correct. OK I had the weight incorrect so it pushed it to the next shipping band.

Try again.
Graham.

Greybeard

Well done, chaps.
One thing I've noticed though (speaking as a Yorkshireman  ;)  ) is that as I need one of each of the two spanner sizes, the postage for two ordered together is £1.50 more than two ordered separately  :-\ That's nigh on enough for a pint  ::)

Steve
1916 Triumph Model H
1926 AJS G8 500cc ohv
1937 Sunbeam Lion 500cc
1937 Ariel 500cc
1949 Matchless G80S
1952 BSA A10 Golden Flash
1953 Matchless G9
1953 BSA B31
1961 Matchless G80
1961 AJS M31 De Luxe 650cc
1961 Panther M120 650cc
BMWs R100RT - R80 - 1960 Earles fork R60
1960 Rover P4

rakehill

Can you included me as one who would like to buy a fir cone spanner too please!

Ken the Sec

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Ken the Sec



Ken the Sec

Just come across this thread while exploring the forum.  Graham, if it is not too late I would be interested in a set of spanners - my plug holder seems to need tightening every few hundred miles.  Maybe I should get a copper washer too!

Greybeard

Graham, the brass cap that holds the 'flint' is 1.730" whilst the fir cone is an ominously beastly 1.666"  :o

Steve
1916 Triumph Model H
1926 AJS G8 500cc ohv
1937 Sunbeam Lion 500cc
1937 Ariel 500cc
1949 Matchless G80S
1952 BSA A10 Golden Flash
1953 Matchless G9
1953 BSA B31
1961 Matchless G80
1961 AJS M31 De Luxe 650cc
1961 Panther M120 650cc
BMWs R100RT - R80 - 1960 Earles fork R60
1960 Rover P4

shorrog

Guys can you do me a favour measure the across flats dimension of the Fircone caps and the spark plug holder.

I have measured mine  as 1.727" across the flats for both fircone and spark plug holder.
Graham


Greybeard

1916 Triumph Model H
1926 AJS G8 500cc ohv
1937 Sunbeam Lion 500cc
1937 Ariel 500cc
1949 Matchless G80S
1952 BSA A10 Golden Flash
1953 Matchless G9
1953 BSA B31
1961 Matchless G80
1961 AJS M31 De Luxe 650cc
1961 Panther M120 650cc
BMWs R100RT - R80 - 1960 Earles fork R60
1960 Rover P4

singleminded

Quote from: Greybeard on April 07, 2018, 06:56:23 PM
You can certainly put me down for a pair of spanners when they're available. Good work, chaps.
On a related matter, has anyone found a reliable supplier of the actual fir cone valve cap? It would save me having to make one from scratch or obtaining a 'blank' from the Austrian supplier. Mine's getting fins as thick as Mr Creosote's proverbial 'waffer-thin mint'.  ;)

Steve
Steve send an email to Vic Youell he had a new on in the club spares, he showed it to me at the meeting in Windsor..John

johnguppy

Hi Paul
That's fine as I am going over to pick up some metal bar   on Monday or Tuesday  so I can pop in
john

Greybeard

You can certainly put me down for a pair of spanners when they're available. Good work, chaps.
On a related matter, has anyone found a reliable supplier of the actual fir cone valve cap? It would save me having to make one from scratch or obtaining a 'blank' from the Austrian supplier. Mine's getting fins as thick as Mr Creosote's proverbial 'waffer-thin mint'.  ;)

Steve
1916 Triumph Model H
1926 AJS G8 500cc ohv
1937 Sunbeam Lion 500cc
1937 Ariel 500cc
1949 Matchless G80S
1952 BSA A10 Golden Flash
1953 Matchless G9
1953 BSA B31
1961 Matchless G80
1961 AJS M31 De Luxe 650cc
1961 Panther M120 650cc
BMWs R100RT - R80 - 1960 Earles fork R60
1960 Rover P4

shorrog

Hi John
I will finish off the cad drawings and send them over to you might not be until Monday if thats ok.
Graham

johnguppy

That would be great I am going over to get some  metal  next week  and could pop in and  ask them  for a quote  so drop me a  PM and I will  get a quote 

regards
John

shorrog

Hi John
Better still I can send a CAD file in DXF format which the laser cutters and water jet printers can use, we can then get quotes and decide on how to proceed.
Graham

johnguppy

Graham

I can get these water cut   if you can scan the  spanners at 100%  300DPI  a  local  firm   will cut them   if not   if you can send me  both spanners  I can have  some made  for new spares stock 

shorrog

Hi folks the club is thinking of getting some spanners made for the large fircone valve caps and also a C spanner for the exhaust nuts. Can any one recommend the type of steel we should use? They will be laser cut from 6mm steel plate

Graham