What machinery is used to bore out cylinders/blocks?

[oscaryu1]

I'm actually looking into this for my Camry (tapered bore), but for a few more projects as well.

I've been donig a bit of research, and so far, the only results I can find are the jig borers, boring bars, and mills.

Mills are supposedly accurate DEPENDING moreover on the machinist himself, whilst some of the others have self centering devices...

Since I get shop access next year, I get a chance to play with a mill. They're most DEFINITELY no top of the line, and are at least a decade old (and a few are a couple decades )

Soes, mai question rests: Anyone have any machining experience with boring out blocks? It's a cast iron block BTW.

Anyone have any experience with the Kwik-Way/Van Norman stuffles?

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

I would imagine that a Bridgeport and a boring head will do the job fine.

 

[oscaryu1]

Yeah, I had a few oldschool mills @ the school shop, maybe they might work :dunno:

How exactly do you center and make the... block... straight? Hah. Do you mount it on the crankshaft bearings on the bottom ?

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

I dunno, I have only ran a bridgeport maybe an hour.