[AT] Points

[Bill Brueck]

When I worked at an Auto Electric and small engine shop 50 years ago we had
a point reconditioner that was a small bench grinder with one very fine
wheel and one absolutely smooth shiny steel wheel.   The stone was to get
past any pits and the smooth wheel was to polish.  With a little patience
you could put a mirror finish on a set of points.

We just used it when we got an odd engine in that we didn't have points for.
Also used it on voltage regulator points if we got in a pinch for the right
parts.

I've looked for that wheel online, no luck, not sure what to call it.  I
guess I need to turn one out on the lathe someday.  Not sure what kind of
stock to use, a little trial and error I guess.  

B²
Bill Brueck
Pine Island, MN USA

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On Thu, 9 Mar 2017, Ron Cook wrote:

> I can certainly buy the use of tungsten, but not the reason.  The 
> hammering would seem to me to be the same in either application. I 
> rather suspect tungsten is much cheaper than platinum and iridium.  I 
> am not educated in these electrical things, but I can certainly follow 
> the dollar.  My old platinum points just seem to last forever whereas 
> modern point sets do not.

I no longer buy new points if I can help it. It seems like they are all
plated. If a mag or distributor has the old points in it that are made from
thick material, I take them out and reface them with a dremmel if necessary.

It seems like the move to plated points came about the time when cars and
trucks went to electronic ignition. I look at it like an attempt to kill off
the good old stuff and make us buy the new stuff.
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