I'm not reading all that, but if you THINK there aren't machines and tooling out there that will cut a thick wall sleeve in one cut you're nuts. See below
Like I posted, I billed it out separately. You can bill the way you want. I can and I do
To try and make out setting a sleeve as this big, time consuming project is silly. It is a big time consuming project if you do it right. I consider press fit, surface finish, bore geometry, accuracy etc... I've seen many many sleeves done by other places that we're poorly done and even some leaked coolant and or combustion pressure. Like I said if its so quick and easy I will send you all my sleeve projects-but they better be done properly.
If you are half assed good you can set a sleeve, top it and file it flat and not surface the block. Done it many times. I've done that too but it still takes TIME. The last sleeving project I did was a BBC and I timed it.
This involved preliminary wash cuz it was filthy, set -up on boring mill, take a test cut to ensure roundness and straightness, machine bore to final size about .002" press fit, machine step square, cut sleeve in lathe to leave +.100" above deck, put sleeve in freezer, clean bore WELL, drive sleeve in bore, set up and machine protruding sleeve to about +.002" protrusion, hand file flat, hit it with an orbital sander to remove file marks, rough bore sleeve to -.005" final bore size, remove from boring mill, set up block in CK-10,torque the torque plate on, rough hone bore, finish hone bore, move block to jet wash, rinse block with hot water and soap , wipe cylinders down with lint free white cloths and Lucas 30 break in oil until cloths have no grey on them, bag block in engine bag, and make the invoice. Resurfacing both sides would have added about 2 1/2 hrs. Don't know about you but you have to charge for every hour or you will not be in business very long--then again I get the feeling you've BTDT and are no longer in business.
Don't make it out to be a big science project.[/QUOTE]
You're a complete tool. I never said a machine tool that would cut .100" in one cut didn't exist--I said MY boring mill sure as **** wouldn't--doesn't have the HP or clamping or rigidity. If you wanna talk machine tool technology I doubt you could hang, and the Mazak Integrex 1850-V in my shop (look it up)that features a 50 HP 10,000 rpm spindle with an 80 pocket ATC--that you can bury an insert with says so . Don't preach to the choir.
I was questioning the time it takes you so now I have to ask---What kind of cylinder boring rig do you use? I'll wait and I bet I'll be waiting a long long time. J.Rob