Flame Powder Spraying

[timbo]

Have a look at this. www.ramoto.1v. Go to "a few finished projects", in English. I'd never heard of this before, its a Latvian firm who seem to be able to repair anything. Fascinating stuff, love the "lock and stitch" repairs too 
Are there any UK companies can do this sort of engineering?

[manxie]

Hey Tim, the link doesn`t work for me? It is probably my computer (or user)  Cheers, Steve.

[Moto63]

No the link doesn't work for me either. I pad?? 

[manxie]

I don`t know if this is it ??

http://www.ramoto.lv/?id=1755

[manxie]

WOW!!! mighty job  8)Never heard of it before? Looks like it may be an expensive process but when needs must....... especially on unobtainable parts  Great find Tim 

[timbo]

I just thought it was interesting. I'm sure some of the engineering fraternity on here, will be familiar with these processes. Just shows that anything is possible, I would imagine it being useful to know about for rare and valuable vintage and veteran bikes and cars 

[Ian]

Are there any UK companies can do this sort of engineering?

For my sins I watch CAR SOS on Nat GEO channel. They have used someone in Uk (Im guessing in the midlands as the set up is nr Brownhills) to do the lock and stitch method of casting repair...absolutely no heat required but a water and gas tight finish. I will try to find out who/where

[iansoady]

I think what they call "flame spraying" is actually metal spraying (or thermal deposition): http://www.metallisation.com/process/ which has been around for a long time. Very useful to build up worn big end journals and the like.

The lock and stitch method again is an old one and is mentioned amongst other places in Radco's Vintage Motorcyclist's Workshop.

I've just noticed the name Juris Ramba - he often writes a column for the VMCC journal.