sanding the deck on a vanguard

[horseman with no horse 62]

i got some light scratching on my deck from ye ol razer blade. im almost convinced i could get away with running it, maybe copper coating the graphoil gaskets. but i still wouldnt mind exploring the possibility of sanding down the deck a smidge. would 1000 grit and a nice piece of flat wood work?

[horseman with no horse 62]

i can post a video , it BARELY catches my finger nail but not actually catches it, more like a little friction

Edited 18 hours ago by horseman with no horse

[Ed Kennell 45,304]

Deck or head?  

[953 nut 64,612]

7 hours ago, horseman with no horse said:

would 1000 grit and a nice piece of flat wood work?

Don't know where you get your wood but I wouldn't count on it being flat enough to remove material for a flat surface. If your cylinder head has been flattened on a sheet of glass you could place it on the cylinder deck, lightly tighten the head bolts and use feeler gauges to check for irregularities.  

[lynnmor 8,680]

1000 grit is next to nothing, you would need 240 backed up by a very flat surface.

[Wild Bill 633 918]

The Vanguard block is aluminum, not cast iron. Start fine and go less fine if required.

To plane the block deck, I have (2) Arkansas sharpening stones, 2"W X 8"L X 1"T, light gray and white in color. The lighter the color the finer the grit. I have also wrapped 1500 grit emery paper around the stone. 

Edited 9 hours ago by Wild Bill 633

[horseman with no horse 62]

is planing the block the same as decking it ? 

[horseman with no horse 62]

3 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

Deck or head?  

deck

[horseman with no horse 62]

i can probably get a piece of glass. glass plus a thousand grit should work?

[ACman 7,712]

7 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

Deck or head?  

 

3 hours ago, horseman with no horse said:

deck

Just clarifying for others that you are trying to make sure that the block surface is flat “ decking the block “ and doing this to a cylinder head would be called “ surfaced “ at a machine shop . First thing that comes to mind around here when you say deck is a mower deck . 

[horseman with no horse 62]

ahhhh im sorry for the mixed terminology. resurface is what i meant

[horseman with no horse 62]

in particular the block surface where the head bolts to

[lynnmor 8,680]

4 hours ago, horseman with no horse said:

i can probably get a piece of glass. glass plus a thousand grit should work?

How are you going to hold the glass?  Will you be gluing a block of wood on it for a handle?