In other words, if
there is some wear on the stem surface the Kwik-Way Chuck is going
to compensate for that wear in such a way that the resulting ground
valve face is perfectly centered when the valve is back in the
engine.
Some valve manufacturers design their valves with
a tapered stem. Because of the unique way The Kwik-Way Chuck
grabs the valve stem, taper has no influence on the precision of
the positioning of the valve in the chuck. Other Valve Refacer Chucks may cause the valve to tilt in the chuck. Without
a way to compensate for valve stem taper,
you cannot reface the valve with the same amount of accuracy as with a Kwik-Way machine.
The Kwik-Way Chuck is air activated. You
simply push a button that will release the two sets of balls and
allow you to insert the valve. You will have a range of 4mm to
14.3mm with the standard or high perfermance valve chuck.
Another type if chuck used on other
machines is a collet chuck. To give you the range of 4mm to
14.3mm you would need at least 5 or as many as 9 different collets
to cover that range. As you now know, with the SVS II, there is no change over required for various stem diameters. And as you change collets
there can be
problems with repeatability because you can put the collet in the receiver
with dirt or
grit between the receiver and the collet. In that case, you will get inaccuracy.
Also, if you have a tapered valve, the collet will not compress to the
same tension at both points so again with a collet chuck and a
tapered valve you get inaccuracy.
The same is true with an out-of-round valve.
Because the collet wants to compress uniformly around the
circumference of the stem. The bottom line is that the other
chucks grab the valve stem using a greater amount of the valve
surface, which can be a problem if there are any irregularities in
that valve.
The SVS II D comes standard with tip grinding and
rocker grinding capability. It can also chamfer tips.
There are no optional accessories necessary to perform these
functions. Unlike with other machines where you will find that you have to purchase additional accessories in order to
do these other jobs or to get the same amount of valve stem diameter
range as the Kwik-Way SVS II Deluxe Valve Refacer.
You can transition from valve refacing to tip
grinding or rocker arm grinding operations for shaft mounted types of
rockers in less than minutes. And it's all standard with the
machine.
Kwik-Way Valve Grinding Wheels are very reasonably
priced. Our wheels are formulated and manufactured by one of
the largest manufacturers of grinding wheels in the world and they
are designed specifically for our machines. Kwik-Way offers
various types of wheels. We have general purpose, finishing,
titanium, and hard alloy, so no matter what type of material comes into
your shop you are going to be able to handle it.
To change and redress a wheel on the SVS II Deluxe
machine only takes about 2 minutes. We find that our general
purpose wheel is sufficient for most operations, but of course, if
you get a high performance valve or titanium alloy valve, you will
need to change to a different grinding wheel.
We also offer a Valve Cabinet designed
specifically for the SVS II D machine. The footprint of the cabinet
allows for a good ergonomic workstation. With excellent
storage below in the cabinet. We find that some people already
have areas in their shop that they have a station designed for and
as long as the bench is adequate to support the weight of the
machine it will work fine.
The SVS II Deluxe Valve Refacer is sold all over
the world. Kwik-Way is by far the largest provider of valve
equipment in the entire world. We have various voltages
available and also various chuck capacities.
The SVS II Deluxe Valve Refacer comes with a
unique warranty we call the 5-2-1 warranty. The base of the
unit is warranted for 5 years, all other parts for 2 years and the
first year everything is warranted, parts, labor and electrics.
We also have a exclusive 3 year limited warranty on the Chuck.
We warrant it against loss of accuracy.
Most all Funny and Top Fuel Race Teams are using a Kwik-Way Valve Machine. If you look at
their trailers you will find they have Kwik-Way valve grinders on them. The
only equipment they trust for regrinding high performance engine
valves is a Kwik-Way machine. And while many companies will
give their equipment to these types of organizations in exchange for
the promotional value, Kwik-Way does not. So if a high
performance shop is using a Kwik-Way machine it is by their choice
and they paid to have that machine.
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