.049 Glow Plug Machining

Is there a successful way to machine a few thousandths off of a low compression head to make it a higher compression head?
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I use 400 grit paper on a piece of glass and carefully position the plug. Rotating the plug on top of the glass to prevent the flat surface from rolling. A little oil on the sand paper will prevent the paper from getting clogged with aluminum. Many times the surface of the plug isn't flat and this will also help the plug seal. New head shims are a must as this will also seal the best. It also insures that the plug will stay tight. Your not going to raise the bar to high compression head standards as the squish band of a low compression plug is much broader than the 1702 head. If your in search of higher compression and the Cox high comp head isn't suitable, you have 2 options. You can purchase the Merlin 1/2A kit which comes with 3 drop in inserts and a head clamp or a Nelson Galbreath setup. The Nelson setup will cost $5 a plug and the Galbreath adapter is around $12. The Merlin kit is about $14.

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      Doug Galbreath is a renowned free flight specialist and doing a search for Galbreath head adapter should find it if your interested. Either of the two setups are going to require you to decompress the engine usually requiring 3-5 head shims on a stock Cox .049. Keeping in mind that the higher your nitro, the less compression the engine is going to require.