Recent content by phrodo

Which printer are you using? What is the current driver setup? Most 3d printers out there use monolithic driver/amplifier boards. There are several options to get "quieter" operation that usually involve replacing the driver board with something that has better microstepping and faster cpu...

I would be interested in the live Steam magazines.

Also interested, Let me know if you need a runner up.

I actually have one as well. Purchased about 35 years ago.

HI, Which Live Steam issues do you have?

I was actually bidding on that issue from him and got knocked out at the last second by 25 cents by some robo bidder.

Hi All, Came across a set of plans on Jon-Tom for another low temp stirling that came out of the July/Aug 1999 issue of Live Steam. Upon a closer look it only has the even pages. And, of course, that is the one particular issue I don't have from that year. Would anyone have a copy they would be...

Nice job! Are there plans available somewhere for this one? I really like the layout.

Hi, I'm in the same boat. Victor is all sold out. Any other ideas? Thanks

You look at McMaster? 1x6x12 annealed and ground for $96.

Made it yesterday for a few hours. Well worth the 6 bucks. Not a lot of steam, but they did have 2 big corliss engines running and a good selection of steam tractors, lots of hitnmiss engines and, for this year, a nice working display of antique construction equipment with a big dirt play area...

That's what I thought, but with everything disengaged, the half nut still feels like its locked in place.

Hi, I'm working with a bunch of high school students on a robotics project. We had and HLV-H toolrom lathe donated and have it up and running. Great stuff!! Lately, threading is an issue though. No matter what we try we cant get the half nut to engage. It feels like there's some thing...

We use those motors for robots for our FIRST (www.usfirst.org) robotics team at the local high school. They have an amazing amount of torque. Geared down we've used them to have a 120 Lb. robot lift itself at the end of an 18 inch arm.

Decided to bite the bullet and refurb my old Delta/Milwaukee DP220 drill press. I had picked this up for $20 at a yard sale years ago and just lived with the rattles and shaking when I used it. Found some bearings that fit the bores on the spindle sleeve and made inserts to mimic the old...