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Wow that looks great!

Beautiful engine! Lot's of good inputs here. Let me add a recommendation of someone I follow on YouTube: Keith Appleton. He is an avid steam engine builder/refurbisher/collector in th UK (London I think so not terribly far from you). Keith Appleton YouTube PM me if you are interested in his...

Off to a good start!

I buy a lot of stuff from DrillsandCutters—drills, taps, reamers. Only one end mill though. Free 2-day shipping with $100 order. https://drillsandcutters.com/ The sell Drill America among other brands. I assume the Drill America at HD would be the same. I’ve been very happy with the...

I got my first lathe (a 1944 Logan 816) about 2 years ago, followed by my Chinese Enco 8x35 mill about 18 months ago. I've used both for a few things, but the wobbler is the first set of plans I've followed. It's a lot harder than just getting something the right size, single point threading...

Welcome Lindsay. I'm a beginner as well. I'm starting my first model engine--a wobbler--this holiday.

Richard, I’m not sure—never done it. Just figured it would. Here’s a thread on another forum. Sounds like CI is a mess to cut with a torch. https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/fabrication-cnc-laser-waterjet-plasma-welding-and-fab/oxy-acetylene-torch-cutting-cast-iron-195329/ Evan

Plasma cutter is not in my arsenal. It should work, though, as could an OA rosebud.

Depends on the price of scrap I suppose. At ~$0.02/lb for scrap it'll be hard to pay for transportation to the scrap yard ($80 assuming it weighs 4k lbs), if scrappers pay $0.08/lb it gets a little more interesting. Certainly no issue in going after it with an angle grinder and sawzall, but it...

Stunning. Quite the curiosity, and beautiful as well.

Wow this is incredible!

Wow. I know my articulation can be overwhelming.:rolleyes: Really nice work!

Richard, I’m in the Bay Area—Pleasanton, CA. I’m not ready to list mine, but Jeff has a nice one he is thinking of selling. Evan

Jeff, I'm also a newbie, so I'll defer to folks on here a lot more knowledgeable than me, but I'll share my limited experience. I wanted a decent hobbyist lathe. The Atlas, Logan, Powercraft, etc. seemed to meet the bill. I, too, was a woodworker hobbyist and wanted machines on casters so I...

Brian, Nice work, and an inviting space. Quite an impressive collection of machines you've built! Seeing the spindle sander in your office made me chuckle a bit as I'd think that would spew much more sawdust than the flooring. Evan