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A big box fan and an adaptor to hold a thin furnace filter will catch a lot of dust and is inexpensive to make. If you do any spray painting in a furnace room when the furnace comes on you could be in for an explosion...turning the furnace off while spraying is cheap insurance along with a good fan

If you needed more run time they do make larger cylinders for "paint ball guns" , also Miller or Lincoln use a tiny C02 tank for their portable welders.. I think they go up to 20oz , sold empty and could be filled with compressed air if needed.

I have tool holders made of both mild steel and 6061t6 pieces. The only thing i have found is if the mounting hole is a close fit in an aluminum holder the top of the hole can be deformed over repeated use , i have fitted steel bushings with a large washer type top to spread the load .. I am no...

The only problem i have ever encountered was with machining the diameter of Cold Rolled Steel is it will bend if you reduce the dia too much. You break through the outer "tough" layer and it will bend. I use HRS for frames and such , things that are welded together.

The Deltic engine used in British locomotives had a similar opposed piston design...The are very unique ..

That is a great looking finished engine..

I used to work in a trailer shop. We blew up our old air compressor. After waiting 6 weeks for a new one , one of our guys was moving it . He was told to pick it up from the side and to wait. Picked it up from the end and it fell over smashing both compressors .. The next one came and he was...