Recent content by davidyat

I have a Bridgeport Mill. Do you have pictures of how you mounted the DRO for the Quill. Grasshopper

This is some information I will really remember. Thanks, Grasshopper

Andrew, Thanks for you response. I live in Indianapolis, Indiana USA. But I did have enough material left over that I decided to teach my self a lesson. I made a 3rd block and machined that one to specs. While I was machining this 3rd block, I kept remembering what I did wrong and vowed not...

Brian, I got very lucky. A friend of mine upgraded his CNC and because I've done a lot of favors for him, he just gave me his old system and allowed me to use his Easel account. I draw 2D items in Autocad, save the file as DFX, put the file into Easel, get the g-code and cut out the parts...

I live in Indianapolis. Looking forward to the total eclipse in my backyard. My friend Vederstein is only 6 miles from me. Grasshopper

Are there any EDM services here on HMEM? I'm building Vederstein's Dancer engine and manage to break off a 1/8 drill bit about 1/2 inch into the hole for a steam transfer port in the engine block. You can see that one hole that's buggered up pretty good. Could I make another? Yeah, but I don't...

First off, thank you everyone for your input. I'm just an amateur machinist. I just want to make a steam engine, make it run, then put it on a shelf and look for another project. My machining mentor showed me where I made my mistake and botched the Delrin practice piece. I zigged when I should...

Well, took the plunge and cut the blanks I had made for the bevel gears. My machining mentor showed me how I had to make 3 passes and the offsets needed for proper bevel gears. I practiced on some Delrin and you can see how I completely botched it up with the 3 passes. The diameters at the large...

I could use some help. I've cut spur gears before but now I want to tackle bevel gears. If there are any threads on HMEM for this, please point me in the right direction. Any help will be appreciated so I don't end up with a box full of scrap bevel gears. Grasshopper

Most likely, I will never part with mine. Now I just need to go through my house and see where did I put them???? Grasshopper

Didn't know my set was this valuable. Grasshopper

Ray, is this build off the top of your head, working off of plans or do you plan to offer plans? This looks like something I'd like to try. Thanks, Grasshopper

Brian, have you ever tried other avenues to purchase items? I do a LOT of purchasing on eBay. I find an item in the US only with free shipping. I can also check the sellers' profile. If a seller has sold thousands of items with a 99% approval rating, I would trust them. I saw these items on...

I'm so glad that I saw this thread. As I was reading the posts, I said to myself, "Did you ever drain your 6 year old compressor tank"? UUHH, no. So yesterday I decided to check. Opened the drain cock with no pressure in the tank. Some water leaking out. OK, turn on the compressor to get it all...

Steamchick suggested a Swashplate Engine. I built Vederstein's Swashplate. Here is the blog in this forum: https://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/threads/swashplate-engine.33125/ And here is my blog of my finished Swashplate...