Recent content by jdsackett

If you're looking for practice material, nothing beats a local scrap yard. If you have any. I go to a couple of them here locally. One is better for aluminum and brass, the other steel. I can buy scrap aluminum for a buck a pound. Square, flat in various thickness and width, short round stuff...

First, make sure all of your 240 grit scratches, or whatever the previous grit was, are gone. Very easy to miss some 240 when cutting with 600 but it will really show up when polished. I usually start with 220, go to 600, then 1500. If it's brass, i stop at 600, brass is easy to polish. Then...

Well, i'll throw in my $.02 here. The 6x18, what make is it and will it cut threads?? Southbend made a good machine. One made in 1935 is more than likely badly worn, possibly abused. It probably needs headstock bushings, wicks, wipers etc and will need a complete tear down and adjustment and...

Thanks for all the help fellas. Appreciate it!!! Think Monday I'll give nick a call and go from there. Thanks again for all the helpful replies. Regards, j.d.

Thanks for the info fellas!!! Just what i was wondering. One other question. Is the tooling plate strong enough to mount a vise on?? Dean, your website is awesome! I spent a couple of hours there yesterday, and am going to borrow (ok, steal) a couple of your drawings. Have another question...

HI guys. I'm in the market for a small milling machine. Have been looking at the SX2, X2, and Taig. Sherline looks a little too small. By the time you get an X2 set up and a belt drive on it, you can get an SX2 that already has a belt drive and a larger motor. I checked out a few sites about...

Thanks blackvette. regards, j.d.

Sorry, don't have a video camera. Could take a still though, be blurry. What is the EZ-2?? Did a search and didn't find anything. Thanks. Regards, j.d.

Thanks fellas. Looks like one is going on my shopping list. Regards, j.d.

Yep, those are the ones. thanks for the info Doc, appreciated. Regards, j.d.

Does anyone have one of these guys or used one. Looks pretty good for small holes. Looking for the good, bad, ugly?? Thanks fellas. Regards, j.d.

The plans are in the downloads section under E-Z engine for newbies? It's meant to be a simple first time build and was designed by forum members. Many thanks to the guys that put it together. Was a fun little project and definately a learning experience. Regards, j.d.

Got it done. Plugged it into an air hose and it even ran! Have a minor problem though. The screw that holds the rod to the piston keeps coming loose. On the other ones i drilled the holes in the rods a little large and made some inserts so i could tighten up the rod screws. On the piston, i...

Finally made a little progress. I was facing off the flywheel and my lathe decided it was time to eat a couple of bearings. That was fun, but all better now. Flywheel, axle, and crank are done. Did the flats and drilled and tapped the valve and piston. Only things left are the rods and the air...