Recent content by jgalak

Newbie question, asked out of general curiousity: I've seen the Blondiehacks hacks video of building this engine, and now the build logs here. In all of them, to machine the base surfaces where the main bearings attach, the bed has been secured in the mill at an angle, usually requiring a...

While I'm a newbie to machining, metal preservation is something I've dealt with a fair bit before. While not a professional, I've interacted a fair bit with museum professionals who have to deal with preserving metal artifacts such as historic arms and armor. Here's my take on this issue...

That's really cool! I keep meaning to take the family to Sandy Hook, that'd be a cool thing to see.

Wow, what an amazingly generous and helpful offer. :D

That's 100% true for every hobby ever.

On the slowing down the wood cutting bandsaw thing: some sort of gear reduction mechanism can certainly be added. It may even be possible to find such an item, as I think Delta made an almost identical version of that saw with a gear reducer for metal work. But I'm curious about the...

Thanks everyone, that was very helpful. At this point I'm just designing the layout of the shop, to make sure I can fit everything I want into the space I can have (local zoning rules and building codes are the upper limit here). At the moment, there should be plenty of space for everything...

I have a drill press, failed to list it. I have a 14" vertical bandsaw but it's meant for wood, not sure it's really slow enough to do metal. At least not ferrous metal. I've cut aluminum on it before, and can probably get away with brass. And yeah, the cost of tooling is kind of...

Hey, got a really newbie question for you all, about what machine tools are useful for this hobby. Some background, first: While I'm a life-long DIYer and consider myself fairly handy with technical and mechanical matters, I have very little machining experience - I learned to use a...