Recent content by jrlandau

Could you post a link for those Chinese drills? Thanks.

I'm trying to build this beautiful little engine, working from the description and plan in Projects in Metal magazine for June 1992. At the start of the project, a 7/8" end mill is to be used to cut the main curved surface of the engine body. The problem is that there doesn't seem to be enough...

The motor is about 1 1/4 in diameter and 2 3/4 in. long.

In the way of things, when I was rearranging some stuff I came across four of these. They have failed my "20 year test". I hate to toss them out. Free, except for $16.10 shipping (that's a medium flat rate box).

Ron, thanks for that post. Who knew?

What a wonderful resource! Is the book available as a single downloadable file (I couldn't find one), or must it be downloaded one project at a time?

You ask a question on this forum and you get an education! I feel like I struck gold. Thanks to all who responded.

I'm building the SHAN steam engine from Model Engine Builder Issue 32, and I'm having difficulty assembling the parts I've made. I think the problem is that the piston and rod are not really perpendicular, so the rod doesn't fit the gland or the crosshead. According to the plan, the rod...

Photos from the 2009 Western Engine and Model Exhibition (sponsored by the Bay Area Engine Modelers) have been posted at http://baemclub.shutterfly.com. They range from hit & miss to multi-row radials, and include (of all things) a locomotive, courtesy of the Golden Gate Live Steamers.

The Bay Area Engine Modelers club, BAEM, is hosting the 3nd Western Engine And Model Exhibition, WEME, sponsored by Model Engine Builder Magazine. This exhibition will take place at the Vallejo Veteran’s Building at 420 Admiral Callaghan Lane, Vallejo California, on Saturday July 18, 2009 from 9...

The Bay Area Engine Modelers club, BAEM, is hosting the 3nd Western Engine And Model Exhibition, WEME, sponsored by Model Engine Builder Magazine. This exhibition will take place at the Vallejo Veteran’s Building at 420 Admiral Callaghan Lane, Vallejo California, on Saturday July 18, 2009 from 9...

I'm shooting for the "grungiest tool" award ;D: this is a buffer I made when I noticed that a defunct electric motor still has 2 bearings a foot or so apart, and right in line. So I threw out the armature, cut a hole in the housing for a belt, and made a nice shaft with a RH thread on one end...