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      kf2qd replied to the thread Measuring thread depth without wires - your views, please.
      Your method would work, but you have to take into account any variation in the OD of the thread. Thread wires use just the thread as a...
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      kf2qd replied to the thread The North Pole.
      The stake in the ground thing doesn't work so well down here in south Texas. We are so close to the Tropic of Cancer that the sun is...
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      kf2qd replied to the thread The North Pole.
      So, you are certain that the compass that you have is correct and the earths poles are wrong... How very arrogant of you. And what...
    • kf2qd
      kf2qd replied to the thread Ohrndorf 5 Cylinder Radial.
      The nature of Glow Plugs is that they stay hot once the engine is running because of a reaction between the nichrome with and the...
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      kf2qd replied to the thread LYCOMING VO-435 - Bell 47G-2 Engine.
      Might have to see if you can find one that has timed out and use it for measurements. Ask around at aviation shops and see if they might...
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      kf2qd replied to the thread SIEG KX1 Mach3 advice needed please.
      At some point you will have to do an upgrade. Investing in 20 year old parts will not keep you going for long...
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      kf2qd replied to the thread SIEG KX1 Mach3 advice needed please.
      Mach 3 will run fine with windows 10. I would recommend the Ethernet Smooth Stepper (ESS), and an inexpensive break out board from...
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      kf2qd replied to the thread yet another ring design thread, hot vs cold forming.
      For a 2-stroke .60 ci engine that I have posted on here, my ring was an L-shaped ring (my interpretation of a Dikes Ring) and it was...
    • kf2qd
      kf2qd replied to the thread Distortion in a resin 3D print.
      You are working with a very thin, high aspect profile (meaning it is very large for its thickness) you may also be seeing some effect of...
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      kf2qd replied to the thread anyone have files for sieg sx3 cnc conversion ?.
      I believe you have the SX2, there was the SX1, which is tiny, the SX2 and the SX3 which is actually quite large. I have an KX3-CNC that...
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      kf2qd replied to the thread Lets Talk about Engine Drawings.
      Stacked dimensions are fine, if you are using a manual machine without a DRO, and the tolerances can really work that way. (don't know...
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      kf2qd replied to the thread Needle bearings in a model diesel ?.
      a bronze sleeve bearing will take a lot of use, and with a small amount of oil will last forever. I have an old K&B Model aitplane...
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      kf2qd replied to the thread Lets Talk about Engine Drawings.
      The requirements of a model engine drawing to be built by hobby machinists have different requirements than do production drawings...
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      kf2qd reacted to propclock's post in the thread Denny Hot Air Pumping Engine Water Wheel with Like Like.
      Just a short poor quality video but I though I would share the water wheel. the water wheel gets a Lot of attention at show. Just a...
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      kf2qd replied to the thread Myford oiler - advice needed.
      I have one at my job that was purchased for an older Bridgeport mill, and it leaks very little. Tat being said, It is an OILER. It has...
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