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  1. KJE

    What to use for miniature drive belts???

    You can use the wire springs from lip type oil and grease seals. Cut them to length and screw the ends together they work slick.
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    Getting in Trouble for Metal Chips in the House

    45 years of making chips as a machinist and as a hobby a few chips have made their way into the house. Have to change my boots at the door and blame the dog when a few get thru ……..
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    Re: crooked core in cyl casting

    When you set up a casting you always set up to what’s going to be left over .... not the areas you are machining, castings can never be considered to be perfect. A few simple lay out lines will prove if there is enough material to clean up
  4. KJE

    Hoglet ignition

    Thanks Steve ......
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    Hoglet ignition

    I’m wondering what distance the hall sensor has to be from the magnet on the Hoglet engine ....
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    Broach bushings

    For bushings you won't use too often or once I have used bronze or leaded mild steel ...... easy to machine and stand up fairly well
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    machining accuracy

    An interesting topic at any level. Being a machinist and machineshop supervisor for over fourty years this topic has come up many times. The answer I have always given is be fussy where it counts and use the tolerances given where it doesn't ....to machine everything to a tight tolerance is just...
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    PM Research #5 "coke bottle" steam engine

    All the parts before final assembly and painting. You might have noticed a couple of custom pieces, the cast iron valve case cover was too hard to drill so I made up a brass one and I made a goof on the valve linkage guides so fabbed up a couple from bar stock. All in all an interesting...
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    PM Research #5 "coke bottle" steam engine

    My PM Research Coke bottle engine.
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