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Are you following a plan? Is the plan available so we can follow along with plan and pic of construction? Fascinating to see how one person approaches the work and how another person would have thought to do it. Marvelous pictures Thanks Fred

Great stuff!!!!! Loved the art deco engine, it is supreme. WoW, What a clock. Fantastic work. Fred

Many thanks for the wonderful plans. I printed them out but won't get to them for a bit. You are very talented. I am a novice and self taught with a fool for a teacher. Some of the parts look very complicated, one step at a time...Thank you Fred

Frank Ford has a web site and he also had a FANTASTIC thing on Utube showing his turret lathe in action using a die head. You really should see it. It is what spurred me on to acquire a turret for my South Bend. Go to Frank Fords site or utube you won't regret it Fred

Hey, Many thanks!!!! Fred :bow:

Hey, Is there a chart that lists the diameters of a rod prior to threading? Like reduce 1/4" rod to 4-40 thread....what do you reduce the rod to prior to putting the 4-40 die to it? Thanks in advance to all that help. Fred

Hey, I faced the same problem. I needed to do some silver soldering and couldn't believe my hand held propane torch couldn't do it. I went out and bought a torch with acetylene and oxygen, filled in tanks that I had and some one gave me. The size of the flame was more than I needed for the...

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I was at a garage sale and purchased an old Brass fire extinguisher for the simple idea that the 14" by 5inch diameter cylinder would make a great boiler. Haven't done it yet Thpough. Good luck

I am in my sixties and still have my Erector set. I also have a set called The American Model Builder 1913. Since I spent many hours building I got one Christmas the Girder and Panel Bridge and Turn Pike set and a few years later a Set for making Chemical plants which consisted of a base that...