Recent content by Mad_Mike

Just in case anyone is interested, the following address is for the engineer in all of us. It has alot of information and calculators for just about any engineering problem. The address is www.engineersedge.com. I get their email, which has their latest and greatest. Mad Mike I like anything...

There are several ways to do this and since you are not transmitting much torque, where I come from your torgue figures would be 1.776 - 3.54 in/lbs. In that case I would just pin it and use the set screw. Drill a small hole, about .5 - .75 MM in diameter 90 degree's to the set screw and use a...

I thought it was cold here in Wisconsin, but boy-o-boy you are really cold. I have one big advantage thuogh , I have in my big shop a heated floor, so it stays at about 50 degrees and in my small shop I have a 46 cubic foot powder coating oven, that keeps it nice and toasty. Mad Mike I like...

That's real cool, what size bolt is it? That would be easy to make. Mad Mike I like anything with enough power to do something stupid with.

I take my hat off to all the people who can make working machines or engines that small. Bazmak is correct in saying that the smaller it gets the harder it is to machine, for me it is not so much the physical size, but the tolerances that will do you in. I imagine that they are working with a...

I guess I can see it, however it is very tiny. It still very cool. Mad Mike I like anything with enough power to do something stupid with.

To me that is tiny in the extreme, I probably couldn't even see it. Mad Mike I like anything with enough power to do something stupid with.

This is the coolest thing since mashed potatoes. Mad Mike I like anything with enough power to do something stupid with.

I am amazed at how small this stuff is for model's, I am used to machining things that are measured in feet not fractions of an inch. I will have no problem adapting to it, I am just amazed by it. The last gear case I machined was 51' long x 25' high x 10' wide, it took 3 weeks to finish. I have...

I do understand about copyrights, they happen to be stronger then patents, however I was not thinkering about that at the time. All I was thinking was to share the wealth, as it were. My mistake. Mad Mike I like anything with enough power to do something stupid with!

I picked up the Ray Hasbrouck steam engine plans without castings book. It has 10 of his most popular engine plans, which are quite complete with extra instructions. If anyone is interested in having a set of these plans I can scan them to PDF files for your enjoyment. I plan to make the #9, two...

Hi everyone, My name is Michael Macier but everyone calls me Mad Mike, I guess it is because I am a little off plumb. Be that as it may I am new to model building, I have been working in the metal industry for over 40 years. I have been a blacksmith, whitesmith, welder, machinist etc. I...