Recent content by mccreamark

I had the Weiss 8inch lathe(sold it) pretty good, and I still have the Optimum version of your mill (excellent), I cnced it 12 years ago, it still surprises me how well it runs. I have refused a few generous offers for it. Good luck with your new machines. Mark

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++ for Arduino here and the pro mini especially for battery powered projects, I use them regularly at home and at work (R&D engineer). If you need more speed or sophistication you can go for the Mega or Due same IDE. I also use the Texas Instruments Launchpad boards on the Energia IDE which is...

I have never tried a hammered paint, but I will give it a try myself , I have seen it on quite a few lathes. Thanks for the tip.

I spent so much time trying to get it right, I never spent much time thinking about what to make with it. I have made a few steel parts for the trains, like connecting rods, and as soon as I get back into train-making in the spring I expect I will make more train parts. I have to resist the...

Hi Your build looks great and will turn into a very professional setup. I have the same mill a BF20 in Ireland , convereted to cnc . I had to get a real machinist to mill out a groove in the underside of the table to make room for the ball nuts , other wise it went well. I am jealous of your...