Recent content by schilpr

Great running engine!

Try a casting supply house, they use them as stirring sticks.

Interested in the plans as soon as you've completed the prototype build and made any required modifications to the plans.

On a more positive counterbalance: - all my older kids can fix their own cars - all my kids have "basic" tool skills in wood and metal - my you youngest kids (11&12) have build a car from random parts - my 12yo son is a pretty decent blacksmith, he does demonstrations at museums regularly - my...

Jan, outstanding design and craftsmanship. In a few weeks I'll be moving to the Netherlands and hope to see some of your models and meet you in person someday. Groeten, Rob

Thanks for the pictures, I'll be there next year for sure. Now it's a LONG trip but from my new home it is only 35 miles away ;-)

Agreed with all earlier posters. I have a vice with swivel and angle attachment and took them both of after trying to line them up straight and needing more z-axis space.

Frank, let me know if you need help, translation or anything else. I have an address in the Netherlands in case they don't ship to your location.

Maybe next year :-) Moving just a few miles from there in a few months.

Try this page http://shop.vth.de/bauplane-frasteile.html?cat=14 Don't know exactly what you are looking for but I like this one http://shop.vth.de/bauplane-frasteile/6-zylinder-reihenmotor.html Is this it? http://shop.vth.de/bauplane-frasteile/2-zylinder-v-dampfmaschine.html Or this one...

I'm a pretty decent CAD draftsman, in 2D, never done anything mechanical in 3D. Last week I downloaded Alibre (now Geomagic) to see what I could accomplish. Been playing a but today, and I think I'm getting the hang of it. This is based on the Brass-T model, but is by no means an accurate...

Agree with Billy, good skill to have to be able to work without them. I learned on non-DRO machines and non-digital calipers, and it's a good skill to have. Just bought my first mill with DRO and I'm looking forward to working with it, I think it will speed my work up, but I don't think there...

Have heard several people getting good results with motors from battery powered drills, most of those have a gearbox and clutch and run on 12v to 18v, with plenty of torque and speed. They are also cheap, because after the battery goes out buying a new drill is often cheaper then replacing the...

Good to see you are back at it, impressive project. Early on in my career I was involved with the building of the real deal, an extruded that is, still a great memory and experience.

Barry, it seems that we have a similar setup and probably close to each other. I've got a HBM 45 Profi with the same DRO that you show in the picture above. En ik ben ook Nederlander. Rob