Recent content by starnovice

Thank you !!!

Does anyone know this engine, I bought it at an estate and would like to get plans for it. Pat Wicker

Thanks Luc, I understand. I always used telescoping gauges and have not run across a bore gauge. Pat W

So now I have to ask, how does a dial bore gauge work? Pat W

Now that is the way a hit-and-miss should run! Nice engine! Pat W

I learned a long time ago to tell wifey the opposite of what I really want.

You are right Dave, Larry Derry designed the transmission and him and I did the castings.

Nice. I have a set I bought for the mini-lathe now I can make a set for the 9x20. Is the 11-12 degrees very critical? I assume you have to make sure the bit is sharpened to the same angle whatever it is.

Thanks Ian, that confirms what I thought. I also agree about platter failure. They are rare and almost always show up on power up.

Ian, I had the same reaction 1T RAM!!! WOW! :o Then I checked the link and saw it was 1T HD. :cool: Hey Ian, any experience with solid state drives? Are they ready for prime time yet?

Being a professional software engineer I have learned more programming languages then I can count, several of them not even in use anymore. Almost all of them I learned through self-study. I agree with Ron the quickest way to start is to read other people's code and figure out what they did...

JW you are right I took a too simplistic approach. He should consider the other factors especially if the backlash tends to get worse over time.

I really preferred the list on the left and was going to request that it be made longer. One of the features I liked was an entry would gray out after I read it until a new posting was made. This Newest Threads list doesn't do anything for me. The other thing I really liked about the list on...

The counter weight just takes a load off of the z axis motor so it is not all that critical. The backlash is coming from the ball screw nut. You can repack the ball screw with larger balls to help take care of that. Here is a video on repacking the ballnuts http://youtu.be/8plIXSR5Nh8...

Sorry for you loss, Jim. Why does it always have to happen in public???