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That is some nice progress!

Oh, I don't doubt it. The issue comes with all my other distractions, that pesky thing called a job, and my fiscal obligations to my family.

A beautiful bit of work. Makes me want to get out to the shop and start on one myself. Thayer

Brian, A quick question. .003 sounds like a lot to me. Regardless of the chuck accuracy, shouldn't the bored hole run true within the tolerance of the spindle bearings? Or did you pull it to admire your handiwork and then rechuck it before measuring the runout?

Indeed, that is the object in question. Apparently I haven't been keeping up on your build thread either! Well, it certainly hasn't been 27 years since I made a part for mine, so I will consider it still current! Thanks for the reprieve. Thayer

Stan, that is a beauty! You've got several interesting embellishments that personalize it quite nicely. I found myself pausing the video repeatedly to see some of your details and setups. One spot where I had a question was between 1:06 and 1:10 where you show a row of what looks to be brass...

I actually did all the detail work on my valves with a 1/16 end mill. You can see them taking shape starting on post #45 of the build thread for my Elmer's #33. I haven't touched it in a while, but now that model airplane season is over in my shop for a while, I will make some more progress...

simply stunning.

Brian, A job well done indeed! Love the tilt back solution. Thayer

I would definitely sign your art for future generations to appreciate. As wonderful as this forum is, I can't imagine it being around 50 years from now, let alone longer.

Ralph, these are beautiful! Thayer

Congratulations Weez, a job well done and rightfully recognized. You've definitely inspired me to get going on my #33 again. Unfortunately I am in the midst of model airplane season right now.

Ed, that is a wonderful job, well done! I have not done anything on my #33 lately, as I have too many other commitments right now. I am keeping the parts visible in the shop so that it doesn't get forgotten though. Seeing your #29 is definitely inspiring. In fact when I started my #33 I made a...

Sounds about right, but it was quite a while ago and not used since.

I just sent a PM. Thayer