Toymaker

A few years back, my wife & I were adopted by two "wild" cats, a mother and one of her kittens; I believe both were feral. The male...

The number of cats we have at any give time depends on which ones wander in. We have permanent indoor cats, and then if we find a stray...

I had a deaf cat that wasn't scared of anything. He would sit on top of the lathe and swat at the chips as they flew off. He would also...

Finally, the Burner is now under computer control :) ECU & Burner test Video The pic below shows my outdoor test stand. The one liter...

For this conversation, open loop refers to a CNC machine being run by software, such as Mach3, which causes one or more axis on the...

At my current age of 73, whether or not I apply a sealant to the tank, seems likely I will fail long before my aluminum tank fails :)

I have two very old Dell Optiplex 780 desktops running Windows 7 and Mach3, one for my lathe and one for my mill. Several years ago the...

In an earlier post I posed the question asking how to solve the problem of using a 20 year-old computer with a parallel port running...

Fuel tank sealants are not paint, as they remain flexible for life. Such sealants have been used to seal aircraft fuel tanks for...

Why not coat the inside of the air tank with one of the many commercially available Fuel Tank sealants? Yes, depending on the tank's...

If you have some space, even a 1 car garage and a workbench, the best way to build any engine, and learn is with a small lathe. You can...

Getting back on topic: I still hold the opinion that air compressor tanks made from Stainless are far superior to tanks made from soft...

I work with stainless steel everyday 309,316 and harden stainless. We see corrosion everyday. Citric acid is something that will cause...

Any idea what chemicals, and at what concentrations, were mixed in the water that was sprayed onto test subjects inside the accelerated...

When I Googled, "what corrodes Stainless Steel" I could not find any conditions which you suggested are a severe potential problem. It...