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I am trying to find information (brueprints, or drawings with dimensions) for the northern pacific railroads locomotive called Minitonka. All I know about this locomitve is that it has 44" drivers, weighs 12 tons and made by Porter locomotive works in 1870 with a 0-4-0 wheel configuration If...

I've been dreaming about building my own board track racer for the last three years or so and finally everything seems to be coming together slowly. My engine is going to be 938cc in displacement in. 90 degree v-twin configuration. I'm basing my engine around the motor described in Paul N...

I'm in the middle of designing a vtwin motorcycle engine for my board track racer project and I have a dilemma. I need custom castings made for my parts, but I do not have the equipment or the know how to do any of it myself and I don't know where to go to get these parts made. Is there a place...

After lots of research and dissapointment that vintage bike replicas can be purchased, but no one makes the old single cylinder engines from the early 1900's I have desired to design and build my own engine based on an engine design that I found, the engine I am basing mine off of was designed...

I was at the antique store the other day and the shop owner gave me free plans for a roughly 1:12 scale cordless type steam engine. Most of the parts I can make on my lathe, others I'll need to employ my neighbor (also a machinist) to help me make some other parts that are to large for my mini...

I am hopefully going to start construction on a 3.5'' vice in my precision machining class that I am in, since I am a second year student in the class the teacher says that second year kids can work on what ever they want to, as long as it is not parts for knives or guns and as long as it...

I am working on a concept for a 4 cylinder inline engine that uses 30.5cc cylinder and piston sets from HPI baja 5B model car engines. These engines put out almost 4hp on there own but any way, i would like to make a crank case to tie all 4 cylinder and piston sets together to put in the frame...

I have been looking to get a small lathe for a little while now and think I have found one, I am not looking to make anything to big, maybe finish some more parts for my micro hosc or make some pens, mostly just small simple projects. But any way I found on the internet a 4x5 metal lathe that is...

Picked this up for cheap at the antique store today and it all is in working order and runs like a charm Questions: 1)what company made the boiler and engine? 2)how old might this be? thanks Mitch

I bought my own measuring tools from my machining teacher and he is going to let me use our largest manual lathe in my class... An, American Pacemaker 16x78 lathe that was used in the us army. I am looking for a simple part to make tomorrow, maybe a tool to use on the smaller 9'' southbend...

Got to take this home from my class today... and for the part... how it looked when it happened i have to mention that this was not my doing

Hello, I think I found my 3d project on the haas cnc mill that we have for my class at warren tech next year. I got a print for a COX .049 Babe Bee crankcase which normally has a displacement of .049 cubic inch. It is glow fuel powered and uses a glow plug, any ways. I plan to make the engine 10...

Me and my little brother Austin both love miniatures... I have been looking at a tiny lathe that would be so cool just to set on the book shelf and look at, maybe make a couple micro parts on it every once in a while in the cabinet. This thing is tiny. Not sure of the exact dimemsions but I have...

hello, i am looking for plans for a radius cutter that can be used on a south bend lathe. I would like this because I am looking for a personal project for class next year and I know from what the second year students in my class have made i will be needing to cut some radiuses in a couple...

Hey, I know this in an overdue introduction but hey as they say "better late than never" lol. My name is Mitch I am almost 18 years of age and have been on this great forum for 2 months. I am in the lakewood area of Colorado. I have many different interests that include model trains, any type of...

Hi all, I started making the micro hosc engine in my class during free time, like during our 15 minute break that we get one time per day. I am building this and a stirling engine at the same time so i am just working on the hosc when i find a spare few minutes. Im thinking of going in on...

hi im looking for a .032 endmill, 000-120 tap, 000-120 screw and a die for a 0-80 thread does not need to be brandnew, i cant pay a lot as i am short on cash but. thanks

has anyone seen this amazing work of art? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka3wmoI23C4 i contacted the builder and got the plans from him, they are metric and in dutch but come with all the instructions for building. Im thinking maybe build this when i get a machine of my own or when my shop...

Hello, I am looking to buy a live steam model locomotive. And I am wondering if you guys can help me choose one to save for What I would like 1) 1'' scale 2) coal fired 3) I want to be able to ride it around 4) something that is reasonably priced (definnetely not 20k) somewhere below 10k 5) not...

I have a couple pieces of an engine that need silver soldered together, and more to follow when i am done making my stirling engine does anyone know someone on this website or in colorado that can do this for me? I have no experience in this work and have not had any luck with the 4 different...