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This could also be a useful property of lanolin (for modellers). From Lanotec website: Stops electrolysis due to dissimilar metals

Beudy Mate! Well done! Thm:Thm:Thm:

No wonder you have a machine shop. ;) Thanks for the ideas, I'll have a look next time I'm down at the hardware shop and see if there's anything for sale that's like that rack in the 1st pic Tin posted. Otherwise, I may have to start saving postal tubes and coffee cans. :)

Hi All, I have a large heap of small bits of steel etc. that are under 6in long that are currently in a pile. It's a really bad storage system as you can only really get the bits on the top and sides. Has anybody made/found an elegant system for storing small scrap metal bits? I'm thinking...

That's a great link Vidio! Thanks.

Here's some good info on home metal spinning. http://aardvark.co.nz/pjet/spinning1.shtml Make sure you check out his other projects. He's a kinda interesting bloke.

Awesome! That is spectacular!

Can you send that Santa to Australia please?

Hi Andy, Interesting stuff. Maybe it's because of the spray on stuff that corrosion doesn't occur - it creates a layer of insulation between the two metals. Have a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_in_architecture#Galvanic_corrosion Do you use a spray on coating for model...

Wow, it always amazes me how much knowledge and experience is found on this site. I've heard that copper gaskests are known to cause galvanic corrosion on "real" engines with aluminium heads but it seems that that doesn't apply to model engines. I think that must be because they don't use...

G'Day Mr Baz, I like this project. Thm: Would high compression with forced induction cause knocking though? And don't copper gaskets corrode alumiminium kinda quickly? Just a couple of thoughts. Keep up the good work - would love to do this myself. :) Regards, Dinkum

Looks fantastic, great effort mate! Thm:Thm:Thm:

Hi Rick, Thanks for the reply. I think it's a nice find too. :D Would you believe the thing I'm dying to try out the most is the coolant pump? :hDe: Is this type of thing sold only industrially which would mean you don't see them advertised? It's funny that a machine found in Australia...

Hi All, I just picked up one of these lathes today: It's labelled as a Shanghai Ning Jiang HG 28 but it would seem that there are only about 3 people in the whole google-able world that have one. So I'm guessing it must be an unbadged something else. Does anybody here have one or have seen...

Nice find. :) Regarding gas for hobbyists, apparently you can buy disposable bottles now - so that there isn't a rental cost. It's probably worth checking out if you don't plan on using much gas.

I'd like to say well done too. Great job!

It's looking really good, Cogsy!

G'Day Cogsy, I can also assure you that you aren't the only Perth HMEMer. ;) This site is fantastic, isn't it? (I'm in the same boat as you - new here and to machining too.) Regards, Dinkum

Thanks. Excellent.

Hi, Thanks for the input everyone. Blighty, that mill in the link is similar to mine. Counterbalancing is an interesting idea. Ron, thanks for the link. I'm sure it will prove helpful when (hopefully) I eventually do a conversion. The knee idea seems like a good one. ATM I am sticking to...