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    Briesch Steam Hammer

    I Picked up a casting set and plans for Paul Briesch's Steam hammer at Cabin Fever. However when I got them home, I looked at the plans and sections of the plans are unreadable. Especially s17 s18 and s19. Any advice where I could get these would be helpful.
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    Chicago Model Engineering Show

    Its October and so Once again for those in the Chicago Area. CMEA is doing a free model Engineering Show. Come meet the members and see the new projects. The show is in La Grange, IL and open from 9am to 3pm on October 3, 2015. Located at the Emmanual Episcopal Church, 203 N...
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    Trials and Tribulations of the Construction of a Lathe Collet Chuck

    I have always wanted a collet chuck for my Lathe. I have finally completed mine and thought I would give the story of a very unexperienced machinist guy and the process getting to the collet chuck. Wanting a collet system for my lathe was difficult to find since the lathe is a MT 4 1/2. I could...
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    The Stars have aligned

    I think the stars finally aligned. Last year I found a lathe on Fleabay and to my surprise I won it with my bid of $250. It is a Select 10 X24 which is a very close older brother of the Jet 1024P. When I got the lathe home, I found both good and bad. It had a set true chuck, so I got my money’s...
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    New Sieg XN2

    It looks like Sieg has created a new mill. When I first looked at the mill, I was thinking that this could be great. A small mill with a quill. But there were things on this mill that looked a little wierd. I found a manual and it looks like Sieg tried to overthink things a little bit. The made...
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    Threading help

    I am making a Collet Closer for an Atlas lathe. I have just drilled out the 3/4" rod to .501" and need to prepare the end for the 3C collet. When i go to Machinery's Handbook, it says that the thread on the collet is a .640" x 26. So now I need to know what the rood diameter of the thread is...
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    How walking the dog can help your shop

    Today I was out walking the dog and I passed by a house with the Garage door open and a strange sound got my attention. when I looked I saw a drill press in the corner by the door. When I walked up to look at it the homeowner came and after we had talked for a bit, I asked him what was he going...
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    Duclos Huff and Puff

    I recently started a new project. Phillip Duclos's Huff-n-Puff. I wanted to do something a little smaller for a challenge. I had been a little leery to work with the small stuff and after doing a few parts and my highly trained experience of 5 tapped holes of 0-80, I am now enjoying the...
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    Left Handed X2???

    OK, with all of this talk of the Cheap DRO, I had to have one on my HF X2. So after going to Amazon, I bought the 12" Model from Igaging. Then I began to look how to mount it. I wanted to mount it on the front, but It would block the lock on the x axis. I also looked at the back and wanted to...
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    Moriya Stirling Fan build

    Ok, Here is a total Newbie, both for machining and posting. I am starting on a Moriya Stirling Fan. Right now I am working on the first three parts. On the Hot end, I used round stock because I do not have a 4 jaw chuck for my Select 10" lathe yet. :hDe: I have only had it a couple of months...
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