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I took a slight diversion from the project I’m working on to build a helpful little tool for my shop. Years ago, I made a tailstock mounted die holder, which held both 13/16” and 1” round dies, and had a knurled body as well as handles. The tool is about 1 ¼” diameter and 3 ¼” long, and slides...

Hi folks, I have an old 7" Helios dial caliper. I've had it since I was a teenager, and its still the only caliper I have (never bothered to buy a digital one as this works just fine) At least until now... The other day I went to measure something, and something just didn't didn't make...

Hi folks, For a good laugh, check out this auction: http://www.ebay.com/itm/231544498931?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Currently, the high bid is about $30 higher than the price direct from P.M. Research. The seller must be thrilled! :D

Hi folks, Years ago, (a dozen at least) I was at the Dublin, NH, antique engine show, and there was a fellow selling castings for a large horizontal steam engine out of the back of his truck. The engine was a 1.5" bore by 3.5" stroke, flywheel about 12" diameter, and a baseplate of almost 2...

Wooden Beam engine, designed by Elmer Verburg. Made of Walnut, with a Maple flywheel. All metal parts made of Brass. I made square nuts and studs for all nuts/bolts, rather than using screws and hex nuts.

4 of Elmer Verburg's engines. "Scotty", "Square", "Baldy", and "Wobbler". All 4 have the same "look and feel", so I thought they would make a nice display all together, on an "Engine Showcase" type of display.

Hi folks, About 5 years ago, I built Elmer Verburg's "Square". For a while, I wanted to build 3 other engines to go with it, as they all have a similar look and feel: "Scotty", "Baldy", and "Wobbler". Over the past few months, I built the new 3 at the same time. I put them all on a common...

Rudy Kouhoupt designed mill engine. Serialized in Live Steam over 5 or 6 issues back in the 1980s. No castings required, built up from bar stock. I first met Rudy at the Pennsylvania Live Steamers 50th anniversary meet. I walked up to him and introduced myself. Went something like this...

Bought the partially machined castings from the father of a friend's neighbor. Just about everything that had been machined was machined poorly. Threw away the cast iron crankshaft it was so bad (under dimension on both sides, but not the same amount, the shaft had a taper to it on each side...