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Couldn't find an appropriate spot for this news, so guess here's the best place. Joe Martin, Sherline's owner died yesterday, 2/12/2014. Here's the news blurb that was sent to Sherline's email list. Joseph H. Martin December 3, 1934-February 12, 2014 It is with great sadness that we...

Anyone from here going to this weekends Western Engine and Model show in Pleasonton, CA ? http://www.wemeshow.com/ Earlier post: http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/f41/western-engine-model-exhibition-weme-17809/#post182299 I'm flying up from Los Angeles on Friday to attend. Friday for...

In answer to the earlier thread Fully functional HYDRAULIC excavator model thread here ... Check this out if you're in Vegas or going there: Adults get life-sized sandbox near Las Vegas Strip (Yahoo news link) LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas has seen its share of heavy construction equipment as it...

A suggestion to the folks that do a bang-up job on this site. Thm: Since more and more of us are using smartphones to access HMEM from a mobile browser (e.g. iPhone, Android, etc) it's clunky at best to see the site on a tiny screen as there is no mobile version of the site. There's a nice...

PM Research's Double wobbler steam engine running on steam powering a Sherline lathe which is turning a brass rod. Super clever !! Seriously gotta love the delicious irony here :big: EDIT: fixed YouTube link :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GmbeuJGqLI

Here's my version of "Millie" that I finished a couple of months ago. Millie is a single-acting oscillator or "wobbler" engine. Runs like a champ in either direction using about 10-15psi from a small paint brush compressor. The frame is 1-1/4" high, flywheel is 3/4" diameter, pistion is 1/8"...

I wasn't sure whether to put this here or in the tools section. I had 2 cheapy angle grinders I had bought from a local hardware store 5 or 6+ years ago. I'm sure they were junkie Chinese ones, especially given the $15/each cost :P ::) Not from Horror Freight, but they probably carry the same...

10 Ways Engineers Can Improve The Machinability Of Their Parts Article Link 10. Double check your drawing. Often the default on some design software is actually a very difficult feature to make. Do you really need a bottom tapped hole? 9. Spend a few days with the QA department the first...

8 Reasons Engineers Should Spend Their Free Time In The Machine Shop Article Link 8. Machinists will often need to alter your part to machine some of the features. Work through this together and you’ll both be happier. 7. When you first bring your drawing to the machine shop, it’s common to...

The Most Useless Machine EVER! You know you want to build one NOW !!! Rof} http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Most-Useless-Machine/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z86V_ICUCD4 Here they battle each other !! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkgoSOSGrx4 Mike

More of a newbie question, but that's why we're here !! I've used carbide bits on the lathe on aluminum without any kind of cutting/lubrication oil. Now I'm trying that on (probably plain old) steel. Should I be using any kind of lube/cutting oil on the lathe bit ? I successfully turned a...

I've got a Proxxon micro bandsaw that works pretty well. I've cut 3/4" steel bar with it (slowly), but am finding that it dulls the blade rather quickly. I was trying to cut another hunk off the steel bar last nite and it was taking forever. I gave up, then tried it on brass and aluminum and...

I just got a Chinese reamer set from Enco and was pleasantly surprised at the nice aluminum brief-case that came with it. The reamers have their own labeled foam cutouts. See attached pix below. Downside is that box takes up waaaaaaay too much room (yeah, I know, can never be satisfied :big:)...

I finally got around to trying out using superglue to hold a part so I could machine it in my mill (Sherline). I'm experimenting with a small (3/4" & 1/2" o.d.) brass and steel flywheels (I'm building the "Millie" steam engine from the Sherline book, yes will post a build thread ! :) ) I turn...

Ok, being a steam engine nut .... there's probably a few more like-minded folks here :big: If you have even the slightest interest in steam, marine or otherwise, check out this steam ship : Patriot State was the training ship of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy from 1986 to 1998. Here's an...

There was a wonderful, actually, pretty darn awesome sunset last night here in Southern California. I shot these (and many more) pictures last nite in Manhattan Beach, CA (just south of LAX airport). All the crap/smoke/ash in the air from the ongoing wildfires contributed to the wonderful color...

Here's a NASA picture from 8/31/09 showing the Los Angeles fires area.

For those of you living in vast wasteland of Southern California, here's an Craigslist ad that might interest you : http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/tls/1335257731.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- After 45 years, West Valley Tool will be closing the...

I'm looking for a decent program for editing video. I'm getting tired of showing my crappy videos straight out of my little point 'n shoot and want to clean them up a bit before posting them. I've seen some reviews on share/free-ware ones and commercial ones (e.g. Vegas video), but wanted some...

Dunno if this has been posted here before, but warrants viewing. Couple of folks heating a small model boiler (soft-soldered ??) with a blowtorch (th_wtf1 WTF were they thinking ??) , messing with the safety valve (or lack thereof) and disastrous results. Don't think anybody was hurt, but it's a...