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  1. spurgear

    Help drilling A hole

    Thank you Norman. I have mfgd several option parts for R/C racing vehicles, at 63 I am having the the most fun allowed with the 2 Unimats, I like thinking of all the Gents here as mentors, I do so miss my father, could have learned a lot more, however you fellows are GREAT...
  2. spurgear

    Help drilling A hole

    Found this helpful, found in a rusty box of scrap metal at a flea market for .25 cents, it says L.S.S. CO. No. 21 it is 1-1/2" by 2"
  3. spurgear

    Help drilling A hole

    Yea the measuring gear is much larger than the lathe, heck i can hardly see the lathe or mill with a 6" caliper in my right hand. My Neighbor is a machinist, invited him to join this group gave me the idea for lathe bit adjustment, works great, should of realized it may work here also. You...
  4. spurgear

    Help drilling A hole

    May be a pic is worth a thousand words.
  5. spurgear

    Help drilling A hole

    Drill in in vert mill, soft steel, bit slides off side to side. wobble. should you use a small center drill ? Herbiev, sounds like this might work ! Thank you both for the input.
  6. spurgear

    Help drilling A hole

    I have 2 unimat lathe / mill, any idea, tips, or tricks to drilling a 2 mm hole in a 5mm shaft ? i am not having any luck or progress, sort of frustrating. :wall: Thank you, Bobby Shores
  7. spurgear

    Thumb Drive

    Use a brushless rc motor 3phase power !
  8. spurgear

    Fuel

    Jasonb Used Coleman fuel works great & no / or alot less odor. Thank you
  9. spurgear

    Meshing of spur gears

    R/C Cars Steel,Plastic, Nylon 80%-90% engagement
  10. spurgear

    Fuel

    Thank you Coleman fuel sounds good. gasoline seems to have an extremely high evaporation rate, I cannot remember this happening back tn the 60's, must be the newer dinosaurs. Thank you
  11. spurgear

    PeeWee V4 slow build

    http://www.floridaame.org/GalleryPages/g1m0210.htm AS per dirk The castings for the Peewee engine were proven by Bob Shores himself. This was the last engine he built in the year and a half prior to his passing. His engine ran, and is now placed away for safe keeping by his family. That...
  12. spurgear

    Silver Bullet Build

    Very nice & I love that exhaust pipe what a aweet sound.
  13. spurgear

    Hit & Miss model

    johanvanzanten; Looks like a LITTLE ANGEL engine. No castings requirsd.
  14. spurgear

    Silver Bullet

    Very nice build, sweet every one should be inspired i know i am. Thank you, Bobby Shores
  15. spurgear

    Fuel

    Is it possible to use model Nitro fuel, 10-20 % nitro & 18% oil? Using open intake with adj. fuel flow, or would you throttle air flow also? This fuel (nitro) is cleaner less fume & I can get flavors Bubble Gum, Pineapple, Cherry, etc. & it carries the lube package & my model engine stay clean...
  16. spurgear

    My metal shop

    R/C Car hop-up parts & recently trying to build my first engine, an open column River Queen Steam endine. I think i have more now, trying to quit working. It ia hard to do!
  17. spurgear

    My metal shop

    My metal shop takes up 1/4 12'x15' walled in carport.
  18. spurgear

    News about Peewee castings

    Exact link includes Bosh4-40 I held the engine for several years before donating it. It was completely built , but never ran. https://www.flickr.com/photos/15794235@N06/sets/72157649482852173
  19. spurgear

    News about Peewee castings

    The original BOB SHORES PeeWee was donated 6-2015 & can be seen at; http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/KnappCol.htm
  20. spurgear

    Little Angel

    chucketn, one of my fathers shirts framed, & hung on wall in shop.
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