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Knowing how John made such a large impression on so many here and elsewhere in our hobby, I felt it necessary to post this here since I did not find it mentioned anywhere in this forum. Death. | Model Engineer RIP Bogs, you are, and will continue to be sorely missed. You left behind a great...

Some people will tell you that bandsaws are the only way to go, but for a few of us a power hacksaw has a certain therapeutic effect while it goes about its business, moving to and fro. Most power hacksaws cut on the draw stroke, in other words while pulling the blade toward the crank. The...

Beautiful work, Dale. Like someone else said, I wish I had the time to invest in projects like this.

It appears that I made a huge error and was a bit hasty in my judgment. As a result, it is only appropriate that I post an open apology. Austin, I sincerely wish to apologize for what I said. If you choose to remove the thread or edit it, I am okay with that. It appears that the 'sticky'...

To the esteemed members of this forum: I have enjoyed my stay here and have learned much from many of you, and I wish to thank you all. I was initially disappointed when this site went commercial, but I kept an open mind and stayed on board and gave things a chance. My participation in the...

I get those reminders by email once in a while too, and they used to bug me, but I don't let them bother me anymore. For me, machining and miniature engineering are hobbies, which it means they take a back seat to making a living, fixing the house, the wife's car, the granddaughter's bicycle...

I have one of those compressors, and was lucky enough to get one for $160 shipped to my door several months ago. I absolutely love it! I have a large 6 HP compressor in the garage for all of my big stuff, and a 1610A in the shop downstairs for blowing chips out of parts, running engines, running...

I didn't see the movie, but have a look at this YouTube video on the making of that movie. Quite interesting! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnmVZlPHIhw

Isn't that one of those mechanical things that shows the planets and their orbits? As you turn it, each planet spins on its axis as well as orbiting the sun at the correct ratio? ON EDIT: Okay I went and watched the video. Yup - that's what it is! Great project though!

You have to remember that an engine cylinder has two dead centers, one at the top of the stroke, and one at the bottom. By placing the crankpins at 90* to one another, one cylinder is in the middle of its power stroke when the other is on a dead center. In other words, there are no places where...

Dennis I am sorry to hear of your trials. It seems that life has a way of getting very difficult at times, then finally gets better and shows a whole new side. Please accept my condolences for your wife's passing. My wife and I have only been together for 30 years, and I cannot imagine life...

There is a set of recurring themes and actions on just about every forum I have ever been a member of, including this one. I am not trying to be critical of ANYONE here, but instead am trying to be constructive and point out a few things that may or may not be apparent. In so many cases a...

Take a look at this link: http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/write-for-us/ It may explain what brought Mr. Roussey here in the first place.

A little bit of quick research on Mr. Roussey shows that he is a young fellow that is trying to develop his professional writing career. I've got a $10 bill in my pocket that says that he posted here only to claim that it is a site where he has been published. If anyone checks out his claim, the...

I always thought that a submitted article had to be approved before it appeared on the home page or in the articles section. If that is correct, then Austin has already approved the alternative energy articles. If that is the case I wish to officially voice my disapproval.

I would inquire with Enco over the missing stem, I suspect that you should have received one with the base. The lathe tools with no inserts is a bit different though. I've seen them both ways, some with 1 set of inserts, and some with no inserts. It might be worth contacting them about the...

My experiences with 316 stainless taught me a few things. 1. When drilling, feed the drill as fast as practically possible. 2. Machining 316 SS justifies the existence of certain adult beverages. 3. Luckily the work hardened area is quite thin. If you can break through it, the job goes MUCH...

Try the plans on this site: http://www.smex.net.au/Store/Store_PlansFittings01.php There are a number of plans there, and they are free. ON EDIT: Surprisingly, these plans use inch measurements instead of metric!

Of course there is also Minnesota. But then again, it's got a bunch more trees and hills. Hmmmm.

Nice work, Train_Fan. I don't get on here as often as I would like during the warmer months due to work obligations, so please pardon the late message. Congratulations on your first engine! Since others mentioned their troubles working with wood, I now feel much better as I often thought that...