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Why did I suddenly start to get emails telling me that there is a new posting on a subject that I had posted on? I hadn't changed anything on my computer and it just started today.

Petr's Atkinson engine post was turning into a computer thread, so I will start a new one. A few months ago, I went through a long process of registering on a Canadian Government web site. When I tried to access my account last week. I couldn't get into the site. After much frustration and...

Last summer I had an adverse drug reaction that affected my heart and left me unable to do any meaningful work. In January, I started looking for new accommodation and took possession of an apartment style condominium on the first of June. We have a moving van coming next week for the furniture...

If you need change gears for your lathe, this seller has several that are damaged but this one is in better condition. "This 72 tooth gear is in good condition except for one missing tooth and a second half broken tooth and appears to be solid as it is made of cast iron or steel (it is magnetic)."

Does anyone have the instructions for the Enco 287-6520 sharpening fixture? http://www.use-enco.com/cgi/INSRIT?PMAKA=287-6520&PMPXNO=951444&PARTPG=INLMK3

There have been recent threads concerning zinc in boiler construction and the proper brazing rod to use. For anyone interested, there is a chart on Wiki listing every conceivable brazing rod with technical information, alloy, uses, trade names, generic name, etc. Go to section 5 for the rod...

I may have posted this before but the thread on MT collets in a mill brought it to mind. If you put the standard coarse thread on the collet end of the drawbar and a fine thread at the top end, you can achieve high pull in power with less energy expended and when is is time to remove the...

All you people who complain about the high price of silver solder must have sitting on your hands this afternoon. Six identical 5 ounce packages of 38% silver, 1/16" sold for under $30.00 each. All bought by the same buyer except for the one roll I bought.

Since I have several hot air engines I seal the burners when not in use to avoid evaporation. The first picture shows one just completed with a cap over the wick and a plug in the filler hole, both with an O Ring seal. The second picture shows my new design for a Venting Filler Plug. The...

For those who don't read the HSM board, John Stevenson posted a link a few days ago the covers manufacturing in one area of England mostly in the first half of the last century. Some amazing pictures and details that will take days to read. Just click the link and go to the museum on the home...

In September 2008 I started playing with lamina engines and posted a thread at http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?topic=2841.0 In January and February of 2009 I did some more work and then in December of 2009 I got Jan Ridders plan for the Pulse Mobile. I finished up all the...

We still have the problem of members not providing any clue as to their location. We have people looking for material or tools and people offering help but neither showing even what continent they are on. The world is very small on the internet, but shipping around the world is not instantaneous...

An unlikely place to find flat bar is in discarded hanging file folders. I found it by accident when I tried to fold up a torn folder. Hidden in the top seam, on each side, is a steel bar .031" x .125". It is a very hard steel, not SS, but I have been able to drill with small drills. To tap 2-56...

While I am in photobucket, I will post a picture of my answer to cutting small pieces on the 4x6 bandsaw. It is just a $3.00 2" drill press vise which mounts to a piece of angle that is permanently affixed to the side of the saw table.

More than a year ago I had to abandon a project because I couldn't cut a a tapered thread on my Logan lathe. I watched and bid on several taper attachments but they all sold for way may than I thought they were worth, considering all were incomplete or no model number available. For a Logan...

Many weeks ago I asked for suggestions on hw to cut an 18" radius on my small mill. There were several suggestions and in particular Jason showed pictures for two methods. Some calculations showed that neither would work on my mill because the work required exceeded the size of my mill. I had to...

Am I missing something obvious on how to do a set up? I have a Benchmaster Vertical Mill with a 6" x 36" table. I want to cut an arc 6" long on an 18" radius. How do I do it?

This the fall harvest weekend at the museum where I volunteer some time. Lots of engines of all kinds running and doing their thing, powering something. The first picture is one big mother of a steam tractor of about 100 HP. It had just finished plowing a field, pulling a 12 furrow plow The...

Lots of questions: 1. Is the test repeatable? Can you remove the collet and replace it and get the runout in the same place? If so 2. Does the collet chuck or spindle have zero runout? 3. If you are measuring a test piece held in the collet, is the runout the same close to the collet as farther...

Whats with these two bidders determined to buy a B&S fishtail that sells new for $5.95 and they bid it up to $16.50? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280375907339&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT