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Looks like the last time I was here was in 2011. WOW eleven years ago. Came across the HMEM logo and wanted to see if my account was still active and it was. Had to change my e-mail address and pass word though. I signed on back in 2008 when Brass Machine had started this forum. Bogstandard aka...

That's the question. Which of these, the one with the four wheels or the one with the eight wheels, is GREENER? Eight Wheeler or Four Wheeler Good luck on your test. You have till 4:00PM Eastern standard time to answer the question. Bernd

Hey Tin you want to send this guy a note about what's he's using. Near the bottom of the web page. http://www.greensteamengine.com/ Just thought I'd let you know. Bernd

Could this be the simple answer to the oil spill in the Gulf. http://www.wimp.com/solutionoil/ Some good old boy ingenuity. What do think? Bernd

Since Gail started a dog thread and he suggested a cat thread. I figured I start with my boss and post a couple of pics. This is Miss Boots. A stray that came by the mobile home we lived in over 10 years ago. She won't leave so I figured I put her to work catching mice at the house I was...

I've looked in all the right places, including Boston Gear web site. You need to sign up to get in. I have a feeling it's to keep hobbyist out since they ask a lot of questions pertaining to a workplace. Were can one purchase Boston Gears? I've got the part number so finding them would be easy...

If your into live steam, the kind that runs on rails, check out this 8 cylinder steamer at: http://www.livesteaming.com/ Bernd

I just picked this off Russ Keplar's Enginerring list. All I can say is wow. And it's built with out CNC. Talk about craftsmanship. Unfortunatley the site is in German, but has many pictures of maching procedures that one can learn from...

The subject line tells all. I came across this note on a model engineering list. The post was made by Veronica Merryfield and her question was/is "Anyone heard of Johan van Zanten? and a website of the same? Below is an example of his work" Some very nice work. I did a quick google. Found...

Now that the Bridgeport is all back together again I need to fix the knee adjustment shaft and crank. As you recall I stated that there was a fix that needed to be done. Since I'm not restoring the machine to original condition I made my own crank and fixed the shaft to make it work. First a...

Ever try to mill a piece of stock longer than your table will travel? ??? Here's a tip for those of us that have a small mill and need to mill a part longer than the table travels. Such is the case with my X2 mill, a Grizzly min-mill. I needed to make 2 pieces of 1/4" aluminum 1" wide and they...

Here's something for you guys that want to try and build a rotary engine were the blade and pistons rotate. Also some interesting movies for the CNC crowd of machining the engine parts. Enjoy. http://thevintageaviator.co.nz/projects/oberursel-engine/oberursel-gallery Bernd

Here's a tip for you guys with a X2 mill. I had to cut a 3/8" wide slot into a piece of steel that is 1.25" thick. Now that's quite a bit of metal to be removed for such a small mill. I solved the problem by chain drilling, then using a 3/8" dia. end mill to mill out the webs left and finally...

Waregle, I'll post this thread here. If it needs to be be moved to a more appropriate place, please do so. The day has finally arrived were I pick up my, new to me, Bridgeport. I'll document how I got it home, took it apart, moved it to the basement and reassembled it. So to start this pic...

The Bridgeport I'm getting is a 3 phase machine so I'll need a converter. I've had this motor for over 15 years now. I figured if I ever get a 3 phase machine I would have a motor to make a converter. It's a 220/440 Volt 3 phase 7.5HP 1160 RPM motor. It's all cast iron and very heavy. How do I...

Sunday was moving day for the #21 Buffalo Forge drill press. I wanted it in the basement because it's warmer (a lot warmer) in the winter than the garage. Also need to make some room for the Bridgeport that is coming weeks end. So following is 18 pics of how I moved it into the basement. I...

I figured I post this here since there doesn't seem to be a place to post about having a machine follow you home. ;D First a bit of a story. I've always envied the guy that writes about finding that machine he's been looking for very close to home. Well, I've been looking to get a Bridgeport...

Another thread has been started on metric unit conversion and how best to convert dimensions from metric to imperial. :P In these discussions I haven't seen anything mentioned on hole size or thread conversions. Hole sizes are easy. Say you need to drill a 2.5mm dia., converted to inch would be...

I'm a subscriber of Model Engine Builder magazine. The recent issue has a very interesting engine that Jerry Hale designed. It is based on a Wankel engine but has what looks like 4 cylinders inside a ring and one spark plug. Bascially all four cylinders revolve inside the ring. They have a video...

I was surfing the net last night and came across this website. After reading it, which I found humorous and, informative and a few good links, I had to think of Bogstandard's thread on setting up his shop. I don't think I'd try the method he used to transport his mill from the place he bought it...