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I just got this used Palmgren angle vise off the big on-line auction site. No one bid against me so I probably paid to much. These questions are for anyone who owns a similar vise. Being it it used, there was no instruction sheet with it. It looks like the previous owner added washers to both...

When I built my last I.C. engine, I looked high and low for miniature fine wire springs for the intake valves. I was rummaging my local surplus store today and found a large stash of these small springs. They only require 10 grams to deflect them .100 inch. If anyone would like me to send...

The plans for the engine I am now building has several places that a cotter pin will be used. The cross hole in the shafts is only .036 diameter. Is there a source for very small hardware. I tried making some by grinding paper clip wire to a semi-circle cross section and, with practice, they...

Does anyone have a suggestion as to where I can obtain quality miniature drill bits? I have purchased a few sets of #61-80 drill bits and am constantly disappointed with the way they are ground. Close inspection shows they couldn't possibly cut metal. Greg G.

I finished making the crankshaft for Jerry Howell "Farm Boy" engine today. Do any of you still get a thrill when you first spin your crankshaft.