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I've begun building Bob Shores' Silver Bullet from castings I bought 15 years ago. My kit didn't include the engine stands, but a friend made castings using the ones from his kit. Thanks, Birk! I decided to start with the gears, since I had never made any before, after about 30...

I have begun work on Bob Shores' Silver Bullet, and two friends in the Salt Lake City area are planning to, also. I have learned from other postings on this website that the drawing that includes the water pump gears, SB-18, has been updated from "Rev 0" to "Rev 2". I've updated those...

My Thoughts on Selecting and Using Tungsten Carbide Partoff Tooling I hope the following doesn’t sound like an ad for Iscar, but it is their tooling that I know the best. I wrote it several years ago to answer a specific question, and thought it would be of benefit to this group. I want to...

Pardon me, as a new contributor to this site, for plunging into the topic of using tungsten carbide inserts on small manual home lathes. This has probably been hashed over before. And let me make it clear that I’m not trying to convert anybody away from HSS. If HSS does everything you ask of it...

In 1997, I ordered the plans and kit for the “MLA Diesel” from Andy Lofquist, knowing that it would be some time before I would get around to building it. Well, that time is NOW. I plan to make three of the diesels. One to fasten to my workbench. The second to give to my brother-in-law. He...

After posting my first message about a week ago to assist Ariz with his "Mate" diesel, Global Moderator Don suggested I introduce myself here. I first became interested in model engine building 40 years ago, in high school, bought a lathe 30 years ago and a mill 25 years ago, but up until last...