Search results

Well those that are interested can come to Port Angeles and take a look see just drop me a note on my email [email protected] or call 360 460 4862

I live in Port Angeles 360 460 4862

Hello Jim I will attempt to upload a folder with pictures

Hello I have several Stuart Steam models that are collecting dust and need a new home there complete and do run. If you are interested contact me and I can send out some photo's

Welcome to the group Mike in Port Angeles

McMaster Carr sells a machinable ceramic material that works well. MF

Hello to all So Im looking for a set of prints for the 1" Case Traction Engine that was sold by Coles Models I have an engine that my uncle built in 1960's and it needs a new boiler the prints have disapeared so I need a set so Im on the hunt. Mike

Well today I spent time building a lazy susan to hold all my model fasteners 0-80 to 8-32 it will be nice to have them sorted and stored by size and length makes life eazer. M

I have a 1" Case Traction Engine built by my uncle and it is out of time, Im looking for suggestions on where to star to set the excentric. it is a Coles model hasn't run for 20 yrs It has a reversing lever. Mike

Building a stainless steel burner for a 1 inch Case tracktion engine to burn White Gas the engine was built by my uncle its a Coles model I have been rehabing it burner last pc of the puzzle. MF

So when I was teaching I would tell my students that they could not use a cailiper until they had a good handle on using the outside and inside micrometer alnong with a depth micrometer. I would introduce the caliper to them once they had mastered the Micrometer. The results of doing this was...

Hello from Mike Frick Port Angles just a short distance from you.

Back in the 60's I worked in a shop that made electronic signs the backbone to the sings was a 6" x 12" 1/8" steel plate with several hundred holes drilled and taped 6-32, 4-40 we used goose grease as a cutting agent and it worked great, we also kept the taps in a tin with grease heated which...

Try this place he repairs all kinds of precision machine instruments Robb Precision Tool Service located in Seattle Wa.

For me carbide inserts are great but very expensive. So HSS tooling on the lathe and mill are the way to go if your on a tight budget. The key to HSS tooling for the lathe is to have a good pedestal grinder for grinding tools to the desired shape. HSS can be ground and honed to a very sharp...

So I have only one question, Where are we going to get all the Electracy to charge all the batterie powered equipment and cars since the move is on to dismantle power plants and tear down dams. Mike

So when I was teaching I had students making hammer heads cold chisels 1,2,3 blocks all heat treated in an eclectic oven we used stainless foil wrapped part then we put some folded up paper in and sealed up the foil package put in oven cooked or soaked for 1hr per inch of thickness worked great...

You could make the collets out of Drill Rod you can machine then heat treat with a torch it comes in oil hardening and water hardening or you can get a product called Kasenite may be misspelled I have used it for years works great. Mike

So years back I had my wood shop and machine shop in the same space, it didn't take long for me to realize that the dust collected on the lathe and mill and it became a reall pain in my side. If at all possible I would seperate the two shops. I have a very large dust collection system in the...

Well 12k is what I paid for my Haas TM1 it also came with kurt vise and two dozen tool holders and collets so very well outfited. One of the best features is it will run on standard 220 single phase power. The only Item that I had to add was a larger air compressor to run the tool changer...