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I've been building Elmer's engines and am becoming more proficient in machining, to the point where I would like to make an IC engine. Is there a recommended starting point? I've seen the Boll Aero engines but from what I've read getting them to run can be tricky, both with the fuel mixture and...

I'm having trouble with runout on my Taig lathe. Starting out I'll center work in a 4 jaw chuck, usually to within .0005. I'll also use the tailstock. Workpieces around 2-4" long, about .5"-1" diameter. The problem is after roughing passes, and finishing passes of .001 I'll still end up with...

My father has a JET 4"x6" horizontal bandsaw that he would like to give me, but its located across the country. A quick quote on Fedex/USPS yields a freight price of $300-$400, which I could buy a new grizzly bandsaw for and have shipped. Are there more economical means to ship something freight...

Howdy all, I'm in the process of purchasing my first mill. See the pics. My budget is around $2k and I just saw this mill locally. It's only $1800 compared to the dovetail head bridgeports which are around $3k-$4k. I'm going to look at this mill in person in a couple days and pending the...

I'm trying to bore a hole 3/8" Diameter to a depth of ~1". The problem I'm running into is all the boring bars I've been able to find online for that diameter have a maximum bore depth of 3/4". I've tried grinding my own boring bars out of 1/4" HSS bar but grinding the bar is taking an obscenely...