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I saw the idea for this somewhere else but I searched and searched and couldn't find where. So it's not my original idea but it does work: Parts: The "knurled knobs" are made from a piece of splined shaft I got from the scrappy. The grip is pretty good. How the B and C shaft is assembled...

Something to keep me busy the past couple of weeks. Sorry for no build photos. It's based on the NAMES plans that are easily found on the net. It was gonna be a quick-n-dirty project then I got carried away a bit. It's not entirely finished--it needs a bigger or heavier flywheel to make it...

A tailstock die-holder. An MT2 Live Center (inspired by Weebly's site). The die-holder will fit this as well. And a drawbar hammer/wrench.

The local scrappy has a bunch of steel marked A2. Some really nice looking stuff and he rarely has any steel I would find useful. This is 1x2x8" blocks, some 3x4x8", and some bigger pieces. Also some 1 to 1-1/2" rod about 2 feet long. Is this something easily machined on my little 7x14 lathe...

Time to start on the Jan Ridder's Flame Eater. This will be a slow build for me as I only get a few hours to work now and then. 2nd engine, first time working with cast iron and doing any deep boring, etc... Should be a fun learning experience. My machines are in "inches" so I'm converting from...

At the scrapyard I grabbed up a few 1/8 to 1" round copper rods anywhere from 6 to 12" long--at the time I thought they were brass (newb mistake). Copper any good for anything other than plumbing fittings? I know they're machineable because some of them have obvious signs of being turned on a...

I just spent the past 3 days turning a bunch of scrap metal into all these bits: So I could make this: My first engine. Elmer's Wobbler #25. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4IzSNfbLu0