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Hello, The Holy Spirit, spoke to my heart, saying for me to continue working on this engine I started 9 years ago, so as to complete what I started, and not abandon it just because I couldn't get it to work the first time. The reason I couldn't get it to work the first time was I had very...

I'm dusting off my old scratch built air powered engines and putting them back into running condition again. These engines were designed and built about a decade ago. I'l call this engine #1 for this video series. This is probably the 3rd engine I built after I got the hang of machining parts...

Here is a quick tip on setting up a workpiece to cut a rabbet in a benchtop bandsaw attached to its base. https://youtu.be/6Et7bqh3eUw

Hi guys, I did some hobby machining, converting a harbor freight cordless screwdriver into a cordless drill, by machining some parts to make collets and a collet adaptor to hold regular drill bits in the hex chuck of the driver. I know you can buy commercial versions of this, but it was a fun...

About 10 years ago, designed and built a tapering jig for my minilathe, that takes out the difficulty of backing out the compound slide, to adjust the angle, so as to copy a taper, this jig has all the angle adjustments readily available, so once the angle is set to a pattern, it can be locked...

Here is another homeshop machining project, I am making some clamping brackets that work like the jerguson style bar clamp brackets, to be used on my woodworking bench, I can't use the already made jerguson clamp adjustable bracket, because it will interfere with the benchtop that I want to...

I'm upgrading my motor controle for my 7 x 10 minilathe, I'm converting it from my original class A amplifier analog design with current feedback, to my version of PWM with current feedback for torque control. This is a very quick demo. of my version of design using all discrete transistors...

Hi everyone, I needed some of those veritas bench anchors, for my woodworking bench, so using my hobby machine tools I went to work building my version of there design for these bench anchors. Here is the video. https://youtu.be/C774LMIttNc have fun in the shop.

Hi guys, I'm trying to build a model size "scissor jack" . For the fun of it. If it's strong enough I could use it as a screwjack for my mini machines. Here is a video of it: https://youtu.be/Whk4FBrNd5k enjoy.

Hello, I've been working on my plunge router base, for my bosch colt palm router, and it is now completed, here is a quick 4 min. demo. of it being used in making a plunge groove in a piece of stock. https://youtu.be/dTncnpkm418 here is some pics of the completed project...

Here is a thread I'll update on hobby style machining projects, most were done as WIP, for this forum, but now I'm able to consolidate them, and learning how to use windows moviemaker, I'm able to make slideshows with them and post them on my machining utube channel. These are all slideshows...

Hello, here is a quick slide show video, of my work in progress project I did on this forum, of a 1/2 scale model of my angle vise, this slide show goes from start of a scrap block to the finished model, in around 8 min. of video. the link is here: https://youtu.be/Yg2sUm772V0 have...

If anyone likes to watch machining videos, using benchtop hobby machine tools, to do projects with, here is another homeshop machining series, I've been doing, I'm in the process of building my own 'plunge base' for my bosch colt palm router. I'm building it from scratch with materials I...

Hi everyone, I've been working on a motor speed control for my mini lathe, because the board that I had in it finally blew out, after about 14 yrs. of hard use, I tried to order another one, but my minilathe, is outdated, so I can still get mechanical parts for it, but no more electronic speed...

Hi guys, I built a scratch model of abom79's rotary welding table. He is a very good inspirational machinist, who pays attention to detail, He is an youtube creator, and he finished a series playlist of a rotary welding table he designed and built for his shop, you can find his channel called...

Hi guys, Here is a 3 video series, of making model sized, wheel casters, that will eventually go onto a model project I'm working on. I made two sets of these casters, as I'm making 2 models. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyNw71EW69pY6b_K958MrkM4_c_4JZd5l Have fun in the shop.

Hi everyone, here is another homeshop machining project. 　 I'm doing a machining project, repairing my benchtop bandsaw, the factory belt cog wheel rotted out, and broke off the bottom blade wheel. Its made from some kind of resin plastic. I'm making a new one made from aluminum bar...

　 This is a weekend project job I did for a client, He wanted his very old craftsman heavy duty belt sander repaired, it had an unbearable amount of vibration, and he asked if I could take a look at it, and see what can be done. Once I showed him the problem, I suggested a repair I...

This is a work in progress thread for hobby machining, its not an engine, so I am posting it here on the breakroom forum. I am in the process of doing a electronics project blog for a electronics forum I belong too, and I have a completed circuit built on my protoboard, and just now started to...

Hello, I recieved this E-mail from the forum, 　 "hobby, We noticed you have not joined us on HMEM for a while. If you get a moment drop in and let us know what youve been up to." so this is my response to the E-mail that was sent. I come on the forum to share my project builds, I...