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When I was a young man (I'm now 71), my Dad, an electrician, built me a simple dc electric motor. It had sheet metal stator cores shaped like inverted #5's, a commutator and brushes, both made of copper wire, and hand wound stator and commutator windings. It was mounted on a piece of pine board...

While searching for a source for a 7/16" or 12 mm end mill, I found that Home Depot advertises the brand Drill America for online order and home or store delivery. Anyone have experience with these? Opinions? Immediate need is for use on mild steel bar from Tractor Supply... I'm making a...

Since the powers that be have seen fit to loose all my projects(at least I can't find them since the "Team" update), what is a free cad system that one can learn easily. My only successful experience with CAD has been with Fusion. It worked fine for a couple years, even got through the Gui...

As often happens with me, my Webster project got put on the shelf while I worked on something else. Probably shelved due to lack of material, or some other problem. That happens often. The new threads on building the Webster spurred me to get it down, dust it off and try to continue. When laying...

Anyone use Repetier Host with slic3r that can explain how to set up supports to be easily removed and not waist a lot of filament? I designed an enclosure for my Arduino controlled RT controller setup. The enclosure is 2 piece and the top has a slanted portion for the LCD 20x4 display. I have...

I'm building a Cracker Loco. Getting ready to solder the brass axle/crankshaft bushings to the .069" thick steel side frames Will this solder from Lowe's work with a maps gas torch for heat? https://www.lowes.com/pd/Worthington-4-oz-General-Metal-Solder/3817961

I have a question for those who have built a Cracker Loco. In preparation for building one. I'm drawing up The Cracker loco from the original drawings by E. Glaser. I'm currently working on the engine cylinder. Per Mr. Glaser, the flat face through to the bore is only 1.5 mm thick. Is that...

I'm looking into building a 16mm narrow gauge loco such as the Cracker. As I don't have any desire or reason to build a Garden RR layout, I thought about a Rolling Road to run the loco on for those rare occasions I want to 'show off'... Anyone built, designed or know of a build thread for...

I'm drawing up and planning to make the Woodson Vertical slide valve engine from Popular Science, 1947. Has anyone built this engine? I having trouble understanding how to set up the eccentrics. There has to be a better way. This engine has what I believe to be a Stevenson Link for the reverse...

As my interest in model steam engines grows, the thought of a boiler to run them is nagging me. I have never seen, owned, or operated a model scale boiler. This thread will be used to ask questions and gather resources for a first boiler build. I am reading everything I can find on model...

Anyone here a member at ***************? I was banned from that forum years ago for expressing the opinion that members should be able to opt out of seeing adverts. The peckerwood( not what I really call him, but I'm trying to be nice) that runs the joint and his hand picked mafia, keep sending...

The book “Model Stationary and Marine Engines”, by K.N. Harris has a drawing of a Single Cylinder Marine engine designed by Harry Wedge, on pg 7. Does anyone have that book that would be willing to make me a copy of that drawing? I have a .pdf of the book, but the diagrams are poor quality and...

At the risk of being shushed, and drummed out of the forum, I would beg to ask the question "How to design a steam(or air) engine. "? I have built a few very simple engines, and followed many builds here and on other forums. I've collected plans for all sorts of 'steam' or 'air' engines from all...

Has anyone modified this slitter for a 7x lathe? The plans for it were published in Model Engineers' Workshop August/September 1991 issue. The attached picture is Rob Wilson's build posted on this forum. Rob cast his slotter's body in bronze. I will cast it in Aluminum. I have a set of drawings...

Just discovered the downloads area is now separate forum. I decided to look through it to see what's new. I found there is a lot of duplicates. Why is that? Any plans to clean it up?

I know it’s a long shot, but a favor to ask. Anyone have an older Kennedy Tool Box that takes a K43 key and have the key? If you do, could you please take a picture of it centered and laying flat on a sheet of printer paper or paper of known dimension, and send me the picture. And the name of...

I'm learning Fusion 360. As I have a hobby machine shop that contains Kennedy Tool boxes, and also have a 3d printer, I drew up a part that is inordinately expensive, if you can find them. I created a printer file for the Kennedy tool box drawer pulls. Nothing really complex, but if you need one...

I'll start things off. I enjoy making things, and I especially enjoy taking existing designs, objects, materials and modifying it to do what I want or need. I purchased a Anet A8 3d printer kit from an E-Bay seller. I chose the Anet A8 because of its lower price and large following, and large...

My interest in Arduino based cnc has re-awakened with a vengeance. I have been searching for a project for a router/engraver/plotter that I can build on a very limited budget, using surplus, scrounged, or home made stuff. Like the simple plotter made from cd-rom parts. I have salvaged some rails...

I was given a bar of metal, 1/2" x 2 1/2" x about 16", by a friend several years ago. I have cut pieces of it now and then to make things. I cut a piece 1 7/8 " long to make a low profile clamp for my RT when used in the horizontal position. This material is more silver in color than CRS or HR...