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    Core Making Video

    Hi Lads You may find this entertaining http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VnqOhvLuQE John
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    Scratch Built Marine Steam Engine

    Hi Lads This may interest you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xAfH4XCzzI The build log is hear http://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=5461.0 John
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    Handy Tool

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0aNbxZj4qQ John
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    New Video

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfsR28ltLqM
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    Metric Thread On A Imperial Lathe

    I have been making a ER32 collet holder for my boxford I did a video of the thread cutting you may find this interesting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sDps7TdgoU
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    Bench grinder

    Hi I have been given this wolf bench grinder. After a clean up & rewire it runs great . As you can see it has no tool rests or guards fitted If anyone uses this grinder a picture would be great so i can make some rests John
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    Screw cutting scare

    I was buisy cutting a coarse thread on my bantam lathe . It was only 20 mill long so i was cutting it by hand (gear box in neutral turning the chuck manually) The job went very well the nut i was using for a pattern screwed in nice and tight . The last thing to do was to face the job off. I...
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    DRO

    Has anyone got a owners manuall for a Newall Digipac 2 axis dro I think the key pad is locked om mine (i cant do ANYTHING WITH IT) Regards John
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    Chester 626

    Hi I have been offerd a Chester 626 turret mill in good condition. Have any members any experience of these machines . Untill recently i used a Axminster mill drill which i was not impressed with. John
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    BRASS FLY WHEEL

    Short video of todays melt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbpi0lJdACU
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    Cast Iron

    Hi I have not posted for some time (work sucks) I am buisy building a double acting twin (Hasbrouck no 8 ) Question is has any one a contact for cast iron . I need 2 blocks about 4 inches square for the cylinders . I could use steel but cast would be nice Regards John
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    Hasbrouck no 8

    Hi Has anyone built the v twin steam engine by Ray Hasbrouck. I have just recived the drawings & started on the base plates. I sold my last engine to buy a milling machine and a better lathe (colchester bantam) On a totally different subject some months ago i uploaded some pictures of old mining...
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    Colchester Bantam

    Hi I have not posted foe some time but i have been watching I have just bought a new lathe (new to me) The lathe is 3 phase i am open to advice on 3 phase converters After a clean up we noticed some damaged teeth on the rack .I was going to weld up the damaged areas and file them back to shape...
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    LRFT HAND ACME THREAD

    I bought a 5 inch machine vice a nice industrial job After using it for a few month the lead screw nut stripped It is 8tpi left hand acme thread this video shows how i eventually made a new one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuBttgtBP2U John
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    Marine engine running on air

    Hi I have put together a better video of my marine engine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBzjt-puZRY John
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    I WAS IN THE PUB LAST NITE

    A friend of mine mentioned he had some old bits of drills and things . They were mine if i wanted them ,My mate and me called tonight to see what was on offer Not really sure What do you think
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    STEEL BOILER

    Hi Finally got my boiler welded today I put a air pressure test on it there is one pin prick leak i will re weld this then hydraulic test it to 250 psi The working pressure will be 100 psi John
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    Marine steam engine

    Hi Been doing a few mods to my engine Made some cylinder drain valves and a oil resivour for the cross head guide I should have put the oil holes in the top of theguide as a lot of oil is wasted John
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    Garage aaworkshop

    Had a bit of a tidy up so hear it is Chinese lathe bought second hand i stripped and rebuilt using new bolts and bearings the best improvement was halving the spindle speed with some different pulleys. I have had some good results using this lathe it can be surprisingly accurate Chinese mill...
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    VERTICAL DRO

    Hi I was shopping with the wife today after work (not my favorite job ) The supermarket we sometimes use (netto) has a section selling crappy tools , i got my eye on some 6inch digital verniers ,the price was £8.99 i opened one up expecting to see plastic to my suprise they are stainless with a...
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