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    Renovating a Sanderson Beam Engine

    I wonder if thin-set tile cement would do well. It is very 'squish-able" so you could apply it and mash your broken part back into place. Chris
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    Finished my Farm Boy Engine

    I have neither the plans, the skill, or the hardware! I look at these big old flywheels and just weep! Super looking engine btw! Chris
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    Help on model engine tooling

    YouTube is a fantastic source for learning this stuff. If you can dream it up there is likely someone who was kind enough to have made a video teaching you how to do it.
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    Rotary tables from India?

    Wow. Thanks! Chris
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    Rotary tables from India?

    Does anyone here have experience with the (astonishingly) affordable rotary tables from India? Yes, I know that one tends to get what they pay for but are these good enough for the occasional hobby job? I saw some 4" units that were ~$100 cheaper than a comparable Grizzly table. Is a Grizzly...
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    Rudy K's 2X Vertical progress photos

    Well, I want to hear it now!! Chris
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    O rings as piston rings

    Hi Neil, I asked something of this nature some time ago, perhaps this would help you. http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/showthread.php?t=27084 Chris
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    Big table on mini mill?

    Thank you so much for your post John. Although, I must admit that it is not what I was wanting to hear :( Chris
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    Steam engine for my Shay

    I love shays, your soldering skills on that engine are absolutely fantastic! Nice job!! Chris
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    Big table on mini mill?

    Foozer, thank you for your reply. Are you using that on a drill or a mill? On another note, I am making a beam right now and yours looks a lot fancier than mine, nice job! Chris
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    Big table on mini mill?

    Would you then consider this table 'heavy' enough to use on the mini mill and get good results? I do not plan of boring out v-8 heads :D. Just making small engines out of mostly brass, CI and AL, and occasionally steel . I just dont want to buy it, make a new base and then find out that it is...
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    Big table on mini mill?

    I do have a much larger mill. However, most of the things I do are so small that the mini mill is much more comfortable to use. I just get tired of so often wishing that it had another inch or so of table travel
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    Big table on mini mill?

    I have considered buying a larger x-y table and installing it on my mini-mill. I realize that little machine shop offers one but it is only 30% larger and seems to be rather pricey. I have found this one on Grizzly http://www.grizzly.com/products/6-x-18-1-2-Compound-Slide-Table/G8750. I know...
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    How to determine piston/0-ring size

    Cannot thank you guys enough. This is what I was looking for. Chris
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    How to determine piston/0-ring size

    Wow, thanks for the replies guys! Chris
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    How to determine piston/0-ring size

    Ok, the title did not do a good job of explaining my question but I had to fit something into that little box! I am wondering how one determines how large to make a piston for a steam engine bore if you want to incorporate an o-ring in the piston. Here is an example that should make things...
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    Beam Engine

    Wow, this looks great. I have the plans for this in my 'someday' file. Does the engine run slowly? I love an engine that turns slow and stately. Chris
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    What in the world are these things?

    Thank you for clearing up the mystery! Looks like I wont get a lot of use out of them then. :-\
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    What in the world are these things?

    I bought a box of random machinist tools at a flea market and a handful of these things were in there. Could someone out there tell me what they are? They have stamped on them: TRK and then a size, 7/16, 3/8, etc. However, the size stamped on them cannot be found on the tool. In other words, the...
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    Unable to make predictable cuts

    Is it possible that your machine is flexing and not able to remove the amount of metal that you set it for in one pass? Chris
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