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Thanks everybody for the advice on tapping threads. I purchased some US made taps and a more appropriate tap handle. Tapping the 50% threads was a piece of cake. I had run the blind holes a little deaper than needed so I had no problem with them either. Since things were going good, I started...

I started to work on the EZ Engine as my first project. I did the layout work for the frame and start cutting, drilling, and tapping threads. The second thread and I broke a tap! I tried to remove the broken tap but to no avail. I had to start on a new frame. The photo below shows the first...

I will try to conquer my lack of digital knowledge and try to post some pictures as I go. My daughter gave me a digital camera but I still prefer the Canon 35mm virtually all manual camera I got 30+ years ago. My biggest problem is I only get a few hours every week or so to work on my projects...

Hi everybody. I'm a definitely a newbie at this. I have an Atlas mini-mill purchased from a friend years ago as I knew even back there I wanted to learn how to make stuff. Procured a Grizzly 9X19 lathe in 2002 and have had lots of fun turning metal into chips without making anything in...