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ello All, I am starting a new project - a Fairbanks Morse centrifugal sewage pump. I am going to cast the volute and other components in bronze. So far, I have made a hollow wax model from my master pattern (also in wax). I made a mold in RTV silicon in case of any disaster, or if I want to...

Dose anyone know of plans for such, maybe a WWII Flak gun?

Haven't been able to check this site after I first posted, but this is how I ended up completing it. I don't know if it was right or wrong - and I hope i didn't warp anything - but first I ground the threads off with my bench grinder, then took a propane torch and heated it until it turned red...

What is the best way to turn a ball screw in the mini lathe? I have to turn one down for my Fignoggle CNC conversion I am doing for my mini mill, and it is chipping and dulling my carbide tips pretty quickly :-[ Thanks!

Hi everyone! I am converting my HF mini mill to CNC with plans from fignoggle.com. One of the parts, the z-axis nut flange, calls for a 15/16 tap through 1/2" thick aluminum. I bought two taps from e-bay (came as a set of two) but after I got them, I realized that they are bottoming taps (no...

Thanks for the warm welcomes! Putputman, I am in Edenton, North Carolina (northeastern part of the state).

I am new here. I'm glad I stumbled upon this site! What a tremendous resource for our obscure hobby. What I like the most so far in a few hours of reading is the obvious lack of pretentiousness and condescension that you find on many other sites. You'll find beginners and experts all mingling! I...