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Father Time is closing in so: For Sale my Select 10 X 26 backgear lathe and tooling, Fractional Threads 4 tpi. To 112 tpi. (40 pitches) Metric Threads .025 to 6mm (17 pitches) Spindle Speeds 200 –1000 rpm direct drive (6 speeds) Spindle Speeds 50–250 rpm backgear drive (6 speeds) Spindle Nose...

My way to control music wire for spring making is to use a bucket several inches larger in diameter than the coil and several inches taller. Put the coil in the bucket with the wire end leading out then fill the bucket with clean, dry, fairly coarse play sand or sand blasting sand. Dig down and...

I use medium density closed cell foam, just whack the piece out of a big piece with a small knife. Holds parallels well and doesn't break any thing like drill bits or endmills

Hey men, I recently purchased some 7075 plate and blocks from my metal dealer and the blocks were marked with arrows showing how the grain ran. I cut some pieces on the bandsaw and squared them up on the lathe but was unable to notice any differences in finish or machineing quality while...

I like it, nice clean looking engine, Good Work. scroc

That carriage and those wheels of your field gun look like works of art. Beautiful work on those spokes and rims, the offset on the wheels must of taken lots of time and love. Great job, scroc

I have been using a chemical blueing agent from :Brownells:http://www.brownells.com/ They have provided blueing solutions to metal workers for many years. Rather than deal with heated solutions I use their cold blues labeled "Oxpho-Blue" and "Dicropan T-4", they are both very wear resistant and...

Maybe a bit late on this thread, but just completed the Christmas Cannons for all the men in the family, sons, grandsons, nephews. These were constructed of 1021 cold rolled for the barrels and wheels, brass for the axles and fittings and copper for the trunnion holddowns and white oak for the...