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Recently on Youtube I saw several videos where people made boilers out of old propane tanks, the small kind. Now I know only a little about model boilers but doesn't this sound a bit dangerous? ???Wouldn't a propane tank boiler cause more shrapnell if it exploded than a copper boiler? Everone of...

Due to the size of my workshop and the number of tools and benchs (two) in it. I have decided to mount my mini lathe and mini milling machine (both from Micromart) on a cabinet mounted on wheels so that I can move it to a storage area when I am not using the lathe or milling machine. It sounds...

Does a 5-40 tap and die even exist? So far everywhere I have asked about it they look at me as if I came from Mars. A model steam engine I am building actually says "use a 38 drill and a 5-40 tap" and says it twice for two different holes. Even the large tap and die sets seem to skip the 5040...

Thankyou to everybody as you have all been a great help. The deviations I have in the Y axix are about 0.002". One more question. I know I have to bolt the milling machine to a soild work surface. What I intend to use is a movable cabinet ( My workshop is running out of space so most of my...

Okay I have managed to tram my milling machine in one direction, the left right axix (east west??) so now how to I tram the milling machine along the other axix, fwd aft (north south??) It is a m Micromart mini milling machine. The mounting for the post is attached to the bed via two bolts. The...

Thanks for the help. I guess I better get up on the correct terminology in this new hobby I am getting into. I must say I am glad I found this site as I have received lots of help so far. I even got some easy plans for a first time steam engine which I have started. I don't guarantee it will...

How do I get the post on my mini milling perpendicular to the milling table? The degree scale can get it close but not exact as when I have to do several cult across a work piece I get small ridges on the surface. I figured out how to do it on my Unimat 3, just screw on the face plate and then...

I have had a Unimat 3 for over 30 years in that time I only ever used it to make model ship fittings. I have decided to try my hand at a simple steam engine and some members here gave me some good ideas. I recently purchased a larger lathe (7 x 12 Metal Worker Lathe ...same as the Micromart 7 x...

Thanks for the info. I have down loaded the plans and will check them out.

Hi I have never built a steam engine before but they have facinated me for years. I have a 1/24 scal model tugboat hull and I was thinking of powering it by steam. A pre built engine and boiler seems to be out of my budget at this time so I figured I would try building one. I own a Unimat 3...