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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...

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...

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...

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...