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Hello, I thought I would show my PMR #4. This is a video of the first test run. There are some other videos on my channel showing the making of some parts. I hope a few of you might find them interesting. I am especially pleased with the crankshaft - well the whole thing. But here are the...

Hello there. Here are pics of a couple of engines. The Elmer 14 is from 2016. The PMR 1 I finished last year, but only just got around to making a base for. Same on the Elmer actually - made the base last weekend. And the Elmer: Anyway, there we are. There are many examples of...

Hello! I joined this forum a long time ago, not long after it was first started. I have been inactive for a long time, choosing to post on some other forums. I would really like to get in a lot more discussion of machining methods and so on, so hopefully that can happen here, as I have not had...

I am very happy to post pictures of my first completed engine. A very simple and straightforward wobbler project - Elmer number 25 in fact. woohoo1 This was a hugely rewarding project. It had just the right amount of challenges for a novice machinist, and really provided a great...

I wrote this little spiel for a motorcycle forum I am a member of. I thought some of you chaps might enjoy it too. ;D I am in the process of bringing my beloved 1994 ZX1100 Ninja back online. Part of the process has been a very thorough strip and clean of the bank of 4 carburettors. The ZX1100...

Hello everyone. I am hoping to be in a position to obtain a vertical milling machine in 2013 - sometime in the first quarter with a bit of luck. Since I am planning on the acquisition, I am naturally all excited and starting to look at possibilities. I have been doing a bit of research, and...

So.....a couple of years ago I purchased a new cordless drill. A ridgid 18V. I bought it because we have one at work, and I liked it, so thought I would get the same one. I drilled many holes in many things (some of which I later wished I hadn't). I liked this drill. 2 years later - I am...

Hello! I am a bit hesitant to post this, thinking I ought to progress the project some more before talking about it, but on the other hand, it's cold out, and I'm in front of the computer and I have a nice cup of tea, so here goes. Yesterday, I finally made a start on my first steam engine...

Yaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrr! It be international "talk like a pirate day" me hearties! Talk like a pirate ye scurvy dogs, or I'll keel haul the lot of ye, and do piratey things to the mizzen mast, and let's not even mention the poopdeck. Ahoy! :D Just a bit o' fun, Jim lads.

Hello folks! I have been a member of HMEM for several years (since 2008 , and I have enjoyed looking at everyones engine builds over the last 5 years, but I certainly have not been an active forum member. When I joined, I was living in a rented farmhouse, and had a shed that doubled as a...

Hello Folks, It's been a while since I posted - I'm afraid I'm one of those annoying very occasional users! ;D This is a great forum though - lots of excellent info around! Anyway, I just picked up a new addition to my arsenal, a small sheet metal machine. It's a combination shear, slip roll...

Well, I always wanted my own shop, ever since hanging out with my Dad in his shed when I was a kid. Finally it is starting to come together - not the best shop in the world, but it doesn't matter, it's my own little piece of metalworking universe, and I really like hanging out in it. The floor...

Hello, I just joined this forum - I hope I am posting my introduction in the right place. This certainly looks like an excellent group you have, and I am looking forward to learning a bunch of good stuff - in time I hope to give back and make some positive input. I just acquired my first...