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Hi gents, Been a while since I've posted here, but I've been a frequent lurker....I've been familiarising myself with basic operations in my little modified unimat 4, so I'm at least au fait with facing, turning, parting off etc..... My first opportunity arose when I picked up this little...

Well, I've managed to do some work! I'm currently working on a boat powered by a tiny Philcraft steam engine....for this I wanted to make a very light prop shaft....I've used 1/8" brass round running in a copper tube. To minimise friction, I've skimmed off a couple of .01" of the portion that...

Apologies if this is mentioned elsewhere on the forum, and I really hope this isn't too basic, but..... What would be the most effective way to cut bar stock to size.....I'm kind of suspecting the answer will be "a hacksaw and liberal elbow grease", but is there a more effective way? What I...

Hi all, My name is Odilon - I'm based in Cardiff, UK. I came to this board via a mention on another forum, frequented by other members of this board. My main interest has been toy steam engines, but earlier this year I bought a large model steam boat, with an engine built by a senior member of...