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    Indy 500 practice

    We spent some time maybe 50 feet from the track. The sensation of cars going by at over 220 mph made me giggle like a school girl. I have never seen anything like it. I have some video from that vantage where the cars are just a blip across the screen. Driving around in circles all day seems a...
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    Indy 500 practice

    Hey all, I spent yesterday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a practice session. We had free food, free beer and lots of fast cars! After living an hour from the track for 16 years this was my first time there. All I can say is holy s#$t those cars are amazing! There were cars on the track...
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    Are we the fringe?

    As a full time academic researcher in the biological sciences, I get the blank stare on both the work and hobby fronts. I can kill a conversation like no other! My father-in-law spent some time as a machinist in his youth and seems to appreciate the work that goes into engine making, though he...
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    Thread holding power - NC vs. NF

    Crap, I forgot to check that. Helicoils could work but the spindle is HARD so drilling out and cutting the threads for the helicoil will be difficult to say the least. Has anyone used the Permatex thread repair epoxy? It says it is good for up to 128 ft. lbs. which should be more than adequate...
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    Thread holding power - NC vs. NF

    Hi Guys, Would a 1/4-20 or 1/4-28 thread have more holding power. I am repairing the treads that hold my collet chuck in a south bend mill (see my thread in machine modifications). The original 5/16-18 threads are damaged and my idea is to make a plug to fit the damaged threads that will be...
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    ER collet chuck mod for South Bend mill

    Hello again, Before I move on to so you how I did this, I must admit that none of these ideas are my own. There is a post on the practicalmachinist board that describes how to modify chucks for the South Bend mill. So time to make some chips. The first step was to bore out a 5C emergency...
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    Chinese ? Junk !

    I've been pretty happy with the one I got from Tools4Cheap (terrible name). Don't remember how it checked out with the indicator but I was satisfied. I hope the chuck I got for the mill will be decent. Since I have no way of testing runout without modifying the chuck (see thread on machine mods)...
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    ER collet chuck mod for South Bend mill

    Hi Dave, You're right, South Bend should have done better. Since these machines were made in the 50's and early 60's I think this design must have been to work around patents held by Bridgeport. This is also probably why you don't see many of these mills around. Amazingly enough there is...
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    ER collet chuck mod for South Bend mill

    Hi Everyone, I haven't posted much of what I do in the shop, so I decided to show you guys how I'm going about modifying an ER collet chuck for my South Bend vertical mill. While it is a nice machine, there is a terrible design flaw. The motor sits over the spindle preventing the use of a...
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    Jacobs taper choice

    Hey Everybody, I'm going to get a keyless drill chuck for my mill and was wondering if it makes any difference which taper I choose. The chuck comes with the choice of a JT2, JT6 or JT33. Does it matter which one? What advantage do certain tapers have over others? I'll be using this on a South...
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    Making Cams

    Has anyone out there used the method described by William Wilkins in issue seven of Model Engine Builder? Not sure if it would apply to this engine though. Peter
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    What's your best find?

    I have a non-machinist one in addition to the wife and HMEM. I was driving down the road with my sister one day and she saw a chain saw. We backed up and threw it into the truck. It was a Stihl 044 in good running condition! I eventually traded it in for several hundred dollars worth of tree...
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    Yet another #17

    Marcello, Very nice engine, I have been interested in this one for a long time. Thank you very much for posting your build article! Best, Peter
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    February Project of the Month

    Nice work MB. I hope to build one of those some day. Peter
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    dividing head "Gingery designed"

    Hi Norman, Nice work on the dividing head. I have been wanting to make one for years but have been held back by the cost of the worm/wheel and my dislike of pattern making. I love melting and pouring! Best, Peter
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    1898 15 hp Reid powering blacksmith shop

    Here are some links if found that you might like. This guy is a blacksmith who uses a 15hp Reid engine to power a lineshaft that drives a dozen or so machines that are around 100 years old. Check it out and enjoy! http://sandersoniron.com/JoelWeb%20Page%203-studio.htm...
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    can leaf blower coil be used to run a Webster?

    Hey everybody, I have pulled a coil out of an old leaf blower and am wondering if I can use it to provide spark for the Webster I'm working on. If the answer is yes then how would I go about wiring it? It has one small wire going in to the plastic part and the spark plug wire coming out. It...
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    Gerry's Beam Engine

    Very nice work Don! Have you or any of you other builders drawn out the details of the side frames? That would be a big help to people like me who don't feel up to the challenge of figuring it out on our own ;) Peter
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    Help identifying table engine

    Steve, It looks like Rudy Kouhoupt's overcrank engine. The plans are in the first volume of The Shop Wisdom of Rudy Kouhoupt from Village Press. There are several other nice engines in the book as well. Peter
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    Another EZ Build runs!

    Thanks guys. Unfortunately I don't have any video. I need to check my camera to see if it is capable of recording a short vid. Phil, I have been hooked for a long time. I have made a couple of other engines that run, at least sort of. Neither have made it to completion and a disassembled (not...
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