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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hi everyone, This past weekend I was finally able to breathe some life into my EZ Build engine. It runs very nicely on about 2.5 psi! I'm very happy with that. It is still in the ugly phase, but I am more interested in having it run. I need to either trim the screws or replace them with set...

Hi all, This past Tuesday night there was a show on Discovery where they showed a huge steam hammer pounding out blades for C-130 propellers. I don't know if it is available online but it is worth checking out. I think it was called What a Tool. There were other cool things on the episode as...

I have been the expo a couple of times but it has been many years. So I think it is time to go again! I am trying to convince my 9 year old son to take the trip with me. So who all is going to be there? It would be nice to put some faces to all the names out there. Hope to meet some of you, Peter

Has anyone built Elmer's pumping engine? I'd love to see some pictures. Maybe some day I'll be able to build something like that! Peter

Hi all, I am taking a stab at building Elmer's Scotty engine and am at the point of drilling the 1/16" steam passage. I am worried about bit breakage as this hole is over 1.5" deep. I don't have any long 1/16" bits and the ones I've seen have the same flute length as the jobber drill. Any...

Hi all, Am I correct in thinking that the CM6 spark plugs use a 10 x 1.0 mm thread? Thanks, Peter

Hi all, I am trying to find Bogstandard's post on truing up a block of material in the mill. Can any of you steer me in the right direction? I have tried searching for it but came up empty. Thanks, Peter

I am a self taught machinist living in Bloomington and have been lurking here since the beginning of this forum. You all have been very inspiring and informative. I have been interested in making model engines for many years and have gotten a couple of steam engines running on air. Mostly, I...