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After Wagon173 posted on my FS sherline I thought of what I have done in my dads shop. Now that was scary thinking :eek: My dad has always had a real nice wood shop my entire life so you can think of my accidents of 30+ years in it. My two worst: 1. I was drilling out piece of wood on...

I have a Sherline 5400 mill and 4400 Lathe and most of my machining tools with it. It was bought in 2008 and used some but not much, see bottom of post after items list. I am listing the major items that I can think of right now and will add to the list when I get home and add Pictures...

I am looking to build my first engine, Jan's Stirling Bas http://heetgasmodelbouw.ridders.nu/Webpaginas/pagina_stirling_hor_jan/horjan_frameset.htm. I want to resize it to English instead of metric, has this been done, what's the best way to do this? This engine will probably be a year long...

I am looking at doing a Stirling design using the glass test tubes, where is a source for the test tubes. I can find bulk orders but finding a 20mm and a 16mm sold in quantities of one is hard. Can anyone point me in the right direction. I have looked on eBay but cant find both sizes. I really...

I am just getting everything set up to start my first model. So the question is how do you preserve the look after years of being on a shelf? Do you coat the brass, steel, and aluminum or do you just let it age and clean it up before running again?

I need some C75200 Nickle Silver Tubing around 3/4" diam. wall thickness is not set.

How many on here are clock makers? I am interested in building a very simple clock if anyone can point me into a good direction for plans.

I have finally got moved and I am getting the garage set up so I can finally work. I am looking for a Compound slide for a sherline lathe that I can use my QCTP with. I have thought about modifying a Taig but I have not seen one and able to get dimensions and good pics of it. I would be using...

I have not yet got moved so all my tools are still in storage and I am build a collection of need to build and stuff to do. On one of my designs I want to match a bearing, the bearing is a split pillow block bearing. Does anyone know how to recreate the bearing to scale? Since I have it in 3d I...

Has anyone used one of these services, I have heard something around 1 cubic inch costs about $30. Anyone been involved with this?

Guys I know some of you have no access to 3 phase but want or need it and not much out there without huge expense. But after sitting through a seminar there are some options. AC Tech’s SMVector frequency inverter will power up to a 1.5hp 3phase from 120V 1 phase (est $200) and a 3hp 3phase from...

I am looking at getting a 4 jaw independent chuck for my Sherline lathe and I am looking at 4 jaw from sherline and the 4 jaw from little machine shop I think it may be better to go with the little machine shop because I can turn the adapter plate and get a little bit more accuracy from the...

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Has anyone worked with Acrylic before. My wife just gave me a 1" DIA x 2' Acrylic rod. I know you have to be carful beccause it will melt when turning as a wood worker but what about machining, different tools and speeds. What is the best way to polish it back to being clear?

Could a LTD Sterling be scaled up? I would like to scale it 2X normal size, would this work out or is there something special rule that would not allow that in the LTD.

I am new to this and was asked about building a small piston to withstand high pressure (1500psi and less). How do you seal a piston against a wall that will need to maintain pressure for a certain amount of time?

Has anyone built a HasBrouck engine? I am looking at building Engine #7 http://hasbrouck.8m.com/eng7.htm or Engine #9 (http://hasbrouck.8m.com/eng9.htm), really leaning towards the 9 but because its a simpler engine.

I have decided I would like to build a steam engine for my first engine. I would like it to be efficient and powerful enough to use in a rc boat. I am going to find a plan or design a boat from scratch for the engine that is built. I would like to be able to run decent size boat at a decent...

Hello, I had just ordered a Sherline mill & lathe and found this site by accident and its a great place. I am looking at trying to build a simple IC but have not found a plan for a simple one though. If someone could suggest one I would appreciate it. I am going to have to work on my machining...