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Sorry to do this to you guys ;), because I know when you click on this link, you will burn up several hours exploring. This is the Canadian Museum of Making website http://www3.museumofmaking.org/dbtw-wpd/machine.htm. It features page after page of excellent photography and history of all kinds...

I've owned my PD 400 lathe for 2 years now; it was the first metalworking tool I have ever owned or used. I purchased it from Dan Kautz (who has been very helpful to this newbie, and with great customer service of his own) via his online store here in Texas...

An English chap (John Graham-Cumming) has opened a website, http://plan28.org/, outlining his plans to actually construct a working version of Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine. Babbage began designing this after he had spent much effort designing his Difference Engine. The Analytical Engine...

I found a very useful website while reading thru one of MIT's Mechanical Engineering course notes, http://www.sdp-si.com/web/html/viewcat.htm# The link points to a page full of downloadable catalogs and reference books, featuring design information and data for gears, belts, springs, shafts...

I have purchased a 5 year old manual surface grinder from a retired hobby machinist. I will be picking it up the weekend of 2010/07/10. Unfortunately, he no longer has the manual. So, if anybody has a manual they can scan and email, or hardcopy they can sell, let me know. I definitely need...

Who makes good twist drill bits? Any brands particularly recommended, or, abhorred? I've got a number of metric sized twist drill bits, but I need to start getting imperial sizes, especially the # and letter series. AdvThanksance

I placed an order 6 days ago (Sunday) with Little Machine Shop for some miscellaneous tooling and shop accessories. It arrived Thursday, and being as I was not at home, my wife signed for the package. Unfortunately, it appeared that the box had been used as the game ball in the hard-fought...

I am disassembling my JVM-836 mill for cleaning, and am getting ready to dismount the table from the knee. When I go to lay the 200+ lb table down on some plywood, is it safe to set the table down gently on the dovetail itself, or is it better to turn the table over and lay it down on the top...

There is an online book in pdf format that describes the design, fabrication, and construction of a money is no object roadster. It is a fascinating detailed look at the process of engineering. Page after page of tool and parts p0rn! http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/

I've been learning to use my lathe via Harold Hall's fine tutorial book, from the Workshop Practice Series, "#34 Lathework A Complete Course". I am at the point I need to do some light milling work for the first project. I don't have a mill yet, and it will be a while before I do. My lathe is...

Hey, you've got the nice beginnings of a sundial for a doll house right there!

How does Palmgren compare in quality, reliability, and longevity to other vendors? Palmgren seems to have some decent equipment, and the few reviews and comparisons I have found are mostly positive. I'm looking to buy a bench or pedestal grinder, and a drill press some time in the next couple...

I recently acquired a hollow punch set, the kind that allows nesting different size punches in the working end of the handle. Thus, with one operation you can punch out a washer-type gasket, with no worries about centering the smaller punch in the larger punch. For reference, it's a Mayhew 16...

Sorry about the lol catz title. ::) I prefer to work in metric as much as I can, since I own a Proxxon PD 400 lathe. All my measuring instruments, tooling, etc. are metric wherever possible. However, I have been unable to locate any metric parallel sets. I can find lots of sets using Imperial...