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Is anybody planning on going to the show in Zanesville? It's only 2 weeks away and I have just decided to go. Hope to see a few of you there.

Well it finally happened. My 1995 HP computer started acting up and has become unstable. I decided to get some hardware and go over to mach 4. I have a new computer running my lathe on mach 4 so all I needed to do is reconfigure my control panel. Nothing seemed to work out so I just got a new...

Hey my apologies! It does work I was just looking at it the wrong way. I layed out every cut in cad and it was spot on! Please ignore my next 3 posts!

I saw this for sale on ebay and thought the seller was asking a pretty fair price. Not sure if he has the updated drawing set but if not, I will send the drawings to whoever buys the castings. I don't know the seller and will not benefit from the sale in any way. Just putting it out there...

When the covid lock down happened I got bored and designed and made all the pieces for a mill table clamp set in 1/4 scale. They were in a small box for a long time. Then I took the time to make a tray to display them. I recently designed a more fitting display. After failing to get a good print...

Saw the listing on Ebay. If you wanted to build the engine but waited too long heres your chance. Price is a little high but he says he will intertain reasonable offers...

I joined facebook. My wife got tired of me borrowing her phone to look for stuff on marketplace and made me join if I wanted to get on there. I have no friends so I dont have to listen to my family argue with each other. I did join a couple groups so I can mingle with prople who restore mini...

CANCELLED! Sorry Guy's and gal's but I just got the official word about an hour ago. One of the board members showed up at the metal club Christmas party and made the anouncement.

Do any of you alibre users have any tips, tricks, or wisdom concerning lofts with guide paths? i am truing to draw the fenders for the little shriner car so I can 3D print them. Because I couldn't find a way to get an existing STL into Alibre I was forced to try and draw it from scratch. I...

Hello Gents. Been a long time since i have had anything to show. I have been working on a pair of Hodgson 9 cylinder engines. Kind of burnt out and need a detour from them so I started working on some Shriner cars. I bought them thinking the grand kids would have fun driving them some day. Well...

I was plugging along at work trying to get the factory zero GM plant finished and I realized I am working less than a mile from where the anderson company made the Detroit electric automobile starting back in 1907. 115 years later here we are less than a mile away trying it again. The picture...

I just learned that my friend Dale Detrich has passed from complications from parkinsons. Dale was a fixture at NAMES and Zanesville every year until he couldn't physically do it anymore. Uncle Dale passed on December 21, 2021 and his wife Aunt Jan passed January 6, 2022. When Dale got bad I...

So my 2 boys got me a 3D printer for Christmas. Got it built. Turned it on and set the Z height and leveled the pallet. Have not loaded the filament yet. It also has a separate box that the rolls sit in that is heated and has rollers to spin the roll on. It's an Ender 5 Plus. Will print 350 X...

I was just informed by a reliable source that the NAMES show is canceled for 2021. I didn't get my hopes up as the covid situation doesn't seem to be on the down swing.

This started from a post in the 1/4 scale hemi thread concerning cubic inch calculations. Not wanting to muddy up that thread I will post this here. I have attached a file that contains a program I wrote MANY years ago. It was based on a book I read that contained a ton of "engine math". I...

Yeah i'm at it again. Trying to get an idea of what the popular size plugs are out there. So a couple quick questions if you have a minute to help. What size plug/thread in 1/4 scale What size plug/thread in 1/3 scale I'm asking because in the case of an older 7/8 threaded plug a true 1/4...

Is there a rule of thumb for figuring out the weight of the bob weight for balancing a 9 cylinder radial. On a conventional V8 i think it's the half the reciprocating weight and all the rotating weight equals the weight of the bob weight. Any idea what it is for a radial?

Hello Gents! I see the question came up again concerning spark plug boots. The 1/4-32 plugs are easy because there are some Dorman vacuum fittings that can be modified and look pretty good. Unfortunately for 10-40 and smaller there is not much out there. In the next few weeks I'm going to try...

Got a text from Dave Zimmerman yesterday. The 2020 NAMES show has been canceled due to concerns about the Corona virus. They have started to contact vendors and exhibitors and should have the update on the website soon.

Photo Bucket has raised the cost of hosting photos to double what I used to pay. I am within a few years of retirement and simply cannot afford to pay that bill after retirement so I have decided to let it go as of now. Don't suggest other places to host them as I'm not going to move everything...