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Has anyone built this engine? http://www.john-tom.com/MyPlans/Steam%20Engines/PopMechanicsEngine1963.pdf I'm in the process of building this and have most of the parts completed. The first problem I'm having is the Valve piston hitting the top of the steam chest with the eccentric at bottom...

I found this in a pawn shop today, at $40 it seemed like a good deal. I have one question, what is the ball end used for on the end of the rod I have sitting outside the box. Thanks in advance!

I'm working on a non engine related project and I need to drill a 3/4" hole 6" deep through a piece of aluminum square stock. I need to fit a 3/4" DOM tube in the block, the finish on the hole isn't critical I will hone / size the hole for the fit I need. I will be using my 12X36 Craftsman lathe...

I was checking out the Goodwill auction site and stumbled across this.... http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions/Unimat-SL-Miniature-Lathe-Parts-10001376.html

The closest metal supply place to me is 40 miles away, when ever I go that way I stop in and pick thru their drops. They usually have plenty of aluminum and steel round and flat drops to pick through but they dont have any brass >:( Another place I like to stop in is the Habitat for Humanity...

I went out to the local metal supply house (40 miles away) to restock my supply of metal for future projects. While in town my wife and I stopped in a few second hand and antique shops. While looking through one store I noticed a block of what was labeled lucite, it has yellowed a bit and has a...

I found a few threads about how to make D-bits and would like to try my hand at it, I have a newbee question about the making of D-bits. Will a HSS cut drill rod? If not what do I need? I don't foresee a surface grinder being added to my shop in the near future so I am limited to using my HF...

I started building my third "EZ 45" http://npmccabe.tripod.com/45engine.htm The first one I built about 2 years ago with hand tools and a lathe, ugly as sin but it ran great. About a year ago I purchased a HF mini mill and finally got around to building my second EZ 45 a couple weeks ago. This...

This is where I go to do my builds. It's a 2 car attached garage. I found the band saw at a garage sale and intended it for wood working projects and didn't realize until a couple weeks later that it had a metal cutting blade on it. It has been a big labor saver, no more hack sawing ;D My latest...

Turn down your volume, the air compressor kicks on and is a bit loud. This is my second motor running on 20 psi....

I finally got around to building my second air motor, the "EZ 45" I built this same motor a couple years ago with only hand tools and my old Craftsman lathe. Since then I acquired a HF mini mill and this build was much easier. This is an easy build and very forgiving for a newbe builder like me...

Hello everyone, I actually found this forum about a year ago and lurked for a while then life got in the way, that and a move half way across the country. I'm settled in now and getting things ready for the long cold winter. The first item loaded in the U-haul for the move from Idaho was the...