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Hi Paul, yes it been a while since I worked on the Webster, too many other projects had bumped it off the perch, however, I intend to finish it off in the next month or so and will resume my thread above and let you know how it goes... hopefully it will!

What a beautiful work of art Terry! Congrats

Looking good Gus! I need to finish off my Webster sometime soon :-)

Great looking engine and base!

How about these 3-axis Sinos for about $400? I've a 2-axis Sino for my lathe and it works great.

Well done Pete, a sweet looking and sounding engine!

Hi, the magnetic sweepers seem to work OK

Looks like we have a volunteer ;)

Congrats Dave, she sounds sweet. What's next?

I'm sure that most of you have seen the http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/index.html Internet Craftmanship Museum site, but for those of you who haven't, take a look... there is a lot of mindblowing stuff there like.. http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/jordan.htm - minature machines...

Welcome Jan! Looking forward to seeing some of your work.

Hi Dave, nice progress with your build... I'm enjoying your thread! Looks like you will overtaking me before too long. Keep up the good work.

Hi, I managed a bit more on the build this weekend. Made the lid for the vapour carby/fuel tank and trepanned the lid to take an o-ring seal. The stepped bracket will have a screw on the long end that will push the lid down to seal it. My first design had beveled edges on the bracket but I...

Hi Edi, great project... keep those photos coming :)

What a superb Excelsior build... and it sounds fantastic too!

Nice video John. Looking forward to seeing more.

I've made one of these parabolic reflectors for my wireless and it did give me a small signal boost, enough to make it possible to use my tablet in an end room that had marginal signal strength. It's worth giving a try but don't expect big gains ( pardon the pun ).

Congratulations, you are living my dream... enjoy some You time, you have earned it! Only 9 years to go for me.

Interesting questions and observations Notch. I get what you are saying about wanting to share your passion for your hobby but I suppose that home model engine machining is very much a niche pursuit. I guess the majority of people struggle to understand how machines work and also don’t have much...

Teflon BBQ liners can be used for gasket material and comes in two thicknesses that I'm aware of: 0.005" = 0.13mm and 0.010" = 0.25mm. They are sold on eBay and elsewhere (search for "teflon bbq sheet").