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hi Rodw, amazing work. i wrote a programme to do this for a pic, but yours is far superior. my controller has a common anode (5v) pin and 3 pins for step pulse and enable. i think this means my controller requires the inputs to go low to step. is this compatible with your programme? i think it...

http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_mill/Reviews/SX4/sx4-rvw.htm there is a review of the milling machine here it looks like a good machine to me. ive been tempted to break the bank and buy one in the uk but there £3500 pound here ($6000!) and im meant to be saving for a deposit on a house.

maybe its because i dont know any better, i bought theese end mills with my milling machine about 2 years ago and i am very pleased with them. its only now the most used sizes 12mm and 20mm are staring to dull after plenty of use.

I am afraid the original poster bog standard has removed all his images from this site for reasons i will not go into. http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/f26/thinning-flywheel-web-16592/ this thread here is quite useful for what i think bogs meant by a recess on a flywheel (not being able...

Hi chuck very impressed with your work, can't wait to see it run. i've got a bit of a way to go before i could make 8 parts all the same :D . I've been working on an arduino Indexer for my rotary table, would be interested to here more abouts yours, was there a thread for it I missed? Calum

Looks interesting. One of my many projects on the go is a power feed for my mill. Have bought two timing belts so far to get the ball rolling. One was way to long and one was just an inch to short. Doh! Good idea using a screwdriver, plenty of torque and a slipper clutch too. Have you got spare...

Hi Colin where did you get the john deer castings from? Calum

My lathe is the same. Bad design I guess but you get used to it eventually.

Hi there are a few cnc experts on this forum but the best place for thousands of experts is the cnczone.com forum. I believe they have a dedicated section just for master am. Calum

Hi niceonetidy it'd be great to see some of you work in the photos and videos section :-) Calum

Hi Dave I live in chelmsford, you? I'd love to build a loco one day but I've got quite away to go. What gauge are you working on? Calum

Hi grant, welcome. where abouts in the uk are you from? Im from essex. Do u mean a lathe by Chippy? Got any projects in mind I'm working on an steam engine I bought planson the us ebay for. Making the parts slowly and surely. Calum

impressive work very inspiring. thanks for sharing Calum

John I started with a mini lathe in a 6x8 shed. I had to spend 10 mins moving bits and pieces outside before I could start working. I remember when a friend joined me one day and there wasn't room to pass each other in the shed so we kept having to step outside to swap round. I imagine that I...

Bob afraid I don't have easy access to raising equipment. I have a mig and arc welder but decided I'm better off buying a new one then flaffing about trying to fix it, knowing my lucky it will go at another crucial moment and leave me without a paddle... Yes bill you know exactly where the vice...

you might have seen this from my workshop post but this is my vice after i used it as a bearing press its not the expensive but i cant a new get one during the bank holiday weekend and Ive really missed it. at least i have plenty of scrap cast iron for future projects. Calum

hi all, thought id show you some pictures of my workshop: this is the shed in my parrents garden. i built it of my own design with wood from a local timber yard. it has a concrete floor and 3 opening double glazed windows i made from 5mm acrylic. there a 2 20w solar panels that generate...

thought some of you may enjoy browsing through this interesting website like i did. some very interesting science toys and a few steam engines and ic engines. http://gyroscope.com/default.asp Calum

hi i have a very similar lathe, there are many machine importers and the main difference is colour and importer name plates. so id go with the best deal to be honnest. it is possible that specifications may change between importers and also included equipment may change between importer's. my...

Stan I like your tupperware screw driver holder very simple ingenious solution. Calum