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Hiya Guys, Thx go out to kvom for leading us to Onshape. This is the first Cad site/software I have been able to run on this olde confuser. The tutorials are great and in about five hours I created a drawing depicting what will be the motor sheave for my Craftsmen badged 618. Almost...

Some people will tell you that I tend to overthink everything. Here is a prime example of this. I have seen everything from cordless drills, wiper motors, to steppers. All of which have perfomed the task of driving the table admirably. My goal is not to drive the lead screw at nose bleed...

Hiya Folks, My father in law asked me if I would be interested in a lightly used Darex M2 drill sharpener yesterday. I said, "of course I would". Long story short... I am now the proud owner of an almost new Darex M2. It looks like it should work just like my DD750 but I would still like to...

I was on my way to the range for a service rifle clinic this morning and passed a sign that advertised a Steam Show & Threshing Bee slated for this weekend. On my way back the parking area was nearing capacity. I know what I will be doing tomorrow. The event is on Plank Rd. between the towns...

Hiya Folks, I have an Acer Extensa 4620Z that has serviced me well since new. When forced to upgrade to IE8 I found it needed more ram. 2GB from Crucial did the trick to feed the memory hungry IE8. A few weeks go by and I am now experiencing random shutdowns due to overheating while surfing...

Most of you are familiar with the HF Portable Bandsaw. It is what it is. An inexpensive tool that with judicious use it might just do what it is designed for. It sure beats a hack saw and doesn't rattle everything off the bench like a reciprocating saw. If you are like me (I think most of you...

I am sure there is no quick and dirty answer to this. OK. We are building scale (to size) models of some very interesting machinery. These creations look great and if built properly will actually run. That's fine and dandy. Let's say that the full size unit puts out "x" amount of work and the...

I have just received the new Terms & Conditions for the Ebay Bucks Reward Plan. In short, it states that as of April 1, 2012 purchases from the Business & Industrial category will no longer be eligible to earn Ebay Bucks. Ebay isn't always the best place for tools and materials, but there are...

It looks like I am needing to cut some metric threads and will be required to run the lathe in reverse to return the carriage to the start position. The motor is a GE 1/2Hp 1725rpm with capacitor start. Under the cover plate shows the wiring for reverse rotation. So far so good. Looking at my...

Last night I was facing a longish piece of stock and noticed that the spindle bushings on this lathe are in dire need of attention. Tightening the SHCS's had little effect, so a call to Clausing will be in order. This got me thinking about accuracy. I have a set of MT2 collets that I use...

Everything has gone well until Murphy's Law showed his ugly head. I was drilling some unknown steel out of the scrap box and all of a sudden the bit just wouldn't cut anymore. Upon inspection, the 5/16" HSS looked like a brad point. Another bit promptly dulled. So, I annealed the piece with a...

I made this to give to my father in-law for Christmas. He's tough to shop for. She runs, but I think the flywheel needs to go on a diet. I ruined the first one by breaking a tap in it and had to scramble to find whatever I had lying around to make it. (what is it with me and #6 taps!) A little...

I am in the process of building Elmer's Fancy II. Looking at the plans it appears that the piston skirt is facing the head. If this is intentional, is there some method to this madness? Alan

Hiya Folks, On my first engine (Elmers Wobbler #25) I pressed a piece of copper water pipe over my aliminum flywheel. I looks great. I eventually want to make more elaborate flywheels like I see some of the craftsmen make here when I found Troutsqueezer's post showing his flywheels using a heavy...

Hya Folks, I am interested in building Jan Gunnarson's V-4 engine. Where can plans be found for this project? Thx, Alan