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I want to make a crank shaft from one piece of steel. Stock will be .75 X 2 in X 12 in I can get 1018 or 4140 steel What do you think? Frank

I had to align two disks for a crank shaft so I could press in the crank pin. The 1/2 shafts get pressed in next. I didn't have a shaft to put through the center hole to hold the two disks on the same center. Then I thought of using 3 rods. I played around with rods from my index of drill rods...

Do you ride? Maybe you can help me. Richard Williams makes a nice kit to turn a Honda motorcycle models 70,72,77,90,95,100,125,350, and 360. into a nice looking model of a antique generator. I may buy one but I would rather find a similar alternator that is smaller. It would fit my engine...

Does anyone have one of these? http://www.mesatool.com/product.asp?specific=138 It looks like a handy tool. http://www.mesatool.com/product.asp?specific=138 Is there something better for small $ Thanks Frank

I just finished using two boring bars from one of those $20 9 piece sets from Ebay. Some one asked about them so here is the report. The look and feel compaired to a Sandvik is terrible but I am a new kid and money is important. Making models, my time is cheep so I tried them in cast iron. I...

My disability is lifting. The thought of removing or replacing the chuck on my lathe was daunting. If that sounds familiar, read on. I built a simple plywood Jib Crane, a rope goes around the chuck. The other end goes to an old boat trailer hoist under the bench. BTW The key is in the chuck...

I need a borring head and ebay dosn't seem to have the bargins. where would you get one? I am looking at Harbor Freight on the next 20% off sale. $40 list. Are they any good? Frank

Does anyone have a manual for a Jet 12-36 or failing that, can you tell me how to interpret the charts to cut threads? I know how to cut a thread, I just don't know what the charts are telling me. Thanks. Frank

I just bought a Mitutoyo finger indicator on Ebay. It came with one of the posts shown below but not the other one, or the knurled nut. Does anyone know where to get these? If not, do you know the thread size? thanks Frank

I like beam engines. I like to examine how they work and why they were designed that way. Brian Rupnow sent me a copy of his CAD model for a beam engine, I thought I would add a Watts linkage to it. After taking a good look at the Watts linkage, I realize that it is not true straight line...