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I hope to make it one of the days. I had a great time a couple years ago when I went.

Like the sign that says, "The beatings will continue until morale improves." ;D I used to have a boss that would tell us, "If you can't get your work done in 24 hours a day, start working nights." ???

Thanks for the tips. Actually, after reading some yesterday, I think I'm going to make it out of 416 stainless. I modified the cylinder so it has guide holes on the push rod end, added some springs to keep the push rods against the swash plate when they're not under load to reduce clatter, and...

This was great. Thanks. Very helpful, especially for a newbie like me. :D

I'm slowly refining my first engine design (simple swashplate design), and am about to go purchase materials to start making it. Initially it will run on air, but I'd like to be able to run it on steam eventually. I've read on this forum that brass will leach out its zinc and eventually...

Hmmph... See what jumping the gun gets you? I was looking at the design I posted, and realized that I had forgotten a critical component of how the engine works. Turns out the axle/swashplate/valve has to be fixed and the cylinder block has to rotate. So, ten minutes later I had the drawing...

Here I go cracking open old topics again. I noticed a couple of mentions of SketchUp on this thread, with people generally deciding that it's not up to scratch. I can clearly see that it's not CAD/CAM software like SolidWorks, et al, but having somewhat extensive experience with SketchUp and...

Hi. Sorry to dredge up a long-dead topic, but I was wondering what ever became of the ceramic burner. AFAIK, the ceramic acts as a flameholder, and should provide extremely even heat to whatever is above (or below) it. We own a restaurant, and our "salamander" broiler has a large ceramic burner...

Hello, all. I found this site yesterday, and am excited to learn something of the craft of machining. My dad was a machinist, then a millwright before he retired, and I grew up in the house of my grandfather, a retired body and fender man who ran a bicycle shop next door. I had passing...