Hi guys. I have been hanging out here for several months now, and am mightily impressed with the quality of work you all turn out. I am a self-described "advanced machinist", having spent several years running lathes, mills, drills, and grinders for some guy who signed my paycheck. Well, he decided that 90% of his employees didn't need jobs anymore and he laid us all off back in February. Way to watch out for your faithful flunkies, eh? Oh well, water and bridges and all that.
Shortly before the hammer dropped I set myself up a small shop out back, 7x12 lathe, x2 mill, and a 6x18 G&L surface grinder. I have busied myself these past few months tweaking and improving my equipment, making various tooling and fixtures that I need for my gunsmithing hobby, and am now ready to do something just for the fun of it. It's time for me to build my first engine. I have steady enough hands but the eyes aren't what they used to be. Therefore some tiny little thing built on a thimble is probably not the best idea for me to tackle, not yet anyway. What's a good first engine for someone with time to kill and a decent skillset in the shop? I am looking for a challenge but I don't want to be banging my head against the wall.
Todd
Shortly before the hammer dropped I set myself up a small shop out back, 7x12 lathe, x2 mill, and a 6x18 G&L surface grinder. I have busied myself these past few months tweaking and improving my equipment, making various tooling and fixtures that I need for my gunsmithing hobby, and am now ready to do something just for the fun of it. It's time for me to build my first engine. I have steady enough hands but the eyes aren't what they used to be. Therefore some tiny little thing built on a thimble is probably not the best idea for me to tackle, not yet anyway. What's a good first engine for someone with time to kill and a decent skillset in the shop? I am looking for a challenge but I don't want to be banging my head against the wall.
Todd
