We're supposed to do an intro post to say hi, so Hi.
My login is CFLBob - Central Florida Bob and I live on the space coast about 30 miles as crow flies south of where the launches lift off from. We watch almost every launch from our backyard.
I've just crossed two years retired as an electrical engineer, from a major supplier to the aviation world, and started messing with machine tools 15 years ago, when my wife got me a Sherline lathe for Christmas.
The shop is now that lathe, a Sherline CNC mill (extended envelope), a Sherline CNC lathe I converted, a Little Machine Shop/SIEG SC4 8-1/2 by 20 lathe and a Grizzly G0704 that I converted to CNC, making all the parts either on my Sherline or on the Grizz itself.
My only engine so far is a simple wobbler steam engine from Little Machine Shop, their 2593. Those are fun, and it seems tons of people build something like it as they get started.
The next project is the flame eater from Philip Duclos' book. I'm in the process of ordering materials I don't have and getting started.
Electrical engineering has virtually nothing to do with mechanical stuff and I'm a rookie machinist at best. I'm sure I'll have lots of questions.
Bob
My login is CFLBob - Central Florida Bob and I live on the space coast about 30 miles as crow flies south of where the launches lift off from. We watch almost every launch from our backyard.
I've just crossed two years retired as an electrical engineer, from a major supplier to the aviation world, and started messing with machine tools 15 years ago, when my wife got me a Sherline lathe for Christmas.
The shop is now that lathe, a Sherline CNC mill (extended envelope), a Sherline CNC lathe I converted, a Little Machine Shop/SIEG SC4 8-1/2 by 20 lathe and a Grizzly G0704 that I converted to CNC, making all the parts either on my Sherline or on the Grizz itself.
My only engine so far is a simple wobbler steam engine from Little Machine Shop, their 2593. Those are fun, and it seems tons of people build something like it as they get started.
The next project is the flame eater from Philip Duclos' book. I'm in the process of ordering materials I don't have and getting started.
Electrical engineering has virtually nothing to do with mechanical stuff and I'm a rookie machinist at best. I'm sure I'll have lots of questions.
Bob