Richard Carlstedt

Let me answer you on costs I spent $ 685 for travel (800 Mi- RT) and Lodging and Tolls , and $15 entrance fee---total $700 Food was...

Andrew is right , The Monitor engine will run without a flywheel It has a unusual lope due to the timing at 80/100 degrees instead of...

Gordon FYI- On some lathes , there is a Morse 4 1/2 taper. You can find it in some handbooks. Rich

Richard, The Best Book covering the Ironclads in my opinion is one by Donald Canney and is Volume TWO of his "The Old Steam Navy" books...

Last word maybe . Their was a Federal Investigation into "Shallow draft Monitors" in 1864 and Congress wanted to know why the ships were...

Richard, are you ever correct about the "lies " I would say 90 % of what is written about technical details in books is in error ...

Boy, that's a problem. I have spent the past 8 years writing a book on Monitor's Engine. During that time, I did a complete drawing...

The tool used does not matter, any rotary source can be used. The speed is determined by the pulley or rod being held to drive the...

You can also mount it in the Lathe Headstock OR Tailstock- NO power needed and use a rubber O ring around the straight section of the...

Yes, there were 60 Monitors built , but there were many changes . None were identical to USS Monitor however. When the battle was over...