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I just ordered one to give it a try. Not much invested so it is worth trying. What kind of power are you using? One or two AA or does it...

That is something that I have never heard of. I looked on eBay for spark generator and all it shows is a push button ignitor for...

The downside is that you are getting older and less alert so you keep doing things wrong so you have to do them over again. Don't ask...

I just printed out the gear in PLA and it looks good. I got sidetracked because I had made some modifications to my Anet A8 printer and...

Yes. Send the link I would at least like to take a look at it. I could print it since you have proven that it works OK.

Yes I did see it. I looked on Thingaverse and there are quite a few 3D printed steam engines. Some are too simple for my taste and some...

I am a firm believer in keeping active and continuing with what you enjoy. You are a little off on the age though. I am only 84. Also I...

The advantage of the 3d printed gears is that we are not limited to the usual sizes of cutting tools, but can adjust modules to any odd...

Why do you want to make another engine when you sold off the first one? I sold 20 different engines because none of my daughters/son in...

I just looked at Amazon for metal filled filament. This is 60% brass powder. It does not make a machinable print but it can be polished...

I made some 3D printed gears for my South Bend lathe which lets me cut metric threads. I have used them a only few times but they have...

And how many times have you, and most of the rest of us said that we have all of the machines that we need. Just in the last several...

I am going to try it. I am not out much if it does not work. I have not looked into having parts printed in metal and perhaps I should.

I was not planning on running it on steam. I think that I will try it and see how things work out. I am a retired old fart and I do not...

I printed this one a while back and it worked out pretty well. I didn’t worry about making things super sealed, it is happy when things...