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You could always mount an intermediate shaft with double idler pulley, giving you - say - a 2:1 or 3:1 reduction? My Unimat SL3 does...

Does your current Taig motor motor have brushes? If yes, than it's most likely a "Universal" motor and will happily run on AC or DC...

Today's Tesla Turbine test results. Big win as my epoxy resin spider (part of the coupler) held up. But only a tiny increase in power...

The coper tube is 3mm (0.118") OD with a 0.053" ID, making the wall thickness a bit under 1mm, at 0.0325". Using Barlow’s formula: P =...

The package of parts shown in post #339 was ordered from AliExpress, from China, and came with no instructions, no pressure ratings, not...

Intended to be good for 6 bar NWP, = 12 bar hydro test without leak. I do use olives, but never see leaks. Possibly as I don't see...

Problem solved,...no more leaks !!! After waiting 2 weeks for replacement parts, the new connections leaked almost as bad as the old...

Welcome Arjun, please let us know a few more details of your plans.

I am 74, when I was raised up and in my 20's I was raised on a cattle farm, Rice Dryer and run a steam engine to flood rice land in SW...

Nikhil, your description of Chinese labor conditions sounds similar to those in Mexico. I'm now retired, but 40 years ago, as part of...

I'm not any kind of engineer but use my digital callipers for most things, the 1" mic only comes out occasionally, the depth one even...

You can add a single wrap of PTFE plumbers tape around an olive before assembling the joint. But I have never found that necessary if I...

Thanks for the feedback K2. Your instructions closely match one of the how-to YouTube videos I've watched; the only addition to your...

Struggling with leaky connections. By moving the steam pressure guage to a more convenient location on the test stand, I created more...

I found this video of someone's 5 cylinder radial steam powered go-kart/car & thought others may find it as interesting as I do.