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Thank you for the explanation/ help and ideas !! Again Brian and Jason already have the perfect pictures !! Well done.

I just saw that...thought one didn't post and I even checked. Sorry about that.

Looking to make a gas tank for mymini IC hoglet engine. I've never made one before. I've seen some with and without small vents in the caps. Do I need one? Are there any plans for small gas tanks? What's the best material to use ? What do I have to have to make it flow correctly ? Whatever I...

Looking to make a gas tank for my IC mini Hoglet engine. Are there any sort of plans / ideas for a small gas tank? What special needs does it need to have? It's obvious I haven't built one before ! I see some with and without small vent holes. Which would I need ? Anything or other...

Thank you... I'll have to see how it goes.

Stainless Steel 15-5 , is this like 303 or 304 stainless? Is it easy to machine ? I was given a 1 1/4" round bar and wanted to know how it would machine. Thanks again

Thanks for the information. Was hoping to cut the middle of the stem and be able to thread it

How feasible is to cut/turning actual valves from actual V-8 car engines? Are they harder than Wood Pecker lips ? I would like to make something out of them. How hard would it be thread the end of one after cutting the stem off? Could you tap the stem? I know they're hardened but asking none the...

Jyman...Here is mine with the DRO's on the motor housing. It wasn't that hard putting them on once I had made blocks and a new mounting piece for the Y axis. The others were pretty straight forward. I've them on for a little over 4 years and have been adequate. I want a DRO that can do PCD's...

I'm looking to upgrade my mini mills DRO setup. Currently have three Igaging scales used as my DRO. It's ok but not the greatest...looking for something more accurate. I have my Y axis scale mounted on the front of the bed covered with custom made sheet metal cover. The bed locks do kinda get in...

I'm looking for a Southbend Heavy 10L lathe. Looking for something in the central PA region. I looked at one last night before the blizzard hit. It was in great shape with LOTS of tooling but the ways had at least a 0.140" wear !!!! There was a huge lip on the ways about 15" long. So I had to...

Thank you ABBY..good information.

Thanks for the replies. I have both I think. I haven't tried hardening or annealling yet. But wanted to make some D bits .

A friend gave me some drill rod. How do you tell if it's oil harding? Some has red paint on the ends and some are white. How do you temper if not oil rod? Thanks again

After posting this question I found a video of Tubal Cain doing a heavy 10 lathe. Very helpful. Thanks again

Thanks Pete ! That's good to know as my steps wouldn't be able to take all the weight at once.

I'm trying to do some thinking ahead. If I were to purchase a lathe that's too big for my basement steps...it will be ! Can it be taken apart and reassembled in the basement without to much trouble and loos of accuracy in the lathe? I'd like to have a South Bend heavy 10. Losing accuracy is the...

I live about 10 miles away from the Expo center :) ...glad it's sooo close for me this year. I can't wait to go and pick folks brains about making these awesome engines and other items !!! The weather here will be above normal and NO SNOW predicted !!! Should be a great time so come on out...NO...

Any help with this? Thanks again

It's for the Hoglet engine gears. .. reduced Edit: Here's what I tried today. It doesn't seem to be working out. The cutter has a 3/32" radius, it's the closest I could do with tools available. Which equals .093 radius. I used index circle 18 on my rotary table plate. Using 3 turns plus 6...