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A press fit !! Great idea if it is. Would be a lot easier to do...Thanx again V 45

Seems like everyone has the same sort of reasons for not being in the place of there hobby. I'm 50 years old as well...retired with 26 years in the Army. Now still work as I like my work !! Really !! But I have never had any formal training in machining. Have a few friends that do it for a...

Thanx again Steve !! I think that you are correct about that. I haven't done any internal threads like that at all. Not sure I am near that level yet. I'll keep at the project I'm on now and just make something more demanding each time. Thanx again... V 45

Steve..That's very cool to come away with the V8 from those plans !! Anyone have an idea how the the heads are mounted on the magnum version? The plans have a six bolt pattern...but the magnum has nothing on top !! Thanx again... V 45

Thanx for the tip !! I will have to find some foam to replace the old stuff. V 45

We have copper beryllium parts on our helicopters at work. We are not allowed to cut, grind, or sand at all !!! One guy did and it closed the tin benders shop for almost 4 months. A team came in every two weeks to check for particulates. Not a material you want to mess with at all !!! I guess...

Not sure if this is right sub forum or should it be in questions section ? I picked this up from accross the street for free. I was wandering if it would have enough juice to power small CO2 engines. Currently I'm working on a V2 CO2 D.Kerzel design. I haven't found this particular pump on...

I'm still new and like going to my basement when I can...still very excited about making all parts correctly !! I have had to make some over with a different approach to how to make them without messing them up. I wasn't trying to say it was a race, just curious as to how much time spent working...

I was wandering how often you work on your projects ? For me I have a full time job and get to my dungen shop (wife calls it that) a couple nights during the week and maybe a few hours on weekends. To much to do around house plus have a little fun as well !! So my projects don't get a full time...

Ok Steve...I see what you mean...I went back and looked at it again. It does look similar once I really looked at it with the flywheel and all. Sorry to disagree !!

Steve, That is the engine I'm working on now. It looks a lot different tho...maybe I'm wrong. I'm VERY NEW to this !!!

It's a very nicely done engine and I would like to make it !! Still looking !!

Thank you for the replies !! I will have to find some steel now. Anyone else out there with any ideas? I think I will go with the 5/8" plate route. Thanx again.... V 45

What is the best way to mount 4 jaw chuck on rotary table ? I have a 6 in rotary table with 4 T-slots and a 4 inch 4 jaw chuck. I also would like to put my 3 inch 3 jaw on it as well. Any plans on backing plates and such ? I really don't want to drill thru my chuck !! Looking for the cleanest...

I found this engine while doing some surfing..actually found an email but came back undeliverable. I would like to try and make this...Steven Pierce's 60° V-twin motorcycle engine. This engine is run on CO2. The scale is about 1/16 and it is made from brass and aluminum. It has a 1/4" bore and...

Thank you for the great idea's !! I will look into making one. I have a very small compressor that I use for filling tires and didn't think it would work very well. Thanx again...V 45

I was curious as to what you use to power your air engines/ motors with? Do you use your regular compressor from shop air or something else completely ? Thanx again, V 45

Thank you John !!! I have't seen that site before...that's excellent...thanx again...V 45

Well...I finished my radius turner sorta....while there is a lot of files on how to build a turner...BUT..not so much on set up to actually use the darn thing !! I finished the tool tonight and tried to cut a ball...just made a silly looking knob....I only get semi shperes or just radius on the...

OK...since not much to go on...looked at another site and this is what it appears that a few of them were using. Now what size screw is correct for this insert ? Would this be alright ?? I want to finish this weekend. So I need to pick these items up this afternoon after work ...