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Random Thoughts ............. For an individual working with that individual's own set of tools and own usual techniques everything is undrstood by that individual and precision and repeatability is pretty much, well..., repeatable. Standards for communication and practice come into play when...

Congratulations! I have been watching your posts and waiting to see this run. I am impressed by the result and I have enjoyed your skillful build. But more than that, I admire the stick-to-it-ive-ness you have had to result in the completion. Thank You for posting all of it. --ShopShoe

When I was young, I had an opinion for about any subject and I was often correcting what others said a lot. Now that I am old, I am just beginning to understand what is meant by "with Age comes Wisdom." I often hold my comments and opinions for a period of time rather than jumping right in as...

Other Ideas?? In studying various lathes and watching different people address the problems of exact positioning that you want to address, I can offer what seem to be the traditional ways of working toward precision. 1. Install a DRO and try for the best adjustment and calibration so you get...

FYI, I googled aviation gyroscopes, hoping to find more information. I did find several vintage ones for sale for low bucks, in terrrible condition and probably not functional. Possibly worth trying to get one to have the case and the display and something else to play with. I am interested in...

You've done a beautiful refurbish on that saw. I really enjoyed the video. Thank you for posting. --ShopShoe

Brian, Whatever you decide, I'm sure you'll post it and I will definitely be watching. It does seem to me that with your abilities you could really benefit more from a mill with X-Y-Z capabilities rather than a router as it would allow you to speed up the process of making many more things...

"Hopefully somebody find this useful." I do, and I think there are probably others here who also do. I enjoy stories of what can be done with some of the less expensive items out there and I enjoy stories of home-built jigs and machines. I have done some of that myself and I consider it part...

All of your projects are beautiful. I really like the engine with generator and the tractor. Thank You for posting. --ShopShoe

Congratulations. Really runs well and sounds great. Thank You for Posting. --ShopShoe

For a time, I was involved in arranging instruction in CAD for High School instructors. We had a discussion on the first coffee break about all this and the consensus was that once one could get past the "way we were always taught" it is not really that important EXCEPT that any supplier of...

I will add my 2 cents that you need to dress your grinding wheel or stone. The diamond point wheel dressing stones are not too expensive and you can build a holder to do the dressing, or buy one. If you search the catalog of any large tooling supplier you can find "diamond dresser" or "diamond...

I know some members here have made bevel gears, but a search on this forum did not turn up anygood threads. I do, however, believe that this video by Keith Rucker provides a good overview of the process and problems: Good Luck. and please post your experiences. --ShopShoe

timo_gross, PVC works very well in examples like the picture shows in post #4. I have also used the cardboard rolls that carpet is rolled on if I can scrounge them and cut them up. The same applies to the tubes used for shipping some of the metal rods I have ordered. I am lucky to have a large...

If I buy metal, it usually comes with a stick-on label. I try to cut pieces off the other end so the label stays as long as possible. When I label metal myself, I usually mark it with the alloy number (in the system used here in the USA) in more than one place. Small pieces of material usually...

Smithdoor: I did that modification to my mini-lathe. My experiences are in this thread: https://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/threads/shopshoes-mini-lathe-upgrades.33894/ --ShopShoe

Partially Off-Topic Question for DKGrimm: Perhaps you can answer a question about a device that was auctioned along with some surveying equipment several years ago. It was manufacturer-tagged as a goniometer, which I can find described and defined as an elaborate protractor-type device for use...

Jonathon, Checking the fit of one part to another is often done with the bluing technique. There are many videos and writeups available if you enter "Checking the fit of a taper with Prussian Blue" in your favorite search engine. You may find Prussian Blue as "Engineer's Blue" or under another...

Random Thoughts: I have been noticing that a lot of products in both the mechanical world and the construction world are sourced worldwide (or made for the world market) and not truly traditional in size. The sellers mark them traditionally, but as a user of multiple measuring systems I find...

I made a height gauge that used a cheap digital caliper and looks like your 12-quid wonder. As you said about yours: "It seems to be accurate enough for quick and dirty stuff like making everyday bodgery..." Over time, I have acquired other means of measuring and marking and I use different...