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Well Done! That is a beautiful tool and I really enjoyed watching the video. I also liked your rounding jig for your belt sander: So simple but so handy and so adaptable to different radius jobs. You are both an expert builder and an excellent engineer and designer. Thank You for posting...

Conventions are good, but.......... If you were trained in the conventions for one reason or another, then by all means use them. If you are planning on sharing your drawings or using them to order some work to be done on your behalf you need to make sure that everyone will understand them, so...

You've made another tool that will allow you to do other projects in your shop. As usual, it is well thought out and carefully made. Thank You for posting. --ShopShoe

Hope you and yours are OK. It was a wild ride for a lot of the USA yesterday. The complex stretched from Iowa/Minnesota/Illinois all the way to Southern states: One weather source said it was the largest watch area ever posted. We had big storms to the north of here and to the south of here, and...

Regarding the Hay Wagon (Or "Hay Rack" as it is sometimes called). How to tell if someone is a farm kid: He can back one of those up around a corner with a tractor on the first try. --ShopShoe

I think that turned out very well. You've made a much more useful tool out of your old 4x6 and made it justify its floor space as well. I think we all need a good vertical saw from time to time and this is another option to consider. Thank You for posting, --ShopShoe

Since this thread is veering into philosophy, I'll add my two cents in favor of starting small, but with qualifications. I spent a lot of years planning and waiting to get a large lathe before being able to start any real machining. then I had a re-think about what I could do with a small...

That's definitely a work of art. Nice machined details and finished off with a good paint job and just a little bling. It runs so quietly and smoothly. I can easily imagine a large version running a factory or something. Thank You for posting. --ShopShoe

rleete, Over the years I have had my 7x lathe I have acquired 3-inch, 4-inch, and 5-inch chucks, so I can speak to this. The 5-inch takes too much away from the motor, so ends up not having very much torque left over for cutting. It also makes a heck of a flywheel and keeps spinning when you...

Richard, and others, The inserts have the hole already: AR Warner: https://www.arwarnerco.com/Default.asp Nikole Mini-Systems are similar: Nikcole Mini-Systems – Niko Nikcole I have no relationship with either company or any vendors. --ShopShoe

There are several of those on this forum. One of the longest-running threads was "Arduino Rotary Table for Dummies." The late Chuck Fellows originally started quite a few of these projects a few years ago and the thread "Electronic Dividing Head using the Arduino" is good information and shows...

Regarding a shop-made rotary table: I followed this build on this forum back in the day: https://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/threads/building-a-120mm-rotary-table.8472/ I thought it was good and the builder was good at making tooling when he needed or wanted it. Be aware that the...

Brian, I really like your fixture for slotting the flywhel hub. --ShopShoe

Sorry: OT banter follows. Disregard if you want. "The passion pink governor lever..." Now, there's an engine part I didn't think I would read about this early in the morning. Just tickled my fancy to see it. Brian, No negativity meant. I genuinely like your design work, your finished projects...

Your "what it should be" description started me thinking about the Maytag engines, in the way they look. The flywheel they used had vanes. Most of us know the single-cylinder Maytag, but they also made some with 2 cylinders. I think they were 2-cycle, but I'm talking about how they looked...

Richard, They only come in the "contractor's professional complete set" of 15 power tools and two battery packs with the battery charger option sold separately.

Brian, I was once in your situation in regards to files when I started moving from repairing into machining and modeling and began upgrading my file collection from then on, so here goes my list: 1. Most of the files you will find follow the "American Pattern" where larger files have larger...

fireguy976, I buy most of my "known" materials from OnlineMetals and McMaster-Carr. Drill Rod and other tool steels usually gets added to orders of tooling, cutters, etc. from companies like MSC and Travers. Usual disclaimer: I have no relationship with any of these places other than...

Fireguy976, I generally do what ninefinger does: Buy extra when buying for a project, then have stock on hand for whatever comes next. I also follow what's happening here and elsewhere and get materials I have not yet used from time to time as my needs and experiences change. I know I'll end...

Thorsten, Try here: https://www.machiningdoctor.com/charts/unified-inch-threads-charts/ I got that reference by Googling "UNF thread specs" The major machining reference book in the US is "Machinery's Handbook" and there are older versions online for free that probably have the information...