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Good point. I believe most of the differences were mainly cosmetic such as the inputs. For example, I don't think the 348 came with a dual carb version, but that wouldn't be too hard get around. But as you indicate detail drawings of the 348 are probably also not available. Thanks Craig

These 3D printed engines are really cool! I would like to make something like this for my brother. He has a '63 Chev SuperSport with a 409 engine ("four speed, dual-quad, positraction four-oh-nine") that he has owned since '69 or '70. Does anyone know where I could get detailed drawings of...

Another possibility would be ASA (a derivative of ABS). ASA is my goto filament for a variety of applications where the result will be used outside.

This is really cool. In 1922, my grandfather was granted a patent for what he called a "motor-driven sled" (no. 1,422,751). It was based on a Model-T frame and consisted of a replaced rear axel with cogs that push the vehicle over ice ( it was mainly designed for the lakes of Minnesota where he...

My biggest complaint with the Ender 3 V2 is the Bowden drive. Both my wife and I like the direct drive extruder. However, she seems to be convinced we need to keep the extra large footprint. Lately, she has zero in one the new Creality 3D CR-10 Smart Po which does have the direct drive. Not...

It's not the best brand out there, but my wife and I have settled on Hatchbox from Amazon. We have had so many types of filament that have caused clogs on our Sidewinder X1, but it seems to handle Hatchbox the best. Our Ender-3 V2 seems to handle various brands better. As you say, on bigger...

I have only been using PLA, but the amount of shrinkage actually varies from one brand to another. I have standardize on one specific brand (but have even notice variation from one manufactured lot to another, but at least that is minimal). A nice thing about 3D printing, if something needs to...

I have done something not overly different. What I did was not what you have tried, but may be of interest to someone... A number of years ago, I purchased the casting and plan set from myFordBoy for his steam engine. At the time I didn't have a lathe an so the kit just sat on a shelf. Since...

I have the Ender-3 V2 and am quite happy with it. I also have a Sidewinder X1 and now find myself keeping both printers running frequently. The Ender 3 has a 220mm x 220 mm bed and the X1 has a 300 x 300 mm bed and so usually select which printer based upon the size of what I am printing. I...

We were at WMSTR this year and our grandson loved the videos we sent him. Is there any similar steam events closer to the east coast (i.e. train, tractor, etc) in Indiana, Ohio that we could potentially take him next year? He will be going on 4 next Summer, but thing that his older sister and...

almega posted: When I was a kid, my dad subscribed to Popular Science, or Popular Mecahnics, or something similar, I can't remember which. Sometime in the early 60s, they published an article on making a model of a Civil War cannon. Being very interested in the Civil War at the time, I...

Not sure if these videos will be visible, but here are a few quick videos my wife took during the show: VID-20210903-WA0013.mp4 VID-20210903-WA0007.mp4 https://cldenbrook.vids.io/videos/ac9dd9ba171ae5c025/vid-20210903-wa0003-mp4...

I'm originally from Fergus which is about 40 minutes South, so that is where I will be staying.

Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion. It is held in Rollag, MN every Labor day (WMSTR). It was cancelled last year because of Covid. They have a separate area for model engines.

Was anyone on HMEM planning on attending the WMSTR this year? I will be driving out from the East coast and plan to be there for Friday and or Saturday. I'm looking forward to seeing their model engine display and would especially be interested in seeing any engines made by members of this group.

There was something like this that was popular as a Boy Scout Merit badge project. I remember something like this back in the 60s, but must have been extremely simplistic.

I didn't buy this particular item, but did buy a similar item: Glarks 370Pcs M2 M3 M4 M5 Female Thread Knurled Brass Threaded Insert Embedment Nut Assortment Kit for 3D Printing Pressing on them with a hot soldering iron cleanly sinks them into a 3D printed parts. In my case I didn't have to...

I've had an X1 for not quite two years, bought it on Amazon for a bit under $500. In general my wife and I are pleased with it, but have had to rebuild the extruder more times than I like to think of. My wife has printed items that took the entire 300 x 300 x 400 mm footprint, but I have...

Thanks for all of the comments and suggestions. I did finally get it out and what did finally work for me was what had been suggested by several. I used a larger "hand sledge" with the 3/4" brass rod (which is the largest diameter I can get into the back of the headstock) and a series of...

I'm having a silly, but frustrating problem. I have a cheap 7x14 Chinese lathe with a MT3 taper in the spindle and it came with a typical bolt on 3 jaw chuck. Last year I bought an ER32 collet chuck holder for it so I could use collets to hold stock. It wasn't this one, but was similar...