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Got the frames mounted. I first drilling an reamed the holes for the shaft. I like to stack my frame parts and bore them together to keep the holes lined up and square with each other. May not be the preferred way but it seems to work for me. The base is a temporary piece from the scrap box. I...

Brian; Might have a look at RC cars. The off road racing RC cars have some heavy gears and need a bunch of reduction. They have them in different pitch / tooth counts. Even have bevel gears. A lot of them are plastic but they also have metal. Nice thing is that you can design around the gear...

Good job with the video. Looks like it runs really smooth at low pressure. Kind of strange how satisfying it is to watch a little engine run, isn't it?

A cup of hot coffee wows them pretty good! If you got it to run at all you did a good job.

UPDATE: Just got an email from iGaging the distributor of the scales and they say Grizzly WILL be carrying the longer versions in 2-3 weeks. For those of you who want to wait, you might get a much better price from Grizzly. Diy89 don't think there is much chance of modifying the unit. I have...

The other night I fixed our clothing dryer. As some of you will verify, fixing a household appliance WITHOUT being asked earns you "shop credits" which can be redeemed for extra time in the shop building engines. ;D Being inspired by Longboy and then Brian's builds I headed to the metal store...

I exchanged a couple of emails with Grizzly and it does not appear that they are interested in selling longer scales at this time. Seems odd to me. It would make sense to sell the 12" which would fit a lot more machines and could be cut down to any size you want. Oh well. Got one of the 32" on...

Something must be wrong with the picture hosting. I am still looking for the UN-organized shop!! The only pictures I saw had clean bench tops, tool hanging in their assigned spots, and other stuff up off the floor sitting on shelves. :big: Nice set up. Looks like you have some good work space...

woohoo1 Fine job Nick! Always exciting to get an engine running. Even more so when it is your first. Great idea about using threading spacers as a lock nut. May have to steal borrow that idea. I may incorporate that into any future designs. Most of the time I use epoxy sparingly on the...

Artie; Try Eagle America. They have the longer sizes and might be willing to work with you. Also do a search and see if Igaging, the company producing the product has distributors down there. http://www.eagleamerica.com/product/v424-0160/shop_by_brand_-_igaging

Rick; did they have the Russian space capsule when you went? Compared to our lunar lander theirs looked like it was surplus Navy diving bells welded together. :o

Nope, they did not ask! It absolutely is mine. My column mods are pretty unique. Hmmmmm, now I am thinking a FREE 32" unit. :big:

Manufacturing is most likely in China. I had asked the distributor about this and he had to ask the factory. They were not interested in sending the parts separately. Looks like one way to do it is to buy the 32" scale with a display unit from Eagle America and cut it down to use with one...

Double sux; Email from Grizzly says they are not planning on selling the longer versions. Looks like Eagle America is the only option.

Cool. Thanks for the heads up. I am going to email Grizzly and see if they are going to carry them.

Here is a video of it after some clean up but no bling or paint. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trOFys9OB1Q

OK Dean. Here you go! For those who do not recognize it, this is Elmer's #19 - "Standby". I was interested in building it because the valve is part of the shaft and hidden inside the center bushing. Very clever design and simple to build. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhuXZ6Jm3Lo

I missed out on a ride in a Phantom. In Da Nang the C.O. would take maint crew up for a ride in his plane. We had a roster you signed up on. Unfortunately we redeployed to Iwakuni Japan before my turn came up. >:( Once we were out of county we had to play by the rules again. But then again...

I really like the looks of the mount on the back of the table. Does it restrict the Y axis movement to the rear?

Looking good. Everything looks like it is lining up well. On the flywheel; I have made a mount for a vise to place it vertically on my band saw so I can cut off thin slices for flywheels from round stock. I have also made flywheels out of flat stock, cut the corners and then put it in the...