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  1. kadora

    How they do it in Nigeria

    I have electric furnaces , gas furnaces , heavy boots and overalls but I am far from craftsmanship of this Nigerian boys. I feel ashamed. Excellent video thank you.
  2. kadora

    3D Printed Lost Foam Mold Inquiry

    Hello vederstein I have watched your engine animation video but I do not understand why engine has 2 pistons per cylinder ?
  3. kadora

    3D Printed Lost Foam Mold Inquiry

    rweber I am casting the same method like you do but I have hairy cracks on the casting surface . How high temperature do you use for melting wax out and how long do you keep concrete mould in the oven ? Thank you
  4. kadora

    L S Sparey Diesel (5cc)

    Sand blast blacken aluminium surface - glass blast make surface shiny.
  5. kadora

    L S Sparey Diesel (5cc)

    Start with crankcase casting . Remove all roughness with fine file and sand paper then air blast it with Glass powder. You will get very nice shiny casting surface.
  6. kadora

    Maudslay Model oscillating steam engine

    Nice smoothly running unusual engine . Did you cast frame for this engine ? Thank you
  7. kadora

    3 pcs Electronic hand wheel encoders to Audurino uno ?

    WIZARD 69 You are right last week I learned how to control steppers via computer and simple programs as GRBL GRU or GRBL PANEL or UNICODE SENDER. So now I see that there is possibility to control router by a tablet what is probably simpler and cheaper way than hand wheel encoders. BUT i love...
  8. kadora

    3 pcs Electronic hand wheel encoders to Audurino uno ?

    Guys I really appreciate your effort to help me. Please see it from my point of view. I am 60 years old and slowly preparing for my retirement. I want to learn during my retirement G code and all things connected with CNC art. But this learning is long way // I really do not think that plotter...
  9. kadora

    3 pcs Electronic hand wheel encoders to Audurino uno ?

    Thank you guys again SWST your solution is EXACTLY what I need . Thank you very much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COGSY it is interesting idea but to control steppers by this way is over my ability.
  10. kadora

    3 pcs Electronic hand wheel encoders to Audurino uno ?

    Ignator thank you for prompt replay. I have to learn a lot from CNC art but I do not give up. I will start according your advice to study already written programs.
  11. kadora

    3 pcs Electronic hand wheel encoders to Audurino uno ?

    Hello Thank you guys for your answers . Cogsy described my needs perfectly : simple operations on a part and don't want to generate g-code, flick the switch to manual and have at it. Then, when you're finished, flick back to CNC . Thank you Cogsy. Ignator I spent many hours on internet...
  12. kadora

    3 pcs Electronic hand wheel encoders to Audurino uno ?

    Thank you friends Wizard69 I want to control my mini router ball screws with electronic wheels via steppers instead of classic handwheels attached straight to the ball screws.//Ball screw 4 mm per turn = poor handwheel resolution + need for some kind of ball screw brake.// Maybe it is crazy idea...
  13. kadora

    3 pcs Electronic hand wheel encoders to Audurino uno ?

    Hello Anatol I need exactly what you described . I have only wheel encoder pictures from ebay . There is not mentioned if it is kind of magnetic or light encoder but output are 5v impulses./see last picture/ and China production. Thank you for your effort to help me.
  14. kadora

    3 pcs Electronic hand wheel encoders to Audurino uno ?

    Hello friends. I am building small milling router but I would like to control it by electronic hand wheel encoders separately one wheel for each axis . /to be independent on computer/ I have Arduino uno board + red shield with motor drivers. Encoder wheels 5V - 100 pulses per rev. - outputs...
  15. kadora

    Glow engine

    Your engine has very low idling RPM and glow plug filament probably cools down between ignitions. Try four stroke glow plug. Anyway amazing low idling on your two stroke baby - congratulation.
  16. kadora

    OS FS120 or Saito copy. Bar stock glow engine.

    Buy gear train including camshaft separately as spare part.
  17. kadora

    MEM Corliss in .40 scale

    Miniature , precisely built , hats off to your craftsmanship.
  18. kadora

    Glow engine

    Try to inject /syringe with needle/ small amount of fuel straight into cylinder trough exhaust port. This overflow sometime helps to start engine.
  19. kadora

    What WW2 hardware would you save?

    All innocent victims Hardware ? Russian sniper rifle.
  20. kadora

    .098 V twin using 2 Cox .049 Cylinder assemblies.

    I use transformer soldering iron - see my thread https://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/threads/glow-plug-feeder.24480/
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