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  1. vlmarshall

    Got myself a new toy

    Nice new toy! ;D :bow: I want one.
  2. vlmarshall

    Mill prices

    People on the CNCzone forum are saying the X3 has been discontinued. http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98295 http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97997
  3. vlmarshall

    1943 Baldwin Narrow Gauge 2-8-2 1:20.3 Scale

    Oh yeah... count me as an enthusiastic member of the audience too. ;D
  4. vlmarshall

    Building Fred

    Congrats Arnold! :bow: I bet that first run was a lot of fun. Wow, I'm envious... I've gotta get back to working on my Crackers. ;D
  5. vlmarshall

    Homemade DRO...maybe...sort of...

    Sorry to see you're having so much trouble with it! That looks like a serious malfunction. Good luck. ;D
  6. vlmarshall

    Making Soft Jaws for a vice

    Make 'em as thick as your stock will allow, and you'll have room to face off your current pocket and re-use the jaws for another job. My favorite way to make jaws for the 6" Kurt, is to counterbore the bolt holes from both sides of each jaw, for extra usability. If you make the jaws fairly...
  7. vlmarshall

    Here's a good one

    Both of you; :P I like bagpipes.
  8. vlmarshall

    Gears...

    Yes, that's exactly what I was wondering, thank you!
  9. vlmarshall

    Small Screw Screwholders

    Just make a tiny hex, slit it, and expand it from the opposite end with a tapered rod.
  10. vlmarshall

    I volunteer for the dumb question..

    Stop looking on the back for the "save" button. :d
  11. vlmarshall

    Building Fred

    Most excellent. I'm envious. :D
  12. vlmarshall

    I volunteer for the dumb question..

    I recently lost all of the files for my Cracker locomotive, so a warning to the rest of you: Crap-o-CAD is not compatible with Garment Launderer. :-\
  13. vlmarshall

    For all who make mistakes!

    What a great story, Anthony. Thank you for sharing that one. :bow:
  14. vlmarshall

    My Cracker

    Glad to hear the move is going well. ;D
  15. vlmarshall

    Are the cams days numbered?

    Well, I still have half of one lying around... I'm such a packrat. ;D
  16. vlmarshall

    Are the cams days numbered?

    Here's the stuff we made. http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ftpw012.html
  17. vlmarshall

    Are the cams days numbered?

    I hear ya Lew, and I love my old VW; solid lifters, gear-drive camshaft, brushed generator, centrifugal-advance distributor, points, condensor, and a plain old coil. ;D
  18. vlmarshall

    Peewee V4

    I've gotta have one!I've gotta have one!I've gotta have one!I've gotta have one! That engine has a PERFECT sound, I think you chose the best possible cam durations in that thing. :bow: :bow: Wow. I love it. I want one.
  19. vlmarshall

    Hello All "Newbie here"

    Welcome to the forum! Nice start on the engine. ;D
  20. vlmarshall

    Are the cams days numbered?

    Eh, a few years ago we made several hundred valve actuating solenoids for a large automotive manufacturer who was testing the idea. The silicon iron cores were lighter than a normal valve train of lifter, pushrod, and rocker. I might still have parts of one at work, I'll have to look around. I...
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