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All done. Works good! Rich

Made some progress...used the slitting saw to slice off two matching pieces. Then rounded the ends using the RT... Two matching pieces...Finished with these parts. Now on to the part that holds them. Rich

Did some calculations using the closest numbers I could... When I tried 16 DP the OD was right on at 1.875" but the tooth count was 28 Regards, Rich

Excellent work!

Welcome, Someday I hope to have an engine to share too. Life keeps getting in the way. Looks like a good job on your #33. Rich

Post the center to center distance between the two shafts and maybe we can help more. Electronic may be easier as previously noted. Rich

I've had an old 1959 9" Craftsman Radial Arm Saw for quite awhile now, but it never had the anti-kick-back device for ripping. I've ripped lot's of boards without it but finally decided to make one. There's probably several ways to go about this, but I wanted to use the rotary table. I broke...

Hope you don't mind if I copy it for my X3. Thanks, I've been pondering that lately too. Rich

I copied the Steve Bedair type and it works great. Downside is...you need to remove the top slide to install it. To help minimize the back and forth hassle, I added a metal block on one side with a set screw so I can lock it for straight turning whenever needed. I have the HF 9x20 lathe. Rich

If you follow all the advice points posted you shouldn't have any problems. Bear in mind that the local fire department probably has the same "sniffers" we used in the refinery to determine "LEL" (lower explosive limit) and "VOC"(volatile organic combustibles) prior to welding. You could ask...

Nice job and a smooth runner too. Rich

That's real nice work there Bob! I like the design features. Clever setup. Rich

Bob, I retired after 42 years in the oil refining business. One thing I've done a lot of is prepare equipment for maintenance during process shutdowns. We would typically water wash the systems and related piping, drain, then steam until the towers were above 200 degrees F, then turn off the...

My guess on the encoder end is... The part with just two wires is the light source part, and the part with more wires is the reader/sensor part of the circuit. But of course that's just guessing. Rich

Last year I was given a brief tour of a small aluminum/brass foundry nearby. The top edge of the pot (as big as a garbage can) with the molten aluminum was ~chest high. There was a sturdy stone ledge all the way around the pot for protection and the ledge was used as a fulcrum for the dipping...

Good attitude towards the safety advice. One small thing I noticed was when pouring, you started on the hole closest to you, then you had to reach across the just poured items to pour further out. Another exposure! Rich

Farm Boy is looking good. The pictures of the engine plans also look nice and clean. I was trying to figure out how you got those square corners in the crankcase cavity, then I noticed the two halves were joined in the middle. Nice looking machine work. Rich

Well, at least "Now" I understand how a speedo works. Thanks, Rich

My simple solution would likely be to draw a 127 bolt circle in CAD, print it, glue it on a piece of MDF, drill it, and use it to index. That's only because the compound thing is too far over my head. Of course if you have a 9x20 lathe, there is a 127 tooth gear available already for indexing. Rich

Thanks for sharing. I've seen a lot of interesting big projects, but that one takes the cake. Rich