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That's incredible. The printed sand process would offer almost-endless possiblilities for prototypes and short runs. Not sure how it would work for full production at this point. My 3D CAD system already has output to 3D printers -- and they're available at Staples for about $1200!! Give it...

Hey Jim, That's for sure, seems like yesterday that they were "helping" us at the Cabin Fever show at 6 or 8 years old. Todd.

Hello All, My son, Patrick, has decided to sell his Grizzly 7x12 mini-lathe. He's gotten more into wood turning and decided to free up some funds by selling the lathe.All told, the lathe is about 5 years old, but may only have 6-8 hours use and is in nearly-new condition. I have added...

Hello, Just a quick note regarding the Pip Radial Engine Project. As of this month Littlelocos is back in action and the plans & instruction manual are available directly -- or -- through Model Engine Builder as a serialized construction series. Currently, we are selling thru eBay, but hope...

Hello, After a two-year hibernation, Littlelocos Model Engineering is back with the Pip and Puck engine plans sets and lathe charts. Todd is working hard on updating the plans for a Parsell & Weed engine model and plans to visit a local foundry to see about a set of prototype castings. If all...

Fond memories, indeed. Thanks Tin! My first metal lathe was one of these. Used it for a few years about the time I graduated HS and before I bought my 10" Atlas. It's hard to believe that was over 25 years ago. The little Craftsman was frustrating and had a weak spindle. One of the...

Lohring, Lofting would probably work well for complex shapes like that. I have usedit for rendering guitar necks and lapstrake boats to good advantage. If youtook each passage and cut a section thru the entry, the exit, then one or twoothers to control the loft, it would probably work very...

Hello Manfred, You could try the Sievert USA site at: http://www.sievert.se/default.asp?locId=7&langId=1&pageId=6 Or a roofing supplier like Best Materials: http://www.bestmaterials.com/SearchResult.aspx?KeyWords=sievert%20torch They sell the torch handles, neck tubes, regulators, hose, etc...

Hello Mawitö, Great question. The finish is very simple. I sandblasted the steel toolholders, then rubbed them with 3-in-1 oil. The sandblasting helps to give them an even finish. Another, more permanent option would be to use a metal stain like gun blue after blasting. Finishing this way...

Thanks. Half the fun is figuring out how to get it done with what we have on hand. Todd.

Absolutely amazing. THANK YOU! Todd.

Hello Mark, Glad you like. Here's a couple of photos of the set-up for the indexing base plate. It's not the prettiest set-up, but it works. Angle plate, rotary table, and a big ol' drill chuck holding a mandrel. Enjoy, Todd.

Ditto, I work for NIST (and am off duty). www.nist.gov Carry on, Todd. :D

Hello, Another method I've seen (in one of Kozo Hiraoka's books on logging locomotive construction) was to use 25.6 instead of 25.4. The idea here is that fractional-inch stock can be more easily substituted. 8mm goes to 0.3125" or 5/16". 100mm yields 3.90625 or 3-29/32, odd, but familiar to...

Hello Chris, The Green Machine is a 1/3-scale 1/2Hp Parsell & Weed engine as described in "Gas Engine Construction" first published in 1900. I recently bought a complete set of foundry patterns, AutoCAD files, and the rights to produce kits for this little guy and his vertical brother...

Wow! a) I agree that if someone is just getting started in CAD, that the simpler the package and the closer to their needs, the better. That would be great for a free to $100 package and is pretty-easily affordable. Good suggestion. (For reference, by now, I've got thousands of dollars and...

Hello Bill, Sounds like Alibre is working out for you. That is great. Enjoy. Just for the sake of completeness. Turbocad also has free trials, forums, etc. (http://forums.turbocad.com/). The gallery of other people's work is quite impressive. There is a 2-1/2D CAM plug in available for...

Hello, I have used various CAD programs at school, work, and home over the last 25 years. At work it's AutoCAD (we do facilities work). At home, it's TurboCAD v19pro. I have used TurboCAD for about 10 years or so and have enjoyed it. For the price, it is very powerful and does not require a...

Hello, I received a reminder that I haven't been on HMEM for a while, so I thought I'd post a recently-completed "side" project I made for my nephew and his Sherline lathe. It's a KRF-style, miniature Quick-Change Tool Post. A few years back, I worked up one for my Unimat. He liked it. So...

Hello All, I just finished posting three HD videos of the Pip Radial Engine's initial runs after a two year storage. Videos were shot this past April, but were cut short by a failed valve clip at 9000+ rpm. The original valve clip was installed in 2004. Fortunately, there was no damage to the...