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The foam backed fine sanding pads available from model suppliers, hobby shops, and amazon are wonderful for smoothing complex shapes, They can be washed after use, but do not require water in use unless you want to wet sand. Up to 5000 grit in case you want a mirror finish in mud :) A search...

Other than the issue is with hex stock and a three jaw chuck, a quite common and reasonable combination. Yes, you can hold hex stock in a four jaw, as long as you don't mind clamping on two points of the hex. In this case I'm thinking ChazzC and Petertha are on the right track, never had a...

Anyone notice the letter "casted" posted only assigned the rights for the V8 kit instructions as created by Lancer Engineering? And that those instructions appear to be for the Challenger?" No mention of terms, amount(s) paid, notary stamps, or receipts. No mention of drawings, patents, or...

A guy using the handle "Casted" has claims to have the rights to the Challenger and claims those rights are violated by the Black Widow. He then claimed "gary martian" doesn't have the rights to the Black Widow. A very odd claim from a guy with 4 posts total who came out of nowhere. The...

So the plans are wrong, the castings get made wrong because of this, and you are saying nobody is allowed to figure out how to make it right? Maybe you should exercise your rights to the plans by correcting them rather than telling others not to.

It's more a case that once I'm aware that something doesn't seem right it will bother me until it's either fixed, replaced, or accepted as just how it is :-) Now I just want to know!

UPDATE ON THE PENN STATE INDUSTRIES MOTOR The smallest motor pulley sheave was turned off as part of boring out the step pulley to fit the armature / motor shaft. Dug out my laser tach this afternoon and charged up some AA batteries. Turns out my lowest speed with the slowest pulley settings...

As dumb as it sounds, check the belt splice or see if it's once or twice per complete belt rotation. Had this on a mill with "Square Rope" brand belts that had a rough splice. Replaced the belts with good brand name belts and world returned to calm and quiet. The splice just tweaked the...

I've never felt the torque was inadequate, but I rarely did anything in steel at the full diameter of the machine. I'd be inclined to invest in some name brand quality carbide inserts or brazed shank Micro 100 cutters before trying to add lower speed plus more torque. Never bothered to use a...

I used this: https://www.pennstateind.com/store/TCLVSKIT2.html?Category_Code=assorted-lathe-accessories You will need to bore out the Taig pulley that mounts on the motor which will eliminate the smallest step(s). A simple aluminum 2/4 X 1 1/4 bar was mounted to the baseboard perpendicular to...

Still use my old HP. First scientific calculator was a National Semiconductor with RPN. Knew Terri (about to hot 40 years together) was a keeper when she asked for a calculator when we first were dating. Handed her an HP and she didn't bat an eye, just did her thing and said thank you. A...

It had been many years since plotting my last Smith Chart. Recently I bought one of the two port 3 GHz VNA gizmos that are now less than $200 USD for playing with some antenna and feedline designs, an old interest that I have time to fool around with now. It's quite interesting how useful a...

Not an admin in any way, but you can always choose not to read posts to the break room, or ignore it. In several years this is the first time I recall anyone getting bothered. Every forum or group I participate in has some random noise. Some on topic but not interesting to me threads. I just...

I think facebook, X, and most of the other "social media" apps are great for quick postings, sharing some pics and transient information. They are not so great for long thoughtful posts with many photos and in depth explanatory text. I find value in most of these sources, just different value...

I'm up in Mathews so we're distant neighbors :-) In Lebanon, PA is Cabin Fever (cabinfeverexpo.com) at around 6 hours drive, maybe 7 with some traffic. With no Key Bridge it looks like the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel comes to the party or the west side Baltimore Beltway slog for those headed north...

Going to shows just for the show can be a tough call. Usually there is an interesting place or places along the way, add a few and an extra travel day. One of our girls lives in Lansing, so we saw her then dropped down to Auburn for the show and came home via a southern route we had not taken...

Depending on the magnitude of the surgery and your age (I'm 65) recovery may not take too long, but getting back to feeling good most days and being ready to go do stuff can take a lot longer. It was three months after they opened up four vertebra and cleaned up 5 discs before I was OK to bend...

I really enjoyed this show. It was small, but the models were good and some very unique projects were on display. I'll post some pics of the show within a few days. This show had the fun good vibe feeling of the first few cabin fever shows way back when it was in Leesport. It wasn't a vendor...

Only 80%? Must be a younger crowd here than at Cabin Fever!

I'll be there for at least Saturday most of the day. Easy to spot, paunch, almost white beard, thin white and some slightly brown hair. Oh wait a minute... :cool: