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For a different approach, is there a real auto repair place near you? Some still bend exhaust pipes to fit. It sounds like you have a bend in your pipe that needs a wee tweak. Down the road, having things line up nicely will avoid going through the entire process all over again. Might even...

Hi Brian, Even doing stuff you like can become a rut if it's taking up most of a life. I think the Australian term for breaking out of a deep rut is having a walkabout. Sounds like it's time for one. I sure need to just go do something completely different from the routine every now and...

Don't feel alone. I've been around for a while and doing some form of hobby / light machining since 1995 and I'm in awe of some of these folks and their projects. Nice thing is the amazing folks around here are every bit as friendly and helpful as everyone else! Cheers, Stan

Ah... Thank you kindly! I was so focused on the video I completely missed it :-) Tree, I'd like you to meet forest... Take care, Stan

Hi Folks! These are beautiful engines, the work in this thread is great to see. BUT I'M GOING NUTS!!! Watched the video at least three times, and never saw a monkey. Must be a term I don't know or an inside joke. Please help me scratch the itch in my brain that keeps going "What monkey...."...

Hi Brian, It might be my clock making background, but have you considered tapered pins for this application? Cheers, Stan

Greetings, Thanks for the info. My stuff is far from commercial, the particular units with these are open builds CBeam and Lead1010 routers, about as far from commercial as you can get without being in the lowest end :-) My Sherline CNC stuff uses the Sherline motor mounts and couplings and...

That is a lousy thing to have happen. Lots of folks say the spiral cut couplings can introduce errors, but I haven't heard of one breaking in use until your post. Several of my machines have this style coupling. Guess I'll be doing an inventory and making some measurements to get rid of the...

Hi Lloyd, Living in a college town will make you think everyone is as hyper sensitized as the current crop of whiny little man bun pierced, gaged, and inked up weasels that want to exclude and censor anyone not just like them from their "inclusiveness" utopia. It's quite sad the media loved...

I have a Phase II AXA bought from Travers years ago. I went cheaper and got a piston rather than a wedge lock style. Maybe because I'm running a lighter duty lathe (SB9, SB10K - the light weight SB10 poser) the piston lock has never caused me any issues. I'm usually using half inch and...

There are a few books from the era of actually doing stuff without having a nanny government fighting you or calling you names. One of the best is "Rocket Manual for Amateurs" by Capt Bertrand R Brinley published in 1960. A favorite to read in my old middle school library. Another fun one is...

Greetings, Butter, heavy cream, bacon fat, all the stuff that wants to turn rancid if left in the shop... Actually copper seems to either turn and cut just fine and dandy whatever you use or be a total pig to deal with. The alloy, lunar phase, attitude, who knows. But butter or bacon fat at...

Hi Dave! Any chance you are the Dave, from Wales, who was on the Model Engineering list? The metalmangler handler sure sounds familiar, although I may have been called such once or twice by my "friends". In any event, welcome! This is a great group of folks and some of the projects folks...

I'd sure like to see your drawings! All the "Fog Buster" plans I've seen have been the straight brass tube style of spray head, and your set up looks good. I already use air blast to clear chips, but have not integrated an MQL head. Mist is really a pain unless you can capture the air born...

There have been many nice, good projects over the years, even done a few myself. Then there are those projects you always remember, because they are so complex, so well executed, and just so impressive. The sort of project that inspires a person to learn more, do better, try new things, even...

Thank you for the time and effort to put up all of this information! Cheers, Stan

Greetings, Chrome is more of a data harvesting app to support googles targeted advertising and monetizing of users posing as a browser. Chromium is similar to the browser side of chrome, but open source without the heavy spy on the user focus. Many seem to think Chromium and Chrome are the...

I know that EDM is one of the those areas that most of the hobby folks seem to perk up and listen when it comes up. I also know that most "That would be really great, I'd buy plans or I'd build one!" in reality never get off the ground or are overcome by events. The world is full of partially...

Thank you for adding some information. I'll need to contemplate and digest a bit on this. Other than some high power linear regulators in hybrid packages back in the early 1980's I've never been involved in the power electronics side of things other than repairing some amplifiers over the...

The carnation adds a fine and regal look to the engine. I can't imagine the level of effort and commitment required to add such a fine flourish to an already very high level effort. Those of us who have a history of decorative embellishment salute you! Cheers, Stan