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Welcome...you'll find a great group of folks here! Sounds like you've come a long way in the past three years.

As usual, I seem to get some oddball stuff and once again I’m stumped! :-\ A few years ago I got an Asian drill chuck with a MT3 taper mount. The darn thing was very accurate and I need to change it to a MT2 taper mount. The problem is I can’t figure out the taper for the chuck. I’ve tried a...

Click on thread below to view a simple manifold air supply I built using 1/8 pipe and aquarium air valves. You may be able to get some ideas here. While the video mostly shows engines, if you look closely you will see the manifold set up...

Nice work. I really like the gear arrangement on the twin upright. TinkerJohn

First, welcome aboard! You’ve found a group of folks that will be glad to help you along the way. Although your question gives a lot of plans and details that may seem unique to you, I think most everyone (definitely me!) had similar concerns, even doubts when they first started. Let me...

I need some help. The bearings in my live center occasionally have a “rough” spot when turning. It seems to be more in one direction than the other, but I can feel it either way. My preferred solution is to disassemble it and replace the bearings, but for the life of me, I can’t figure out...

Sadly, Fred Ellis, the owner of Power Model Supply was killed a few years ago in an explosion. The explosion also destroyed the building where his inventory was kept. As someone who often visited with Fred, I assure you we lost a not only a valuable supplier but a faithful hobbyist as well. He...

Great tip on when to drill the hole for the electrode. I've always drilled *before* gluing the two parts together and have broken my share of insulators! I will try this and will bet I won't be breaking as many now! Thanks for the details and pictures. TinkerJohn

Welcome aboard! I've just been here a while myself. Lots of great info here. TinkerJohn

Very nice! Beautiful engine. I really like the slow speed action. TinkerJohn

Very nice. Although I've not built a flame licker, I do have one a friend gave me, but cannot get it to run at all. Can't determine if it's the timing or friction. Your video has inspired me to go back, take a closer look, and see if I can get the thing to run. Once again Great Job! Now off...

Phil, Everything so far is right on. I've turned several of Tiny Power flywheels, both in aluminum and brass. They have all been good castings so yours should turn out fine. I typically use a Dremel tool for cleaning up the flash on spokes and it works very well. In fact, the last couple of...

Hey guys...thanks for all the kind comments on the engines. I hope to get more unpacked soon including a (partially built) Falk Live Steam locomotive. However, I see everyones' craftsmanship in many projects and know I have a long way to go and plenty to learn to be in the same class. That's...

Good comments from everyone so far and I’ll include a few more. Over the past years I’ve owned an Atlas 6” a Grizzly 12X36 and currently own a HF 7X12 mini lathe. I found every one of the models listed has some advantage(s) over any other one in the list. For example, even though the Atlas...

Here is a link to a video I have on YouTube. I recently moved and most of my engines are still packed, once I get some space I'll post a few more. The worst part is our previous home had a 20X30 shop, here I am "forced" into one side of a two car garage >:(. Neighborhood restrictions will...

Very nice...I agree, the video was really good at pointing the characteristics of your engine.

Mike, Having built two Upshur's I can tell you that the valves on both my engines stand about 1/32" proud of the base of the cylinder head. There's not much metal on the valve face or seat, so take your time getting them set just right. I had to re-seat the valves on the first one and still...

Welcome, I also joined the board today. I've built two of the Upshur engines, both were the farm type. One vertical the other a horizontal. If you take your time, you will have a good runner. One place to look out for is take care to do a good job lapping the valves. There's not much surface...

I just found this site, last week. WOW! What a great resource. I've been making chips for about 15 years now and still don't know much more than how to make little stuff out of big stuff. Hopefully this board will help me learn even more. So far, I've built steam engines, IC engines and other...