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All the reply's I see are great get the biggest you can afford because as most you will out grow it and wish you had gotten a big machine. I learned on a 6 x 24 mill and a 36" x 60" lathe that had a flat belt and a truck trany to change gears but it was great way to learn. Now I've a 9"x42"...

1978 was the year I started my apprenticeship with General Motors as a Tool & Die maker we made and repaired Injection Molds for body parts interior as well as exterior. Hope you have a Happy New Year!! :D

As I've been told it's like riding a bike you never forget, as I found out it may take a few try's but it all comes back.

Thanks for the links they were very helpful lots of information!!

I moved from NY to Jefferson City, TN it's great to have a summer not just a month of warm weather.

Just about any have lots of plans 9cyl, 18cyl, V8, Offy, Opposed 4, and various other types. I've gotten most of the materials for all of them it's just getting the time to make them. I've got to finish my larger Bridgeport rebuild and my 618 Brown & Sharpe Grinder they needed to be taken apart...

I reposted my welcome as you requested, I have no idea what happened to the first one.

I did this back when I sign on but it's not there so I'll do it again. I'm a retired Tool & Die maker from General Motors Powertrain in Buffalo, NY after 30 years. I've been doing this since I was 10 years old in my fathers shop in the basement. My shop is a 35'x75' building with a wood shop, a...

I was reading so of the old post and you kept asking why Cad well here is why, if I would like to change something to my way of doing things it's very easy to change the drawings. If they are in pdf you will need to redraw the whole part to get the relationship to what you want to change. A good...