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I live in Indianapolis. Looking forward to the total eclipse in my backyard. My friend Vederstein is only 6 miles from me. Grasshopper

Are there any EDM services here on HMEM? I'm building Vederstein's Dancer engine and manage to break off a 1/8 drill bit about 1/2 inch into the hole for a steam transfer port in the engine block. You can see that one hole that's buggered up pretty good. Could I make another? Yeah, but I don't...

First off, thank you everyone for your input. I'm just an amateur machinist. I just want to make a steam engine, make it run, then put it on a shelf and look for another project. My machining mentor showed me where I made my mistake and botched the Delrin practice piece. I zigged when I should...

Well, took the plunge and cut the blanks I had made for the bevel gears. My machining mentor showed me how I had to make 3 passes and the offsets needed for proper bevel gears. I practiced on some Delrin and you can see how I completely botched it up with the 3 passes. The diameters at the large...

I could use some help. I've cut spur gears before but now I want to tackle bevel gears. If there are any threads on HMEM for this, please point me in the right direction. Any help will be appreciated so I don't end up with a box full of scrap bevel gears. Grasshopper

Most likely, I will never part with mine. Now I just need to go through my house and see where did I put them???? Grasshopper

Didn't know my set was this valuable. Grasshopper

Ray, is this build off the top of your head, working off of plans or do you plan to offer plans? This looks like something I'd like to try. Thanks, Grasshopper

Brian, have you ever tried other avenues to purchase items? I do a LOT of purchasing on eBay. I find an item in the US only with free shipping. I can also check the sellers' profile. If a seller has sold thousands of items with a 99% approval rating, I would trust them. I saw these items on...

I'm so glad that I saw this thread. As I was reading the posts, I said to myself, "Did you ever drain your 6 year old compressor tank"? UUHH, no. So yesterday I decided to check. Opened the drain cock with no pressure in the tank. Some water leaking out. OK, turn on the compressor to get it all...

Steamchick suggested a Swashplate Engine. I built Vederstein's Swashplate. Here is the blog in this forum: https://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/threads/swashplate-engine.33125/ And here is my blog of my finished Swashplate...

When I first got into model machining, I needed a phase converter. Phase-A-Matic was only 10 miles from my house. They were very helpful in getting my rotary up and running. I see they are still in business: https://phase-a-matic.com/ If you are interested and going to get a phase converter, I...

$9,000 Badhippie??? Well I can dream, can't I? When I find the lamp and rub it and the Genie comes out and gives me 3 wishes, a Fractal Vice might be one of them. Grasshopper

Yes, Minh, would be useful if you can find one!

I've seen a Fractal Vise before. I would certainly love to have one. Aren't there times when you have that odd piece that takes a while to secure in a vice? Has anyone heard of plans to build one? The only ones I've seen are 3D printed plastic ones. I came across this fellow who makes engraving...

Mr. Pete is a God send. I watched his video on how to cut gears with a dividing head. It was easy to follow his advice and my gears came out perfectly the first time I tried. Grasshopper

I've always put down those 12 inch by 12 inch floor tiles like you see in grocery stores. Gray ones look nice.

THe reason I write in bold, it's so my almost 80 year old eyes can actually see what I'm writing.

I've visited the Joe Martin Craftsmanship Museum in Carlsbad, CA. If any machinist is in the area, I HIGHLY suggest you visit. It's unbelievable. Joe Martin is the founder of Sherline Machines. Here's a link to it's site: https://craftsmanshipmuseum.com/visit-us/ Grasshopper

Where are you in Indiana? I currently live in Avon a suburb of Indianapolis. Grasshopper