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Dave beat me to it - about $100 at Shars.com there may be a generic brand out there too but I don't know of it. Mike

So the question is how do you organize your drills for storage and ease of access? I've looked at lots of shop pictures on this forum and others and I never see the drill bits! Lots of machines (drill presses, mills and lathes) but never the cutting tools that go in them. Where do you hide /...

I think what your referencing is the undercut at the head of the drawbar? If so its likely not for over torque as it would still require lots of force to break, and it won't protect the machine at all in the event of a crash (ask those who know...:fan: ) I believe its simply a stress...

For work holding on the rotary table I am half way through making an adapter for my lathe chucks so I can use any of them on the table. As I now have a D1-4 camlock spindle on the lathe a self made adapter is needed to facilitate the mating of the chuck to the table. Here is where I am so...

The price range indicated by your 1st post does put you right in the 12" lathe range. I did some serious shopping for one of those 12"x36" import lathes about 6-9 months ago and even had a deposit on one (the PM1236) but ended up getting a local used machine instead. I can share with you my...

Look at the system and break it down to deal with each part in its own right then combine the pieces together to get your steam-drive-electric-generating-battery-charging goal. Using a (BLDC) is probably the most robust and one of the easiest to set up as a generator. The electric...

Well, I bit the bullet and ordered the ASME spec for spindle noses for $35. The spec can be ordered here: http://www.asme.org/products/codes---standards/spindle-noses-for-tool-room-lathes--engine-lathes- This spec has a drawing in it that is essentially all you need to make this part, except...

http://www.walmart.com/ip/FloraSense-Oil-Lamp-Replacement-Wick/16783698 They do have primitive lamps (and the replacement wicks) - but not in camping - it is in the home decor area! Mike

Would the wicks for an oil lamp be suitable? Not sure of your location. I also have some large wicks from those outdoor patio torches. A large deparment store with a camping section should have what your looking for. Mike

McMaster-Carr has them too - called telescoping metal covers (saw them a couple of days ago in my search for metal way cover ideas for my mil...) The travel is proportional to the diameter of the cover (and so is the price..) http://www.mcmaster.com/#telescoping-covers/=j0rm81 Mike

I don't have any experience in running a flamelicker as I'm still in the middle of building mine. What I did notice is the difference in thermal expansion between graphite and aluminum. Aluminum grows about 3 times as much as graphite (12.3x10^-6 in/in deg F versus 4.4x10^-6 for graphite) so...

Hi Wez1, Please tell us more about the monosoupape engine - your mention of detail drawings has me very interested! I would like to add it to the (growing) list of round engines I'd like to make (1/6 scale Wasp Jr. R-985 in progress, 1/4 scale Wright J5 castings on hand,..) Regards...

I just reread your original post after reading Chucks and I now think I've put together what is happening. As you are facing from INSIDE to OUTSIDE you are getting tool lift due to insufficient front clearance. The bottom of the tool bit is contacting the inside radius of the cut as you try...

Yep, for us Canadians Shars has the others such as KBC Tools beat hands down on price, and they ship using US Postal service (if you ask nicely after you order!) which is a huge benefit to Canadian home shop machinists as the brokerage and other after the fact fees charged by UPS are obscene...

I would consider the following options: 1. If the final parts are square sided I'd have the metal supplier cut to rough size for a couple of bucks per cut 2. If I already had the metal or the sides are not straight lines then I would chain drill first, then use the jig saw to cut the remaining...

You'll be fine, I can't see you having removed enough material to make a significant change in the as manufactured "squareness" of the slide. The question was - is it better than it was before? The answer is yes because now you have smooth even, controlled travel where as before you did not...

Dave H, I like that idea but it seems a bit tedious to do one fin at a time. What I'm thinking is maybe cutting every second groove (lets call them even # grooves) and then pack them with something that can be washed / dissolved out. The go back and cut the odd # grooves. The key is what...

OK, MachineTom - checked out the e-bay listing and as usual they don't ship to Canada... I did go out and buy some C12L14 to try and it sure does cut nice - almost as easy as aluminum! I then reground my toolbit to have almost no front rake and much less overhang. Then I tried cutting some...

MachineTom - the bit is ground back that way cause I bought it as a pre-ground parting tool that was ~0.100" thick. All I have for grinding is my 8" bench grinder so getting to the correct thickness is a bit difficult, especially if I want to control the heat and not get it to turn red. If...

Thanks for that link Dave. Looking at the specs I see that they are for maximum 3 times groove width for depth of cut. So that means my groove depth of 0.060 is within their range. But if I need to ask for a quote then I probably can't (don't want to) afford them. I think I will try...