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Welkom by HMEM Danie ;) wEc1 Groete, Arnold

It runs great Pete Thm: I bet you can't wait to see it on the track - It should be very interesting to see how it copes with traction. Kind regards, Arnold

What Tin said :bow: It can be difficult - but don't let that deter you. When I started out, I found the most frustrating thing converting plans to suit my mostly metric tooling - and NO! - I don't want to start a Metric vs Imperial discussion Gents & Ladies - it's just what I have available to...

Hi Vic Unfortunately the link you provided just times out for me... I don't know how much access you have to your wireless router's configuration or what type of router it is, but on many of them the wireless signal strength can be adjusted through configuration settings. I know here in...

Thm: I love the blue Dave; the old girls going to look stunning when done. Kind regards, Arnold

Good going Bill Thm: - a nice collection, it sure looks like you've been busy on that lathe :) Kind regards, Arnold

Great engine Jason - well done! Kind regards, Arnold

The Northumbrian looks great with the completed tender in tow Pete :bow: :bow: Well Done ! Kind regards, Arnold

Thm: Good to hear that Chris Could the flywheel weight be pulling the bearing block out of square when it's vertical ? - also check the fit of the axle screws; they need to have close tolerances - no wiggle; just a good running fit. Kind regards, Arnold

Good going Andrew Thm:. Mosey's right - when you buy scales, check that the travel length is as long as - or slightly longer than - the axis on which you want to mount it. Overall length will be longer than that, depending on how wide the mounting points are and the width of the read head. I...

Exceptional build Ramon - very well done indeed :bow: :bow: Kind regards, Arnold

Hi Drei The PEEK is easily machinable with sharp tools, and actually very wear resistant, but does not work well with the higher temperatures that one would expect on an IC engine - it expands/shrinks quite a lot with temperature differences. I'd say go for the graphite impregnated brass...

Going O.T. from the original post..., But it IS the break room :) I have to agree with Marv and others. In modern civilization we tend to forget all the "basic" methods, and we tend to think in terms of what we have "now". The ancient South American civilizations had quite a selection of...

The most popular method IMHO would be the "Three piece" one - where three nearly flat workpieces are lapped together through a series of rotations - Piece 1 & 2, then 2 & 3 then 3 & 1 - and the process repeated until the necessary degree of "flatness" is obtained. I don't think anything can be...

Hi Chris No - the hammer won't work.... Where are the rough spots; this engine does not like rough spots... Are you trying to just turn the flywheel without any air pressure applied to the engine ? What oil are you using for lubrication? - try different oils, starting with thin and moving on...

Jason, this engine is exquisite :bow: Really well done; congratulations! Kind regards, Arnold

That's a nice sturdy-looking filing machine Andrew Thm: - great find - I'm greener than it is! Now, promise you'll learn to properly use files manually as well ;) Goed gaan, Arnold

Many thanks for the responses Gents :bow: Since the first thread I've turned I've always checked the thread pitch like Ken mentioned, so it's become sort of second nature; I snapped that photo as a matter of course... Andrew, Like Peter said, that's correct - if the pointy ends on the teeth...

After the "Homer Simpson" moment last weekend, I picked up where I left off this morning. First I set the fixed steady to size on the thickest bit of the workpiece close to the chuck: Then I mounted the 4-jaw chuck, moved the fixed steady toward the tailstock, flipped the workpiece...

Many congratulations on the new arrival Tel ! ;D Your photo must have been taken while waiting for the next Guinness Kind regards, Arnold