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Hello! I joined this forum a long time ago, not long after it was first started. I have been inactive for a long time, choosing to post on some other forums. I would really like to get in a lot more discussion of machining methods and so on, so hopefully that can happen here, as I have not had...

You are correct on the base - after seeing yours I wanted to do something beefier there. I thought for my next engine I might try Elmers number 14 with the wobble plate. It's a bit more complex, but not too much. I thought I might scale it up a bit, for no reason other than I feel like making a...

Thanks folks, much appreciated. I managed to get a little short clip of it running on compressed air, which is here for your amusement. :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6WHIHeielE

That is really superb!

I am very happy to post pictures of my first completed engine. A very simple and straightforward wobbler project - Elmer number 25 in fact. woohoo1 This was a hugely rewarding project. It had just the right amount of challenges for a novice machinist, and really provided a great...

I have both 3 and 4 jaw chucks. I used the 3 jaw for most of this engine, including the flywheel. The only thing machined on the 4 jaw was the cylinder. I was moving the form tool into the flywheel about 25 thou at a time, then cutting across the face, then moving in another 25 thou. The whole...

Well I've put a bit more time into it. I had a go at cutting the crankshaft disc to shape, but that turned into a hideous failure, so for this engine I'm just going to leave the crankdisc as a plain circular disc. I don't think it will matter. The replacement crank and disc are made, and ready...

Hi Bill, welcome. I am in Minnesota as well, north of the cities. Sounds like a nice setup that you have.

If you say so.

I have been making some progress, although I haven't posted about it in a while. I finally got to the crux of the matter, and did some work on the cylinder: I know it's not great, but on the other hand - first piece of work in a 4 jaw, which I think counts for something. I need...

Hm. That's what I was turning at, on a 3/8 bore. Going by what you say, and also others, I will see about dressing the bits up first, and see if that helps.

For my part, I am beginning to think my spindle speed was not high enough. I will be trying again at the weekend, looking forward to making more swarf.

I'm personally glad you posted this. I just got a set of carbide tipped boring bars. I had some success, but definitely problematic, but then again I'm new to machining. Had you not posted this thread, I might have assumed all the problems I was having were due to my inexperience, when in actual...

If we freeze ice down to absolute zero, will it make my cocktail taste better?

Oooooooooooh yeah. Too often. These days I try and listen for myself saying "should be OK". Seems like that phrase precedes accidents all too often.

Site is fine for me now! Thm: Yesterday it wouldn't load for me at all. The plus side was that I found out about the free HMEM iPhone app while I was trying to access the site from my phone. That's handy.

There is just a ton of stuff packed into that shop. It's a really excellent workspace. Love it!

That's awesome - I LOVE the tooling racks near the machines especially!

Breaking news - Grizzly have just added a couple of mills / drills to their lineup. One of them is this: http://www.grizzly.com/catalog/2013/Main/598 I have to tell you, I am quite excited about this mill, as it seems to have taken all my favourite aspects from the mills I have been...

Thayer, Not only am I very impressed by the quality of work you are doing, but your posts with your step by step pictures are exceedingly helpful in understanding different approaches and techniques for set up. Great stuff.