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I really like your shop layout, very nice and tidy and well organised.

Very nice Didier - I am looking forward to seeing this progress.

Hi Hank - looking good! I'm looking forward to seeing more pictures as it comes together. Thm:

Hi Alan, welcome to the forum. Looking forward to seeing pics of your Unimat and the engines you make with it.

That is really nice - I really like the tool holder you made for the splash guard - what a great idea. The shelf underneath is smart too. I am toying with the idea of putting a coolant reservoir and pump in that space, but for now I'm going to manage with a tin cup and brush for coolant, until I...

Hi Giacomo! Don't sell yourself short. The picture of the engine you show looks really high quality to me. Welcome - there is lots of great help and info here. It is really the first place I "go to" for answers.

I think this is going to be a slow thread. So I looked in the scrap metal bin at work - nothing of any use at all! So I have put in an order to McMaster Carr, I should have material in the next day or so. In other news, I attempted to turn some steel on sunday afternoon - just for...

That's a good find. I spent a long time looking for a used machine locally - even had my contacts in the machining industry keeping an eye out, but good quality, older machine tools still fetch a good price, and nothing came up in my price range (or got snapped up by machine shops too quickly)...

It was $2800.00 in 2008. The swing over the gap is 18 7/8" according to the spec sheet, so it should be capable of a decent range of jobs. I opted for this tool because by going with a more basic belt drive tool, I was able to keep a decent range of features for the price. It also came with 4...

I don't know about that - look - there's something on the floor under the shelves. That won't do at all. ;)

Thanks Geoff, your comments are greatly appreciated. I have been doing a bit of reading on machining brass, on this forum as well as other sources, so I hope to go and make a few more test cuts this afternoon.

Wow - a truly wonderful piece of craftsmanship. Very nicely done!

Here are a couple of shots of my own lathe. A Grizzly 9249. They don't make this particular one any more. I always felt that this machine really offered a lot of features for the price, being as it has metric and imperial threading capability, plus it is a gap bed, back gear machine. It is a 12"...

Hello! I am a bit hesitant to post this, thinking I ought to progress the project some more before talking about it, but on the other hand, it's cold out, and I'm in front of the computer and I have a nice cup of tea, so here goes. Yesterday, I finally made a start on my first steam engine...

This thread is absolutely fascinating. That crankshaft is a work of wonder.

Looks like a very nice workspace. Looks like that machine is set up very well indeed.

That's a nice truck you picked up there. I have a Dodge Dakota - in fact the only "cars" I have ever had have been Dodge Dakotas. I've been from Minnesota to Texas and back in my current one, with a motorcycle in it. Used it to haul all of my machine tools and worldly possesions when I moved...

Thanks guys!

Sorry to resurrect an older thread - but I am looking to obtain some of the smaller taps needed to make my first model engine. Did a bit of a search but haven't found a good source, so I was going to just go with McMaster Carr, unless anyone has a really good source to recommend? My experience...

Nice space Stew! Great selection of tools - thanks for sharing with us!