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Cedge, I need to ask you a little favor. could you possibly show a photo of your Diamond tool holder with view strait down from the top? I'd just like to get a little better grasp of the angles. I want to make one and need all the help you are willing to give ;) Thanks Mel

Iric, Steve, it cuts pretty good. The piece shown in the lathe is a 1" cold roll and it cut it great, nice little curls and very smooth surface. On aluminum it does a great job also. of coarse you can't cut up to a shoulder but like your diamond tool bit but it can be used to cut along a shaft...

You would be supprized at all the goodies that you will find in a old discarded ink jet printer. I took an old 3 in 1 ink jet apart and got all kinds of pulleys, belts, gears, shafts, motors. and screws and bolts. 8) Mel

I started out to make a diamond tool cutter like the one Cedge posted earlier. But after getting started I remembered the nice little round cutter that John uses and I have lusted over, so I made a few little changes and made a round tool. :o I didn't have a piece of 1/4" round HSS steel so I...

At the risk of sounding totally stupid here I have to ask: Is your edge finder the same as what is called a "Wiggler"? if so, here is a link to Little Machine Shops instruction of the use of that tool. http://www.littlemachineshop.com/reference/wiggler.php I hope this helps I know it sure...

Steven what a GREAT engine and video. I know now what my next build will be.. I hope you will share some plans or drawing with us. If not where did you get your ideas from? The sound of the little bugger is enough to make a person want one. Thanks for sharing it with us Mel

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HMEM a job well done Rick! (and crew) congratulations! Mel

I'm doing it like CrewCab in the previous post, the bling is going to have to wait. These photos are of the exhaust and intake and carburetor for my hit and miss engine 1. is the block for the exhaust valve body. 2. Drilling the port of the muffler 3. rough exhaust valve block 4 both...

Nice little engine CC. You can set around and rub is shinny this winter. Is that your first one? Mel

Your little engine looks great Dave. I can't answer your sandblasting question, I've never tried that type of finish. By the way it looks like you have a Grizzly G0516 just like mine. I have separated the mill from the lathe and it works a lot better now. I did a google on the Elmer's Mill...

Marv, I’ve been reading your post on the handle to turn the spindle of your lathe forever what your need. I built mine to thread on my Grizzly lathe that will only go as slow as 150 RPM. I found the idea from Mr. Ishiamura’s web sit http://homepage3.nifty.com/amigos/handle/mandrel_handle-e.htm...

chiliviking, The turning your referring to on the rod was done with ball end mill using about (only not so fancy) the same method that Cedge used on the side arms on his sweet little water pressure engine. Mel

Thanks guys for all great help :bow: But it is a little sad though because now I don't have a "Mystery Tool" any more. But rest assure I will get another on next week. ;D Mel

Thanks Wes, someone at the yard sale where I bought it at said they thought it might be some sort of wood lathe tool. He had two of them, I only bought the one. Thanks again Mel

I bought this tool thing at a yard sale this morning and don't know what it is. It's built like the early 20's and 30's screwdrivers with a heavy wood handle. It's 14" overall length. The guy that sold it to me had no idea what is was or for. Anyone here know? ??? look like it would make a...

The Odds and Ends engine calls for two gears. one 20 tooth 32P and one 40 tooth 32P. I've never done anything like cutting gears but the plans give very good instructions on how to do it so I gave it a try. I had to make a cutting tool and a gage for the cutter and two arbors, one for each gear...

Chuck, I leave the shop. this project is been going on for a month now and I'm just getting around to posting some photos after Rick badmouthed me into some photos after I was bragging about cutting my first gears. My wife thinks I spend too much time in the shop, But thats all I have to do...

I didn't get any photos of the fly wheels while I was making them. They took all my concentration and damn near skunked me. I bought some Cold rolled disks on ebay that were 5" dia. and 1.78" thick and sawed them in half with my saw. Turned them to shape on the lathe and then found that drilling...

To continue on with my story of my Odds and Ends engine. I built the crankshaft next from a piece of hot rolled steel 1/2 x 1 1/4 I won't show you the first attempt (may it rest in peace) I didn't follow the instructions. Had to make a lathe dog to turn the crank between centers next the con...

Hi all, back in April of this year when Harold Lee posted the photos and video of his Odds and Ends Hit and Mill engine, I fell in love with it and had to make an attempt at building one. I bought a copy of The Shop Wisdom of Philip Duclos and started gathering material. Now I'm nearly done with...