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welcome earl wEc1 wEc1 chuck

well the turn table that i have been making is almost done!!! i tried to copy chuck fellows turn table he made and showed a video of here on hmem, i think it will be a great addition to my little work shop! here is a few pictures of were i am at as of tonight, just have to put some adjuster...

Alexandre that music you suggested is perfect (rush is my favorite band) some good canadian music for a good canadian gizzmo :big: what do you think brian ? chuck

the gib strip is one i made and it is the full length of the top slide (12") and it is made of brass. chuck

i don't know rick...............sounds like a normal day for me :-[ as long as on one get's hurt.............it's a good day :) chuck

great..................just great.............thanks tom now another thing i just gotta try and learn........... :big: :bow: i have been readin and watchin you and dave and it looks very interesting............please keep us posted with what you have learned. thanks guy's chuck

petertha it is a 60 degree dove tail on the south bend top slide and i made it out of just plain cold rolled steel. i did not follow the plans exactly ::) i did not put tee slots in the top of the slide and i made the slide about 3" longer to give more room for the cut off holder. the reason i...

well since i finished the top slide and cut off tool holder for my south bend lathe i thought what next????? well as soon as i seen the video chuck fellows posted of his little turn table i knew i had to make one ;D i hope chuck don,t mind me stealing his idea,s :hDe: i looked around the mess...

now that is one nice engine you have built :bow: :bow: i seen one run at a club meeting a year or two ago and i was just mesmerized by all the linkage movement. did you have plans to follow?? thanks for sharing the video...........do you have any build pictures?? chuck

had some more shop time the last few days and this is what i made. a new top for may 6" rotary table, now the top is 9" in diameter and full of 1/4-20 hole so i can clamp work to it. then i made a new top slide for my old 9" south bend lathe. this top slide is about 3" longer than the...

gee wizz chuck thanks for the video, now i have another tool to make ;D :big: the other chuck

welcome fellow canuck welcome you will find this site contains an unreal amount of knowledge and these guys will share it freely :) i hope we get to see some picture of the stuff you are working on. chuck

this should prove to be a most interesting build 8) if memory serves me right this is an e.t. westbury design??? thanks for sharing and as you know we all love pictures. ;D chuck

welcome steamertate :) when i was in grade 8 i had a rusty file and a hammer :big: as tom said no one here will doubt your skills due to your age. chuck

you might want to email this guy http://rmcd.20megsfree.com/index_2.html his name is nick rowland he is a real nice guy to deal with. he has built many different kinds of model engines and he might be able to help you. chuck

i just love threads like this :bow: lots of pictures and explanations. i have been making models and machining things for over 30 years and i learn some thing new every time i log on here. thanks smfr 8) chuck

Dave, as far as i am concerned keep the info coming :bow: :bow: until you started posting this info i thought scraping was just to aid in oiling, never even considered it a way to flatten out machined surfaces. it looks to be very time consuming and labour intensive but the results are worth...

welcome fellow canuck.............i live about 20 miles west of you in the town of aurora :) looks like you have some serious machines to work with :o if you need help this is the place to ask cause there is allot of smart guys here and they are more than willing to help!!! enjoy your stay 8)...

years ago i shot a coyote in my parents back yard, i think he was looking to have moms dog for lunch. he was all alone but still a nasty little bugger. let us know how the deer hunting goes rick. chuck

pm sent chuck