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Nicks last activity was on 5-12-13, so hard to say if he will be updating this thread. Dave

McMaster-Carr is one source. http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-rivets/=t19yuy Dave

crueby I got a whole line of nuts, bolts and washers from http://www.americanmodeleng.com/index.html There products are very good and sized for the model engineer. I have 3-48 in hex. Using a lot of them in my current build. Dave

Chuck That is what I did when I got CamBam, use up the 40 then buy. I've had it for a couple of years now and have cut a lot of parts for the steam engine I am building for the W.T. Preston model Mike Jones (hookpilot) is building on RCgroups (scale boats). Have even done some 3D cam with it. Dave

You will soon discover that the limited Z travel will be a pain. Also taking the machine out of tram and then returning it to tram is a real pain on these mills. Does it have ball screw on all axis. I expect that they are still using the rack and pinion for the Z axis. There are better...

Brian D bits are great tools. I have made both straight and tapered D bits. I did learn one day that a D bit, aluminum and to much speed make a perfect friction weld. When I make one I polish to diameter and then harden. Once hard I do not anneal. The bit then goes into the surface grinder and...

Gordon beat me Three jaw chucks have numbered jaws and numbered slots. Take all the jaws out and check for numbers 1 to 3 on the jaw some place. Then check the chuck for numbers 1 to 3. With no jaws in the chuck rotate the scroll so the start of the scroll is just about to enter slot #1, slide...

Oregon Bill You do not indicate where in Oregon you live so I don't know if this info will help. I buy lots of Alu from Pacific Metals in Tualatin, Or. Cherry metals in Salem sells to the public by the pound. They have bronze and copper. Dave

I corrected the link. Dave

Here is an interesting history of River Engineers on the Middle Mississippi. http://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/Portals/54/docs/history/River_Engineers_on_the_Middle_Mississippi.pdf George Beautiful model of the Suter. Dave

Do not I repeat do not get the ZX30M. The round column does not hold position when you move the head up or down. If you need to move the head up for a longer drill you will loose your position for the hole location. Both of the other mills look good. The universal mill is not a true universal...

Email me at dmsohl at tds dot net Dave

With the 17 hr time difference whan you get home from work I'll be in bed. When I get up in the morning you'll be in bed. catch 22 all around. Dave

I don't like it. It weighs 82 pounds so there is very little cast iron there. The chuck has solid jaws so no soft jaws can be fitted. Dave

Bob over at CNC cookbook has one of the new Tormach slant CNC lathes for beta testing. Have a look at his blog. He has the most info on the machine so far. With new it is plug it in turn it on and go. With used it may be find the problems it has fix the problems. Find out that it needs...

tinkerer Do you do Skype My skype name dave.sohlstrom Dave

Tinkerer I was thinking you are as far south as one can get with out freezing to death year round. :o:o It sounds like you are getting a handle on what you are going to provide to the model engineers in OZ and NZ I know model engineers in OZ and NZ that I am sure would buy from you with the...

I expect that your target market will be OZ and NZ because you hang off the bottom of the world and shipping uphill to the rest of the world will be a deal killer. :D I know model engineers in both OZ and NZ that when I talk to them on Skype, they are always saying to get this or that costs 3X...

Very nice engine. I really like your oiler. Would you by chance have plans for the oiler and photos of the parts. Thanks Dave

Dave There are 2 ways to do animations with Alibre. You can constrain the part and then rotate the crank shaft and see pistons move in the cylinders. If you are working with 1 to 1 gearing you can get your cam to work. It will not do gear ratios like the 2 to 1 you need for a cam though. There...