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  1. trlvn

    Online Metals ProtoBox

    I ordered some proto boxes in March: Brass - 5 pounds USD $16 Aluminum - 10 pounds $21 Steel - 20 pounds $21 plus USD $30 for shipping (within the USA--I cross the border to pick up from Lewiston, NY). This is what I got: I would have hoped for much more round stock for turning in...
  2. trlvn

    West of Toronto

    When you say it won't work too well, what do you mean? Say I make a 1/12 scale model, that would be a 16 inch column of water over a 3 inch turbine. I'm not expecting it to generate a big amount of power but it should turn something. No? BTW, I did some back-of-the-envelope calculations on...
  3. trlvn

    West of Toronto

    Greetings! I'm a retired accountant living in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. I caught the machining bug last fall with the purchase of a tiny Atlas 618 lathe. That and Mr Pete's video s on YouTube. One of the projects that I'm considering is a water turbine. My family operated a water-powered...
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