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The reamer is a spiral and that looks like a Morse taper 3 shank so that might account for the RS3 portion. Maybe. 16 mm is also very close to 5/8 of an inch so a more precise measurement is probably needed. In addition, reamers are commonly available in over-size and undersize variants to...

Just a WAG but the "IRS" bit might stand for Inside Reamer Spiral (or Straight). Pictures would help. Have you measured them? Craig

Welcome! Beautiful work!! Craig (Near Toronto, Canada)

For pieces up to 2 feet (60 cm), I use: I took a piece of 4 inch (100 mm) schedule 40 pipe and cut it into 2 foot sections. Note that I use the spaces between the pipe sections as well as the 'cubbies' that the pipe forms. I use paint stick markers to indicate what material is what. Eg...

Keith Rucker made a video demonstrating how to use either a Starrett or Brown & Sharpe speed indicator: (Maybe skip the first 3 minutes of intro.) I believe there is supposed to be a conical rubber tip on the end of the stem of the indicator to make it easier to engage with the rotating...

Hi: Super clean and organized shop! In the freestanding bench, there appear to be pipe clamps incorporated into one side. What is that about? And, welcome aboard from Canada (near Toronto). Craig

Xerox had (arguably) a 10 year lead in what would become the 'personal computer' industry and utterly squandered it because senior management could only think in terms of photocopiers!! Steve Jobs attended a 90 minute tour/presentation in 1979 and then immediately focused Apple on developing a...

Yes and...no. Am I the only one that finds lathes.co.uk to be frustratingly excellent? The content is great. But the long paragraphs of narrative frustrate me no end. If the pages just had a few headings and sub-headings, it would be so much easier to find the relevant stuff. Put in a...

It is a hobby; not a job! For example, think how much money golfers blow each year chasing a small ball over lands that would be much more productive as farmland. What does anybody get out of that? Craig

A classic for the ages! Craig

For batch operations on image files on macOS, there is an inexpensive program that is outstanding. And does much, much more. https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/graphicconverter/key-features Craig (Long time satisfied user; otherwise no affiliation.)

As I said, Shipsy is what _I_ use. The first sentence of my post also says "there are a number of [such] services". Since your Location is "blank", you aren't making it easy for others to give suggestions that will work wherever you are. Craig

There are a number of services for cross-border shopping (USA to Canada) that might let you save some money. Lately, we've been using one called Shipsy: https://shippsy.com Basically, you sign up for their service (no charge) and when you order something from the USA, you give them a Shipsy...

ALICE COOPER!!! I've been a fan since Welcome to My Nightmare! And to find out that you're God-level in metalworking too?!?! We are not worthy! Craig

Did you perhaps bail out of the Blondihacks video before she finished? She quite clearly says that for hobby machines conventional milling is the safest route with the most predictable results. BUT, she points out that climb milling ought to leave the best surface finish simply due to cutter...

Quinn at Blondihacks has built two boilers, an upright and a horizontal for a Pennsylvania A3 switcher locomotive. The playlist is at: The A3 Switcher follows the plans from the classic Kozo Hiraoka book...

I'm not a concrete guy...but doesn't concrete shrink as it dries? Fairly significantly? Won't this result in a stick of concrete potentially rattling in a steel tube? Craig

Jeez, they keep coming up with new stuff all the time! ;) Craig

Two words: stubby drills! Craig

Try: wobbler engine plans