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Hello from Erie. Name is Russ.

Hello Vekentin, Sounds like you have your priorities fairly well aligned (wedding, house, etc. -then- model engineering). I'm pretty new to the hobby also, but somewhat at the 'other end' of the race though, since I'm already married, already have a house, recently retired, and had purchased a...

Just got back from the show. This was the first model engineering show I have ever attended, and of course the first since I took up this hobby. Five hour drive down to Harrisburg from here in Erie. And worth every minute and every mile. I was simply blown away by the size of that place...

Can't wait. This will be my first show since taking up the hobby. Would it make any sense for HMEM-ers to present or carry some kind of sticker or flag so we might find each other in person at the show?

No worries. As far as being sensitive, I've just got to work on that. Those engines look good, and run well too. Are they of your own design?

Again, I disagree with some of this. On a gamma engine: There is no 'pull', ever. There is only pressure, more pressure and less pressure, on either side of the power piston. On a cold unpressurized power cylinder, there is an appearance of 'pull' when one mechanically moves the power piston...

That is not my understanding. Many engines are built to run pressurized. The air does not -contract- when cooled, it just presses less hard on the power piston. It will therefore require work to drive the power piston back towards the head. Given there is no load on the system, the only...

Oops, I think I have replied into the main thread while trying to reply to the helicopter video.

Hello, Nice looking machine you have there. I am just starting out in the Stirling engine (and machining) field and have lots of not-tested ideas. Nevertheless, if it were me I would disconnect the helicopter linkages and see if the engine will run by itself. It also looks like the flame is...

So nice and smooth. Impressive. Looks terrific too! -rgs

Hello Jim. The folks here are building some pretty cool stuff. It's great you are getting back into it. I am new to the group and to machining in general so I get to learn from practically everybody. How big are the steamers you are planning to build? I am planning to go down to the Lebanon...

Bingo!

Hmmm. I don't know about the various places Ulysses Grant was stationed. As an aside, since this is not the right venue, I'll leave it that I disagree with some of the explanations given for causes leading to the Civil War, in the reponse to the questions from our friend from Britain, itself a...

Well, sort of. My 1941 Craftsman 'Mohawk' drill press is 'The Chief', the 1941 South Bend 9C is 'Shultzy', the 50's era? (not sure of the date on that one) Atlas MFC mini-horizontal mill is 'Archie'. The '67 Rockwell 6" belt sander and the '90 something Rockwell Delta band saw (wood saw, but...

Here is what the mill looked like in the auction where I bought it. I call it the 'General Grant'. Extra credit to anyone who figures out the connection. I had to partially disassemble it (removing the head, overarm, turret, and table) to move it from my garage to the shop. That was to say...

Hi all. My name is Russ. I am new to the forum, and fairly new to machining, but have been 'lurking' across some of these machining sites for a while now. Since retirement, I have become caretaker for several vintage machines, all of whom are patiently trying to teach me how they should be...