Hello all !
I have been lurking for awhile now. I got lured over here by Terry Mayhugh when he posted a link in the Tormach forum at CNCZone to his thread on the Hodgson radial he is just finishing up, all I can say is WOW ! This is a very nice website with a lot of friendly knowledgeable people !
I am 55 this year and make my living as a custom pistolsmith. I have never built any model engines but my father did , he was a "live steam" enthusiast and I can remember him building them when I was just big enough to see over his bench. My tastes run a bit more contemporary like why use steam when we have gasoline ? Or why have a sailboat when you could have a power boat? So If this Model engine thing bites me like I think it has, I will go the I.C. route. Great just what I need...more projects !
I have a pretty complete shop , A Tormach 1100 CNC a Grizzly knee mill with DRO a 12x36 engine lathe with DRO and a Sherline mini lathe. Sanders , buffers, grinders, welders and a bunch of assorted other stuff. About the only thing I want for the shop still is a surface grinder.
I know a lot of you guys aren't into the CNC end of things but I have been turning the handles and reading the dials for the last 40-45 years and the CNC is really nice !
Scott
I have been lurking for awhile now. I got lured over here by Terry Mayhugh when he posted a link in the Tormach forum at CNCZone to his thread on the Hodgson radial he is just finishing up, all I can say is WOW ! This is a very nice website with a lot of friendly knowledgeable people !
I am 55 this year and make my living as a custom pistolsmith. I have never built any model engines but my father did , he was a "live steam" enthusiast and I can remember him building them when I was just big enough to see over his bench. My tastes run a bit more contemporary like why use steam when we have gasoline ? Or why have a sailboat when you could have a power boat? So If this Model engine thing bites me like I think it has, I will go the I.C. route. Great just what I need...more projects !
I have a pretty complete shop , A Tormach 1100 CNC a Grizzly knee mill with DRO a 12x36 engine lathe with DRO and a Sherline mini lathe. Sanders , buffers, grinders, welders and a bunch of assorted other stuff. About the only thing I want for the shop still is a surface grinder.
I know a lot of you guys aren't into the CNC end of things but I have been turning the handles and reading the dials for the last 40-45 years and the CNC is really nice !
Scott
