The Home Machinist!

Also there is Dave Queener's site that has a bunch of info too:

https://www.cumberlandmodelengineering. ... eries.html

"small" yeah could be .500 or below, but I bore plenty of holes that small too, I was thinking more like anything below .250" That said if you really want to bore small holes Micro 100 has bring tools that go down to over .015"! For live steam work you don't really need that and I would get reamers ...

Adjustable reamers...here is what I have to say about them: They are an abomination. And they will get you out of a bind like nothing else! Under/over are better. For example, I have: .499", .4995", .5003", .5005", .501", .503", .505". All have been used to good effect(not necessarily on live steam ...

I too had an issue in trying to subscribe, I got a response saying to pay the invoice with paypal but there was no invoice attached or link to one. Magazine looks good.

Love that 2.5" stuff, thanks for posting all of you!

Yeah maybe one day I'll get my Camelback finished and run on it, thanks for the hard work!

shild,

no probably not, but one can dream no??!

That flex arm tapper is a great thing. We have one at work. I tapped over 400 holes in 304 SS with one tap. A 2-56 at that.

You had a perfect day yesterday, ideal weather. I hope to get back up there one day...

And all members(me!) and visitors will benefit from this work that no one really pays attention to. Thanks.

Thanks...and well I hadn't had my coffee yet Harold!

Nice! What metal are you pouring?