The Home Machinist!

Yes, I had to machine down the OD of my Allen Ten Wheeler aluminum smoke box.

Is the splinded shaft
Large enough to drill and tap with NPT thread. Spilt the shaft with 2 or 3 saw cuts and then put on a pipe plug to rap and the shaft into the female part. There are flush pipe plugs that would not stick out when assembled.

A used one inch wide x 42 inch belt sander, invaluable for deburing, chamfering and rounding edges on parts.

I built a ash pan with the sliding sloted dump simular to Steve's. I extended the slider on the back side and added a screwed on boss that lets the sliding for to be pulled open and pushed shut with the poker.

Works great.

Rob

I have had that happen to me on my 1928 9" South Bend. It happens when the cross slide was set at very shallow angle to the bed. That ment the tool holder was almost 90 degrees relative to the crosslide, in which case it is not very rigid. I had had it set to do a very shallow taper on a valve stem,...

It depends on the value gear type wether or not there is any movement at center Johnson placement. But you need to adjust the valve position at to have equal opening when the piston is in front and back dead center when the Johnson bar is in full coward position. And then checked for same when set i...

Oh yes graphite dulls tool steel cutting surfaces quickly, we used diamond coated carbide tooling for machining graphite like used to make EDM electrodes where I used to work.

Rob

You can get next day shipment from McMaster Carr or the other major suppliers. Little more cost but fast service. I agree with not using bent eye bolts for lifting. Nothing but an accident waiting to happen. I would bolt on a piece of angle iron drilled to make a lifting eye in a pinch. That I calcu...

Where I worked, which was a major corporation all lifting equipment was inspected and tested on a periodic basis. This was regardless of age and manufactures ratings. Everything had a stamped metal tag attached with a tamper proof attachment. I too have a cheep engine hoist, chain fall and motor cyc...

With a step drill I usually drill the first step size with good quality double point metal drill first after center punching. This is usually either a 3/16" or 1/4" DRILL size,

You can use allen flat head screws, then you do need a big hole to tighten it.

Ross coal fired his articulated the first few seasons he ran it. I am not sure what year he first ran it. I think he completed his shay in 1972.

Rob