The Home Machinist!

I'm also very amused from time to time by "museum quality", because most people have no idea what that actually is. The other one is "Master Machinist." The problem with that is being a "Master" machinist isn't enough, you also have to be a fine modeler, an artist of so...

Eventually, Mr. Market will determine what this locomotive is worth, once the owner/seller (Mr. Need) is forced to transfer the engine to another owner (Mr. Want.) Several things can be the "force," . . need of the money, need of space, etc, and eventually Mr. Need and Mr. Want are going t...

Typically US/UK mis-matched threads will start and go for maybe 2 turns before the crown-root mis-match stops them. They can be forced further, but you never want to have to resort to force.

Well done!

That too is changing. Aside from those already in operation, there are quite a few locomotive restoration projects going on around the country these days, and all that I know of are "doable", meaning a new operating locomotive is physically and finacially attainable. One of the better rest...

Especially when they attempt to bite off more than they can chew...by thinking that a 1.5" big boy will be their first machining/building project... LOL! I've lost count of the number of times I've heard that declared, despite many pleas to try something smaller, like a Tich or Raritan, or eve...

You might find this if you start inquiring within the Gauge-1/G-gauge live steam community. Gail Graham was close to that group in the USA, at least some years ago, and someone withing that community may have the plans. Also, his son Robert took over the engine operation and he may be able to help b...

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Might have been shot at the NRM, but could also have been at the Science Museaum, or the Brighton Engineerium, which has been closed for some years.

Nice video. Anthony Coulis is curator at the NRM - National Railway Museum, York, UK.

I have a group of 14 milling cutters of various shank and diameter sizes, all of which are re-sharps . A couple are still in wax. Shank and cutter diameters are listed and diameters are within a few thou' as follows: 1.25" shank -1.412" d, 1.552"d, 1.755"d, 1.797"d, and 1.89...

In the mid-1960s we had a strong Rockwell dealer in Nashville and when they were ready to upgrade their machinery four local long-time model engineers upgraded to Rockwell machines. Two bought Rockwell 10" and 11" lathes. Four bought Series 21 mills, two were horiz/vertical, and two were v...