The Home Machinist!

Many thanks to all. Greg - the lathe is a George Adams round bed, circa 1902. Details here if you're interested: http://lathes.co.uk/georgeadamsroundbed/ Best regards Steve Ooohh. Is that yours in the lead photo? That early iron is so awesome. I'm so jealous. There is something about the way things...

Hickory, dickory, dock. Three mice ran up the clock. The clock struck one...and the other two escaped with minor injuries! Sorry Greg...couldn't resist. ... No soup for you. Go to the end of the line! :!: ... Work smarter...not harder! How does that work when you're a moron? :shock: And remember......

I once had that problem with mice in one of my locos. it is amazing how quickly you can burn up the nest and occupants with the opening of a valve and CLICK of an igniter. sure...it smelled a little odd for a while, but by the end of the day.... Oohhhh... nasty :roll: :twisted: Russ: Thanks for the...

gwrdriver wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:52 pm

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BTW, I've always liked your motto.

Thx. V.2 is "Home of the dull toolbit."

Greg, That mouse must be Mighty Mouse. ... You got that. I got one by the front door last week, but this critter is coming in the back. So far he's licked all the peanut butter off all six traps all over the shop without springing the traps. Then he sprung two traps by the back door without getting...

Well, Mama said there’d be days like this. Yesterday I spent 5 hours out there and managed to glue two pieces of wood. Long ago I decided I wanted to make my cab from wood, and make it as close to the prototype as humanly possible. I like to do that. Or so I thought. But I’ve picked the hardest, mos...

Awesome! That's a round-bed lathe! A Drummond? Way cool.

RONALD wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:46 pm

Why everything that is supposed to be gray has changed color to tan may be due to it being 48 year old Polaroid?

Yup.

I think if you use drive screws, they'll work fine in the PVC. I've got a few little ones I could send you for a test if you PM me your address.

Here's how I did mine. In the first photo the cylinder block is attached to a t-slot cross slide. As Rudd points out above, you can do this without the t-slot cross slide. The fat boring bar is between centers to minimize any flex of the bar. You can see the toolbit sticking out of the bar. In the s...

I'd take a look at the drive screws from McMaster. They have some rather small ones. If you must have pointed heads, you'll probably have to make them yourself. There was an article in Live Steam years ago about making a rivet making machine. I'm away from home and will have to wait until tomorrow n...

And just a few weeks ago we had a balmy day at the A&C railroad.