The Home Machinist!

It is a three phase industrial high capacity water heater. If it was running on 240 single phase, it just wouldn't heat as fast, but it still would work. I have had to work on a couple of these at the foundry. The ones that we had, ran on 480vac and would heat from cold to 180degs in about 5-10 minu...

Watch Vintage Machine (Keith Rucker) on You Tube on making straight edges straight.

Jim B

I did get a quote on doing a cylinder block for a locomotive using the printed sand mold method. $5500 each, minimum order of 3. No Thanks.

Jim B

His Mikado parts were 1.5 or 1.6".

Jim B

I'll take them, do you do Paypal?

Jim B

On my Grizzly, G0720R, I put the Z axis scale on the head movement. If I need precise measurement of the quill, then I use a dial indicator.

Jim B

RRSC doesn't have the "small" Mikado and for their Mikado, they sell drawings but not AutoCad drawings.

Jim B

You will definitely want a back up power source for cooling water for the furnace. A furnace melt down can be very exciting! And yes, Harold is taking a chance without have a backup. The power supply usually doesn't need the backup. You would be better off trying to find a solid state power supply. ...

Generally, the smaller the furnace and power supply, the higher the frequency. Our "little" 175kw unit operated at 3khz, while the 900kw unit operated at 500Hz. The larger furnaces get closer to line frequency.

Jim B

Railroad Supply has lenses, call Mike after 6pm.

Jim B

GP9...I just might have to buy one!

Jim B

The furnace setup looks really good, and I see that you isolated everything which is a must. The stanchion setup that you used, I haven,t seen that often, but it does work. We use a different type of stanchion where the large round ring, the one with the furnace leads, is the first bearing point, an...