The Home Machinist!

This is my version of Goose #2 that I built over the 2014/15 winter. This is my first biuld of any kind bigger than HO scale. I used (2) 500 watt electric scooter motors to a locomotive style rear truck that I made. I wanted to use this more like a locomotive so I did not build a seat or foot pegs o...

Thank you all for your help it is greatly appreciated.

Ken - I will contact keith Jackman to find out more about his pfe plans, I was going to order his plans/drawings for the c-30 for my 2015/16 winter project.

-Noel

Angle grinder with flap wheel followed by right angle die grinder with 3m scotch brite disc. the fine grit scotch brite can leave an almost mirror finish (they also have sanding disc for these) straight die grinder with barell sanding cylinders and cratex (rubberized sanding cylinders), and your bas...

Look around localy and see if you have any pressision tool caliabation shops. They will be able fix it or tell you who can.. We have a mobile guy come in once a year and cailbrate eveything in the shop and he fix's some things and somethings dont justify the cost.

Feeds and speeds Surface feet x 3.82 / by dia of cutter = RPM RPM x chip load (per flute)x #of flutes = feed rate (inch per minute) compressed air works well as coolant and will eject your chips as well. Look up cool mist it is a good coolant for manual machines. Comes in 1 Gal bottle of concentrate...

Hello all I have been wanting to build a few wood reefers in 1.5/1.6 7.5" gauge. Does anyone have plans or know were I can find some? Saw a real nice reefer for sale on Discover Live Steam a couple of weeks ago would like to find plans for one like it. I am not looking for free ones I am willin...

Good luck tying to get any help from Plum cove unless he thinks you are going to spend 2K with him then he will answer you back in 10 min. Did someone say he was a pilot? It took me to months to get a responce and it came from his wife and stated he was real bussy "the head of the union trying ...