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Feeds are a function of tooth load and therefore a function of spindle speed, and cutter material and stock material... And machine rigidity and number if teeth in the tool. Do you have a dro that may have a feed value shown? Failing that, you can make a chart that shows dial number to inches per mi...

Feeds are a function of tooth load and therefore a function of spindle speed, and cutter material and stock material... And machine rigidity and number if teeth in the tool. Do you have a dro that may have a feed value shown? Failing that, you can make a chart that shows dial number to inches per mi...

Back in thec1980's people were working for a lot less and the world was a different place.

$50:for fuel for a long 3 day weekend of fun is less than the tolls to get there

this is the most convenient way for me to get the fuel. https://vpracingfuels.com/product/m1/?c=215& supplier is 15 miles up the road, and for $12 a gallon is a no-brainer. if you live in Canada, it is called methyl hydrate and is much easier to find... Steve advises that he has 10+ year on the ...

bolts intersecting exhaust passages are not unusual...sometimes that is where everything has to go. (been there, done that). as for the angle hole...you did it the way most of us have had to. Evaluate the drawing and compare to 'real world' 3-4 good threads is generally enough to hold those bits on....

my suggestion still stands....clearance to the top of the rail should be greater than rail height.... my 'cow catcher' on my 2-8-0 is are simple foot boards (one on each side of the coupler) that are 1" above the rail. on more than one occasion, I have had them bent completely back under the pi...

I am not worried about it, but your points good for others to know. This is not my first chemical rodeo.. my fuel comes in a sealed /resealable 5 gallon metal can, which is the only way I can get it from the hot rod shop. Using a hand squeeze pump, I can transfer what I expect will be the needed sup...

I have seen some locomotives that burned Coleman Camp stove fuel. Would this design be suitable for that fuel? I have a small 1" locomotive that was toying with converting it to run off Coleman fuel. The nice guy thing about the methanol is that it burns clean without a lot of nasty smells. I ...

We are all in this together, and the lack of good coal for small locos has been an ongoing problem .thank Steve Bratina for his work in developing this design Over the years, I have seen him burn literally anything imaginable in a loco, ranging from corn to corn cobs(?), sawdust bricks.... The fact ...

no idea....try it and let us know

all I know at this point is that this works.

I lied - a quarter and a penny.....

but it still fits in an oversize pill bottle....