The Home Machinist!

my thoughts exactly, which is why I started this thread -> to avoid unnecessary speculation... theoretically, variations of this burner will work with anything combustible. I can say for a fact that 'lamp oil' or anything that has a significant percentage of water in it will not work....or is more o...

too much gasoline....

as I have said -> I am reporting on what works.

anyone who wants to speculate is welcome to go out and try it and report.

never had jet-A / jetA-1 / jet b / JP1A? or JP-5 or JP-8 available to try since i am a ground pounder......and they are probably quite a bit different from pump K1 in terms of additives (or lack thereof). I know that Jet B has some gasoline mixed in, so I would be reluctant to use it in this burner....

Speed may be reasonable, but on a smaller machine like that, DOC max and feeds are probably going to have to be backed off . As long as you can get the chips out, nothing wrong with a 6 insert mill. Just be aware that things like this gobble up HP and you gotta keep the chips from sticking to the in...

Since jet fuel is basically kerosene..... Yes, this burner will run on kero, but it stinks. Steve advised me of this, and until amazon delivered my first gallon of methanol, I tried what I had on hand at the house which is K1 pump kero. I decided it is not worth the $ difference to deal with...smell...

DOC is not chip load...but your concept of inches per minute is correct. Chip load is how much thickness of material is removed by each insert as it rotates through, and up until you run out of horsepower they are relatively independent of each other.. So for a ..050 deep cut or a .25" deep cut...

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...