The Home Machinist!

Since I am moving my machine shop out of my basement to my garage/shop I thought it was time to upgrade my benches that my machines set on. For one they are not high enough for me, always working stooped over, and they are all homemade and odd sizes. I will be mounting my Atlas TH54 lathe on one. I ...

I have a chance to buy a used Tormach PCNC1100. It is an early Machine but has had a lot of updates done to it. It also comes with the rapid turn Lathe attachment. I have always wanted to get my feet wet in learning CNC, I had a Sherline CNC mill but just could not make that work for me. This belong...

Looks Like the Baldwin Mogul, it had been for sale on eBay in the past.

So I ended up with this Von Wyck Lathe this weekend at an auction, mostly wanted it for the Cullman Drive that is on it, looking for one to put on my 1890's Brown & Sharpe Milling Machine or a Reed Prentice Lathe that I have purchased some time a go. The Lathe came with a 3 and 4 jaw chuck, face...

I have some of the Fair Weather Foundry Trucks, they are great, come ready to run, and very affordable. They are roller bearing equipped. Great guy to deal with. His couplers and coupler pockets are very nice also. I ride on the flatcar, and I weigh about 220, it rolls like a rocket.

I think Cen-Pe-Co offers Steam Cylinder oil in 2 gallon jugs or 1 gallon bottle.

Thank you all for the replies,

RM, I like your design, are you using Stainless steel for Material? Please keep posting pictures as you progress, Thanks!

Is anyone here running the Shattock Alcohol Burner? I would like to build and install one in my 3/4" scale Hudson I am building. I have the plans and articles. I would like to see some good pictures if anyone has any. I like the idea since my locomotives are housed in my basement and will be ru...

Check out www.fairweatherfoundry.com, I have some of his trucks, they are great he also has couplers

Blackgates did get back to me, much better price plus they offer the flanged plates, also comes with bushing material.

I emailed Reeves and this is what they said was included: Please find below a list of what is included in the Virginia boiler kit. Barrel Outer wrapper Inner wrapper Smokebox tubeplate Throatplate Backhead Firebox tubeplate Firebox doorplate Superheater flues Plain flue tubes Crownstays Long stay Bl...

I see Reeves has 20% off all their 3 1/2" gauge castings until Sunday, I need a boiler for a 3 12" gauge Virginia I purchased some time ago. They list this as a kit, has anyone ever purchased a "Boiler Kit" from Reeves? My question is what does it all consist of?