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- Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Home shop machinists anywhere near SW Michigan?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3668
Home shop machinists anywhere near SW Michigan?
I hope this is at good place for this since it pertains to machining and is not intended to detract from this site and is not commercial in any way. But I believe this may be of interest to some members: Southwest Michigan Home-shop Machinists The Southwest Michigan Home-shop Machinists group is ope...
- Fri Sep 25, 2015 10:46 am
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Resin for patterns?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7122
Re: Resin for patterns?
Thanks for that tip. I have gotten their catalog but didn't notice those (not in the market at the time). Trainman4602 also has videos I came across demonstrating Repro casting resin from Freeman supply. I wonder if West System epoxy would work. I have a west marine in town and in fact still have so...
- Thu Sep 24, 2015 4:01 pm
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Resin for patterns?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7122
Resin for patterns?
I seem to remember something about making copies of a pattern by casting a "negative" and then pouring a resin into that mold to make new patterns so I can cast multiple wheel (or whatever) in one pour without making extra wood patterns. I can't seem to find names and/or sources for those ...
- Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Starrett Last Word
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4518
Re: Starrett Last Word
I've got an old Last Word I've used for years. Dates from before 1980 but not sure how much before; I got it used. It works. Maybe being a home shop machinist of dubious talents precision hasn't been so critical as for some of you. I did notice recently that I might be getting some hang up with it. ...
- Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:12 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: which CAD program is good for live steam modelling?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 20276
Re: which CAD program is good for live steam modelling?
After Bill mentioned surfaces I thought I should throw in that Vectorworks, while it does have some stock "solids" tools like cube, sphere, etc., it also works with surfaces (they use the term NURBS but I don't know if that is a trade wide term or their own). It is mostly that surface mode...
- Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:33 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: which CAD program is good for live steam modelling?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 20276
Re: which CAD program is good for live steam modelling?
I use a CAD at work from Nemetschek called Vectorworks. I haven't extensively explored the 3D capabilities but I have messed with it some. It seems like it should do a good job and I think they are upgrading and positioning themselves to be competitive with things like Solid Works. I mostly use 2D b...
- Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:23 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Kozo locomotives
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7175
Re: Kozo locomotives
Woops. I think some of you took it that I felt flamed in some way. Not at all. I wasn't even intending to be "defensive" of my viewpoint. I was just sharing my direction or purpose for working on a locomotive and I may have gotten a bit long winded. As Harold says, none of us is right or w...
- Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:41 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Kozo locomotives
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7175
Re: Kozo locomotives
.... As much as I hate to say it....but if the cost of basic materials involved in building the loco is slowing you down - then perhaps maybe you should think about something else. ... And people like me are probably why you hated to say it. :o I would argue that if one is trying to get on the trac...
- Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:00 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Kozo locomotives
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7175
Re: Kozo locomotives
I can't answer the question of how long it will hold up in terms of the rust issues mentioned. I can say that it works. I am building my Kozo A3 out scrounged materials. I used the copper and brass for the tender tank as designed because I didn't want to mess with coatings inside the tank to prevent...
- Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I made an Allen Head Bolt.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4074
Re: I made an Allen Head Bolt.
I once needed a square key for the beat adjustment on an old pendulum clock. I used a mild steel shank for the key with a knurled knob on one end. I made a square bit, just slightly bigger than the clock shaft out of some O1 and heat treated it. After drilling the end of the key unit to roughly the ...
- Wed May 18, 2011 2:45 pm
- Forum: Build Log
- Topic: Kozo A3 in 1.5" scale - new project
- Replies: 546
- Views: 218471
Re: Kozo A3 in 1.5" scale - new project but OT a bit
Snipped for brevity. ... I find at this age level they enjoy the hands on experience more than all of the math and thinking that has to be done. .... Robert I recently read Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford which discusses among other things the separation of thinking from doing and how t...
- Sun May 15, 2011 10:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Plastic Parts for Microwave Oven
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5610
Re: Plastic Parts for Microwave Oven
I had the same problem. I tried acrylic not knowing how hot things got down there. It didn't work. Being cheap, er, I mean frugal, I wondered about metal. Since the bottom of the MW oven is metal and this part is halfway through the hole in the bottom I thought I would try it. I used a hunk o' alumi...