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    Quote Originally Posted by wizard69 View Post
    Now all you need is a steam engine and a boiler and you would be all set.

    By the way fantastic work on the vise.
    You mean like these?




    Download plans for vises.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mklotz View Post
    You mean like these?





    Marv,
    Thats AWESOME!!!!!!
    Download plans for vises.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hemi View Post
    Marv,
    Thats AWESOME!!!!!!
    If you're interested, there's a video of the engine running here...

    http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/r...e-engine-41518
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    Thanks Marv! I'm headed to go have a look! I've always loved the "love" steam engines, (I have yet to make one!)

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    Is the rope engine by chance from Elmer Verburg?
    Very nice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ncollar View Post
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    Is the rope engine by chance from Elmer Verburg?
    Very nice.
    Yes, it is. I've built a number of Elmer's engines.
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    If you have more pic of it and it's not too much trouble I would love to see. I studied that engine for about a month and life took me in other directions. Maybe it's time to revisit it.
    Thanks for sharing
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    Quote Originally Posted by ncollar View Post
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    If you have more pic of it and it's not too much trouble I would love to see. I studied that engine for about a month and life took me in other directions. Maybe it's time to revisit it.
    Thanks for sharing
    See my post #33
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    After watching the video and looking through your album, you are very talented. Craftsman could almost be an insult to what you are.
    I am in awe of two fellas on the net and you are one of them.
    Very nice, thank you for sharing
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    Quote Originally Posted by mklotz View Post
    You mean like these?
    Yes like those! I must have lost track of this thread but luckily it has moved to the the sites home screen for some reason.

    In any event that drill press and vise has me wondering how do you avoid broken tools? I can understand taking very shallow reps of cuts for normal end mill work but you described a cut down end mill to cut the bottom of the T slots. That would mean cutting all the material at once. I can’t even imagine doing that manually.

    On a full size mill you get feedback from the crank and sound from the mill to help you gage feed rate. With the tiny cutters you are using how is it even possible to “feel” is you are feeding correctly. Waiting for the tool to break and then backing off a bit won’t work. I’ve never used a Taig or Sherline mill so maybe there is enough sensitivity on these machines?

    Sadly if I tried to build that vice and table like you did I suspect that I would have a bucket of broken cutters by now. You have produced some amazing work!

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