Plans, projects and How-to's for Home Machinists and Other Makers
My workshop is in the back of small, detached and mostly uninsulated garage. I have an assortment of kerosene, propane and electric heaters that can make it pretty comfortable to work in it during most of the winter. But this year it has been so consistently cold here in upstate New York that there’s been no point in even trying to warm it up, especially if I only have a couple of hours to spend in the shop. … Read the rest
This essay by “Mikey” is the winner of our “Machining Metal as a Hobby” contest. The object was to tell visitors about home machining and try to get them interested in doing it as a hobby. I think he wrote a wonderful essay and I would like to thank him for taking the time to enter the contest.… Read the rest
Ken Gracey built this Christmas gift for his dad from plans for the NAMES finger engine. The engine was originally intended to be made on a manual lathe and mill but Ken made his version with CNC equipment.
You can download his CAD drawings if you would like to do the same. … Read the rest
Last weekend I attended my first model engineering show, the 14th Annual Cabin Fever Expo in York PA. It’s a three-day event but I was only there on Saturday, which is when most of the exhibitors are there and when most of the seminars are held. The show is one of the largest of its kind and I had a good time.… Read the rest