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“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
-- Thomas Alva Edison

Tubalcain’s Lathe Bit Grinding Videos

Even though YouTube seems to have umpteen million videos about machining I’ve found very few that will you show how to grind HSS bits for a metal lathe.  And most of them show it being done on special grinders or with the help of jigs and accessories that most of

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Jan Ridders' Flame Eater "Marc"

Jan Ridders recently updated his plans for a vertical flame eater engine that he originally made in 2003 as a birthday present for his son Marc.  He made a number of improvements and redrew the plans using a CAD program.  Jan says this engine is “more forceful and noisy” than

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Bernie Vinther, blind machinist

Entering into machining as a hobby can be a bit intimidating for the uninitiated, but Bernie Vinther had no fear.

The 65-year old former electrician took up the hobby 10 years ago after a medical condition forced him to retire at only 38. He enrolled at classes at a local

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Free Plans: Ball Turning Tool Post for the 7x Mini-lathe

I want to tell you about Ralph Patterson’s free plans for a ball turning tool post that will fit a 7-by-whatever mini-lathe, and show you how he used it to fix a broken shower head.  I’ve also included a YouTube video that shows a similar tool post being used to make

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