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Heroic Mop Sacrifices Self to Save Grill on Memorial Day

September 6, 2022May 31, 2011 by OneBike2Ride

Reporting by Blabbermouth Bobblehead
DP – (Disassociated Press – No News At 11)

While pictures of the heroic rescue and salvage operation were unfortunately unavailable for publication, DP reporters were able to obtain exclusive images of the miraculously salvaged charcoal grill, which appears ready to stand tall through yet another summer of heavy cooking use and abuse thanks to its custom new prosthetic leg, shown below. … Read the rest

Plans: HMEM’s EZ Build Engine

September 11, 2022April 20, 2010 by Rob

You won’t need a mill to make this nice looking steam engine that was designed to be an easy-to-make project to teach basic machining skills to beginners. The free plans come in both US and metric versions and they include 24 pages of helpful instructions.

It was designed by members of the Home Model Engine Machinist (HMEM) forum, led by “black85vette,” who proposed designing a very basic and easy-to-build engine that could be built by someone without a lot of experience or tooling. … Read the rest

How a rookie makes a flywheel

December 15, 2022June 10, 2009 by Rob

I ran across this on the Home Model Engine Machinist forum. I think it is an ingenious, easy and almost fool-proof way to make a spoked flywheel with just a lathe and drill press. The flywheel blank is turned as shown and the spokes screwed in. The back is then cut away and the rim turned down a little bit so the spokes are flush. … Read the rest

MIT TechTV Machine Shop Videos

December 15, 2022April 24, 2009 by Rob

Here is a great resource for new machinists that almost seems like a secret because I have never seen it mentioned on any of the discussion groups or forums I belong to.

In 1995 the director of MIT’s machine shop for the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (Robotics Group) made ten videos, totaling more than seven hours, that teach students how to use machine tools. … Read the rest