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Macmaster ,they are relatively cheap .

It will have wheels. I have three sets that I have been collecting but they are not going to work. They are to small . I'm trying to get closer scale wise to this...

It seems that I spend more time thinking than working. But I think I almost have it done in my head .:beer: Still working on the front tank mount, as Sarah Palin would say drill baby drill. :D Mocked up the Oliver speed governor . This was my inspiration for the steam theme. This thing Is...

It will have 12 2" diameter holes , 5 per side and 2 in the door. The fire box is 110% the size of the calculator as the bottom will have a 2" ash pane below the air vents . My thought was I can easily make it smaller internally rather than make it bigger.:)

Not much to report today. Did work on the front tank mount.

It did happen. :thumbup:

Yes same as fire box door. I have been collecting random steam punk stuff for a few months and looking forward to implementing some of my ideas. Found this cool Oliver elevator regulator with giant balls to the wall balls out balls. If you didnt know thats what that means:) Ground the...

Its all 1/4" . The handle is from an old mill vise I fabbed the rest , dont have a forge but its on the list. I dont have plans but did get all my calculations for the cook chamber volume vs fire box size etc, from smokebuilder.com . They have a great calculator for reverse flow smokers. You...

Got the fire box welded to the tank with help from the boys. Also welded in the baffle plate. Its slow going ,as I broke my elbow over Christmas. We did build a small trolley crane wich makes thing easier. 1/4 inch steel adds up quickly.:beer:

Just got a 45xp for Christmas . I keep it in my bedroom and sleep with it. :lol2:

They are real rivets but I weld them from the back side. Real ones are a 1/10 the cost of the faux ones.

Building a 125 gallon revers flow smoker. Its intended to resemble a stationary steam engine when finished. I did get to use my Hypertherm 45xp that my Wife bought me for Christmas. :D

Started working on the table . Considering its age it is in very good condition. Also finished the auto feed and kick out mechanism. All seems to function perfectly.

Tha taper is #3 MT. It came with this jacobs #4 chuck ,pat sep 16 1902

ThanksI posted it there too . I did find a similar one . I also need to find a motor. From my research it used a 8 pole 900rpm motor . Wich are hard to find. So I am thinking of an older 3 phase and Vfd

I am looking for a hand wheel that is missing on the auto feed shaft. I would guess 4 to 5 inch diameter 3/4 shaft..

I have been looking at this press for 5 years sitting outside.. so decided to see if it was for sale . He said a guy in montana was coming to get it 5 years ago. So I offered him a $100.00 dls.

I got a quick change chuck for my drill press made things much easier .

This is the link https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_e1p6D-UyycWHd2V0VMTFVJMDQ/edit

I used cold rolled for mine. I will find the link for the down load. Not cheap but very rewarding . I enjoyed the build so much I am in the market for a lathe and mill.