Hi All:
I'm recently become interested in hobby machining, and would like to work on some steam engine projects.
Since I'm just starting out, and don't know if I'll actually end up with a
shop full of expensive tools, my research leads me to believe that I'd be
best off starting out with a mini engine lathe, and get into a milling machine
later, if I find out that I enjoy it.
So - I'm looking for recommendations on both:
a) A decent quality small lathe ( like a Taig, etc. ) b) Small steam-engine kit(s) that can be completed with just a lathe and hand tools. I'd like something appropriate for a beginner, but not just a "file a few bits and bolt the rest together" - I want to do enough work to see if I like it. ;-)
Any suggestions? Recommendations? Errors in my thinking? :-)
Thanks, - Rich
-- Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.
I'm recently become interested in hobby machining, and would like to work on some steam engine projects.
Since I'm just starting out, and don't know if I'll actually end up with a
So - I'm looking for recommendations on both:
a) A decent quality small lathe ( like a Taig, etc. ) b) Small steam-engine kit(s) that can be completed with just a lathe and hand tools. I'd like something appropriate for a beginner, but not just a "file a few bits and bolt the rest together" - I want to do enough work to see if I like it. ;-)
Any suggestions? Recommendations? Errors in my thinking? :-)
Thanks, - Rich
-- Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.