Model Forum / General / Models / September 2010

I'm planning to make a "watch-key" tuner for a replica 1770s "guitarr".
The principle is simply that the strings are attached to a hook which is
part of a brass nut on a captive screw; the strings are tuned by turning
the screw.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRSWbKaL9ws&feature=player_embedded#!
I keep seeing the DVDs for this advertised on the cable channels and yet
somehow it screams public domain. Looked it up online and it turns out it's
a French six part documentary from 2009. According to the wiki ...

I am considering creating a "Hobby" workshop and have the offer of
purchasing a Harrison M250.
Would the group feel that this is too big for model type work? First
project would probably be a small IC engine typically of the Jan

Trying to do a very simple job.  I have threaded a length of brass tubing
with an HSS 1/4 x 40tpi die.  I have two bags of nuts one from supplier A
and one form supplier B.  Nuts "A" perfect.  Nuts "B" far too tight to be of
sensible use.   I made a  half nut "C" from some brass ...

Hi, I just bought a ML7 and the spindle had a giant play. when I remove
the bearings caps I found two shims made of paper stuffed along th
metallic shims.
I measured the shims with a dial capiler and all four is near the .4m

Anyone know the weight and footprint of an Elliott 14s shaper?
TIA
AWEM

just got an out of production kit and the seller kinda made up a lot
of stuff.
new, unopened bags, etc.   what I got was a kit that was started, bags
opened, loose parts, water damage/mold on the bottom of the box -

Saw this and actually said out loud the words...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1-72-Monogram-NAM-F4-C-D-Phantom-II-Fighter-/2904626
05025?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43a0eb9ee1
$100.00 (USD) for this thing!  It's even still in
production under the Accurate Miniatures

I'm looking for WWII U>S> Navy deck crew figures in 1/48.  So far, all
I have found are flight deck figures.  Does anyone know of a cource
for deck crew figures?

What is it?
What's that one kit that you've got in the stash,
you keep pulling it out say, "I'mma be building
this one NEXT!" and it's still there the NEXT

The engine I'm building requires some short 7BA grub screws only around 6 or
7 threads.   All I could find from the usual suppliers were 1/4 inch which
are far too long.   I've managed to cut them down reliably by using a single
nut as a clamp - you run the grub screw into the ...

I have purchased a myford super 7 that requires work(knowing that when
bought) The classic problem of more wear near the chuck than
tailstock.
Now the wear on top of bed (where myford said they grind) is fine. The

Hi Gang,
A friend of mine gave me an idea about making my own gimble mounts for
my warbirds. It involves small chrome covered magnets and small ball
bearings. I need suggestions on gluing the magnet to the clear plastic

    --Have reached a point where I need a lathe with greater capacity
(in terms of diameter that can be held in a chuck) than my Super 7B. I'm
curious what others have adopted as a 'standard' larger lathe: is there any
concensus?

Does he boast about torturing animals here too?
Check his newsgroup history, quite revealing.