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| Boot:
Hello Gentleman and thank you for accepting my membership. I do hope I will be able to offer up some advice to someone here. I worked as a machinist for 37 years for a company called Dorr-Oliver in Hazleton,PA. I started as a labor and worked my way up the ladder to "A" class machinist. I have run every machine in a shop that could make anything. I ran a 13 1/2foot swing VBM made by the Simmons company out of Albany , NY and manufactured by Skoda of Chechalvlakia. I ran a CNC Giddings and Lewis 60" VTL with 12 station tool changer carousel. Lastly running a Mazak CNC milling machine with 110 tool stations with 4 table changer. In between I ran radial drills, milling machines , engine lathes ,bed planers and jig borers. Now retired I have a small hobby shop in a 1 car shed 12' x 24'. It includes a 9" Southbend I recently converted to a quick change gear box. A HF mini-mill, drill press and cut off bandsaw. A long with all the tools a machinist could buy or inherit over 30 years. I have made a Super Stirling engine fan from Jerry Howells plans, a thread dial for my lathe , a roller bearing steady rest for my lathe. When I have time this winter I expect to work on Howells Farm Boy hit and miss engine. I'll try to attach a link to my Super Stirling. |
| Brass_Machine:
Hiya Boot :wave: Welcome to the collective :borg: That's a nice stirling fan! I don't think you are too far from me... I am in NJ! Eric |
| saw:
Hi and welcome. Nice engine... :clap: :clap: |
| DaveH:
Boot :wave: Hello and welcome to MadModder :clap: Very nice engine. :beer: DaveH |
| spuddevans:
Hi there Boot :wave: welcome to the best forum on the interweb :mmr: Nice looking engine, got any videos of it working? Tim |
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