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I learned to sharpen drill bits by hand and was fairly happy with how well they drilled holes, until I put those bits in the tail stock of my lathe. Invariably the cutting was done a lot more with 1 cutting edge than both. I use a drill gauge to check angles and lip lengths but I guess that is...

Looks like it could be salvaged. And it would make Victoria happy! Fingers crossed. Al

Thanks everyone for a nice welcome to the group. I hope to be able to contribute as well as learn. Cheers, al

Sorry, must be spell check. The guy is helimech.

There’s a guy on YouTube (he lime h) who has built himself a fully functioning B737 sim on his 3d printer, that interfaces with MSFS. Hope to head in that direction.

Christen Eagle II, fully aerobatic. It got sold with my parachute business a year ago last fall, so only flying on the Microsoft simulator now. In theory I’m retired but actually busier than ever. Lots of flying over the years, starting with buying a Cessna 140 and getting my license on it...

I’ve been collecting tools and machines for over 25 years, and I’ve had some incredible luck along the way. I was an auto mechanic in my previous life so lots of hand tools for that, and complimented by far too many good deals at garage sales. Starting off was a SB 10k lathe, then a used Busy...

To me BLONDIHACKS is a must. Nice, thorough presentations, very knowledgeable and she addresses any mistakes she makes (as we all do) rather than trying to hide them or do a reshoot. Can’t watch anything she does without learning. And she’s a Canadian to boot.

If you get more than 1 reply I’d be interested in one also

I have a B&S #2 that I got at an auction for $400. Once home I found it needed new spindle bearings, which are precision ball bearings — a friend of a friend managed a bearing shop in Calgary and I got them at his cost of $500. Ouch! Interesting, the bearings came with greasing instructions… no...