Incredible Tyler!

I have really enjoyed this site, I downloaded some plans for a boring head, and I really liked the plans, but I noticed that the plans were a bit dificult for me to consider beginning to build from the plans, I dont mean to complain, and that's not my intent, my intent is to share my findings. I decided that I was going to build the project in solidworks first, then print out my own prints.

I found that the original prints reminded me of a College excersize, that makes you have to search for the unknown, and I have to say that if I had tried to build this project by the plans alone, I would have made many mistakes before I figured out the best way to relay the building of it to the average person.

The project was qite fun to draw up, and I did it in a couple hours from the originals.

I really enjoyed my 2 years of mastercam, and solidworks in college, and I am very hapy to do any drawings for you in cad.

 I like to make my drawings extreamely easy to read for everyone, that's very important to me.

Also I would love to make some wonderful how-to videos, that sounds like a blast.

You asked about making a video of single-pointing threads, I would love to make a video on that, and also I would like to make a video of what to do if you accidently loose your tool position, and have to re-touch off, and realign your tool back into the threads and continue them without messing them up, I have halped many people with that, and I know that I could make a great video on just how to accurately get back into the threads without scrapping the part.

Theres always lots of things to consider when single-pointing; like the fact that when your deeper into the threads, your tool is cutting more material, and sometimes it helps to keep that in mind when deciding how much of a depth of cut to take per pass, and also the old spring cut is important to keep the tool from skipping along the cutting surface, and dont forget the cutting fluid, theres nothing worce than some nasty threads that look like you cut them with a seraded knife.

There is so much to be said about the simplest thing as single-pointing threads, how about the three wire method, how about the best way to hold the 3 wires, and mesure them, how about cutting your relief to .010 of the root od, or minimum dia and using some dyechem to cover it, and when you start to take off the dyechem in the relief, you know to just make a couple more spring passes to clean the threads up to a nice perfect finnish, those are neat tricks that can save lots of time, and perfect your techinque of making perfect threads every time. Like I said, theres lots to be said.

I also have a great trig chart that is very helpful, and I would like to make a how-to about how to position bolt hole paterns using the trig chart, and xy quardinants.

After reading your post here about insintive to participate in the advancement of your web site, I really got excited, and this is just a few things off the top of my head, I would definately enjoy making some excersize projects to help the beginner learn how to get good at machining in the simplest terms, (what a machinist needs to know) that sounds like a lot of fun, and there are a lot of tricks that can make a manual machinist more productive, I would like to share some of those things also.

Even tool grinding can be simplified, and explained in the simplest ways.

I guess the only way to get started is to do a good job on one article, and see how you like it.

With moving up to clackamass county oregon, my machine shop will be in temporary retirement for a season, I know that I will be reorganizing my father in law's garage, but I'm not sure if he will be letting me set up my shop in a corner of his garage yet, but some time this year, I should be getting my own garage, and I will be setting up my shop again then, but until then, I can still draw cad drawings.

Living here in corvallis, I had my sailboat (catalina 22) parked far away, and I didnt get to do much sailing because of the long drive. Now my sailboat will be parked at my new residence, and the boat ramp to the wilamette river is only 3 miles away. I cant wait to sail to downtown portland, oaks amusement park, rose festival, and also watch the 4th of july fireworks as they reflect off of the water, and shine over head.

I think that offering insintives to get the best from your members is a great idea, definately worth a try, and It really ads some excitement to it.