Heya Preso! the Sherlines really are awesome little machines, so long as you remember that they are "little". one of these days i am going to build an anodizing kit based on your videos - thanks for those!

15-25% makes the needle a lot less finicky on the little engines. It allows you to richen the mixture slightly before launch so that it does't end up too lean as the tank runs down, yet still makes enough power to fly when you chuck it !

Thanks! A straight knurl would be the easy way - if i had a knurling tool!

Thanks, get out there and make some cool stuff! i'll be building an airplane called the "Diamond Demon", a free flight design from the 30's, and i'll be using a covering technique with covering film underneath tissue, so it will certainly have that old timey look!

@@JellyFishMachine That's pretty much a perfect choice. Great design that is not seen out there nearly enough.

Thanks for watching! I'm absolutely thrilled with how good the sherline machines are! That bar and the hole it's in is the carriage stop, used to stop the z-axis repeatably at a precise location, and they started drilling the hole through the headstock in 2015. I made my own bar, mostly because i needed it right then and had a piece of mystery metal to use, but they have the parts for it here: www.sherline.com/product/40116-lathe-headstock-hard-stop-kit/#description and if you call them they will drill the hole through the headstock for you, i'm not sure how much it costs though. the spring for the indexing arrangement is a part i made up from music wire. if you make one, the tip of the spring is pointed like a screwdriver to fit into the gear on the spindle, and the angles need to be adjusted so that it will hold firm in one direction and cam out in the other. there's no particular dimensions to hold to, it's just a matter of trial and error. The spring is simply bolted to the end of the carriage stop bar. one more thing to note - this indexing setup is neither rigid nor precise, and therefore is not suitable for anything such as engraving handwheels or cutting gears. those are jobs for a rotary table or indexing plate.

@@JellyFishMachine Thank you so much for the VERY detailed reply! I am an idiot...I looked closer at the headstock and I do indeed have the hole drilled! Can't believe I didn't notice it! I've done single point turning plenty so it's not like I didn't have a chance to see it🤣 any way... This will be easier than setting up a dial indicator! Thanks for link! I find their website to be my only complaint, hard to find specific items at times. Keep up the great work!

Thanks! I'll be building an airplane called the "Diamond Demon", it's a 50" free flight design from the 30's

I'm using a sherline manual lathe, there is an accessory threading attatchment for single point threading, and i use normal threading dies whenever possible. www.sherline.com/product-category/lathes/manually-controlled-lathes/

Yep that's the sherline attatchment. it seems troublesome at first but in reality it's no problem at all to setup, just make sure to cut the thread relief and chamfers before switching over. also - make sure not to turn the handwheel backwards with the tool in the cut, the backlash in the gear train and leadscrew will break the tip of the threader off. I find it's much less stressful to single point on the sherline hand powered than it is on a larger lathe with power, no worries about timing it or catching the thread at the wrong time - the leadscrew is never disengaged.

@@JellyFishMachine Thanks! Although I know it’s not the focus of your channel, I’d love to see some “how to” vids with your various machines as well as the obligatory shop tour deal!

I've been thinking about how i might do some how-to videos, most things seem like they are covered in other videos, maybe some sherline specific stuff, or model engine specific? for the shop tour - it's a comical mess right now, it would be much too embarrasing!

@@JellyFishMachine If it’s clean, it’s not being used!

Thanks. Link to plans is in the description