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 Jul 16, 2008 Workbench Workbench with baby food jar storage. Lots of disgusting residue had to be washed from all these jars. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Project Shelf One of my project shelves. One finished project and one not. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Gallery The rogue's gallery. Some of my ancestors and family. Also a shot of my new (old) Gerstner tool chest. Wish I knew its history. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Social center The social center of the shop. Lots of lies have been told at this table. Of course, I didn't tell any of them. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Workbench Workbench and the all-important coffee pots. One for regular and one for decaf. Just like Shoney's. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Elbow Engine The incredible elbow engine. This thing probably uses 10% more energy than it produces but it is fun to watch when it is running. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Atlas Bench 7" Atlas bench shaper. It is surprising how often this "obsolete" machine comes in handy. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Mounting Sleeves The mounting sleeves for the tool maker's microscope before they were welded up. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Mounting Sleeves The mounting sleeves for the tool maker's microscope welded and in the lathe. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Milling Attachment A Volstro circular milling attachment. This ingenious device has been rendered largely obsolete by CNC tools. But I don't have a CNC milling machine so I like it. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Hardinge HLV-H My pride and joy. A Hardinge HLV-H. Monarch EE owners ----- eat your heart out! |
 Jul 16, 2008 Working Machining some big aluminum parts in the gap. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Working Machining the top surfaces of the engraver's vise. A good demonstration of uses for the 1-2-3 blocks. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Engravers Bench The engraving bench finished and ready to use. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Sample Plate A practice plate I did many years ago. I wish my engraving had improved over the years. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Engravers Bench Machining the top of the engraver's bench. Note the use of the overhead hoist to lessen the strain on the milling machine knee and the work holding clamps. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Engravers Bench The engraver's bench being assembled on the back porch. I do most of my welding and grinding outside if I can. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Burning Table The circle burning attachment and the burning table. Plans for building both will be included in the next book, Building Shop. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Time Clock The most used station in the shop (aside from the urinal, that is). The time clock is a reminder of the "bad ol' days". But it is handy for keeping track of the customer's job. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Twist Drill A spooky shot of the business end of a 27/64" twist drill. There is a whole chapter on twist drills in Building Shop. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Drill Bit Left hand fluted 27/64" drill bit. When you run the drill in reverse do you "undrill" a hole? |
 Jul 16, 2008 Drill Gages Two drill gages. One of them is home made and the other is "store bought". They will both do the job. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Twist Drill Sharpening a twist drill by hand. It is surprising how accurate and effective this method is after you learn how to do it. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Drill Gage The drill gage in use. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Tool Block A completed home made tool block to fit the Aloris system. I needed to hold a 1" tool holder for my parting tool. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Tool Block Machining the dove tail for an Aloris-type tool holding block. Use good material for this application. The material shown here is 4140 steel. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Tool Caddy This sort of hand tool caddy can be as handy as a pocket on a shirt. How you make it will depend entirely on who you are and what you need. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Band Saw One of the very first steps in rebuilding a machine is to reduce it to parts you can work with. This is the base of a Dake/Johnson horizontal band saw. |
 Jul 16, 2008 Sandblasting A job I will happily contract out. Where is the immigrant labor when you need it? |
 Jul 16, 2008 Sandblasting Basic components of the Dake/Johnson cutoff saw sandblasted and primed. |
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