I finally got the shop cleaned up enough to take some pictures, it's 16' x 21' (the rest of the building is a garden shed/storage area) out behind the house which is nice in summer but in the middle of winter with a couple of feet of snow on the ground, dark at 4:30PM and 20 below zero it can get hard to have enough enthusiasm to go out there after a day at work.
This is the new (last year) 13 x 40" lathe, bigger than I need but the price was right, works well. The stands are home made out of 1/4" plate on "hockey puck" feet, it adds 500#'s to the weight of the lathe and has ports in them to add another 400#'s of ballast if necessary.
these two are of the new mill, it has digital scales instead of a "proper" DRO but is adequate for hobby work. I put guards over all the scales (yellow bits) to keep the swarf and oil off and I was lucky enough to pick up the some what nosey power feed for free. Had to repaint it though it was an ugly green colour before.
the two scratches on the head stock saved me a $100.00 off the price
Sheet metal area with home made brake and a set of roles that I got for $60.00.
On the far corner of the bench (ignore the "stuff") is a Darex drill bit sharpener which is worth every penny that it cost.
My old 9 x 20 lathe which I have been in the process of converting for cylindrical grinding with a tool post grinder.
there are other assorted tools and bandsaws, grinders etc. that I didn't show. Nothin fancy but it gives me a place of my own that she who must be obeyed doesn't go into
This is the new (last year) 13 x 40" lathe, bigger than I need but the price was right, works well. The stands are home made out of 1/4" plate on "hockey puck" feet, it adds 500#'s to the weight of the lathe and has ports in them to add another 400#'s of ballast if necessary.
these two are of the new mill, it has digital scales instead of a "proper" DRO but is adequate for hobby work. I put guards over all the scales (yellow bits) to keep the swarf and oil off and I was lucky enough to pick up the some what nosey power feed for free. Had to repaint it though it was an ugly green colour before.
the two scratches on the head stock saved me a $100.00 off the price
Sheet metal area with home made brake and a set of roles that I got for $60.00.
On the far corner of the bench (ignore the "stuff") is a Darex drill bit sharpener which is worth every penny that it cost.
My old 9 x 20 lathe which I have been in the process of converting for cylindrical grinding with a tool post grinder.
there are other assorted tools and bandsaws, grinders etc. that I didn't show. Nothin fancy but it gives me a place of my own that she who must be obeyed doesn't go into