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Well it took longer than anticipated to finish the drill press however its been done for quite awhile now (even got to use it the other night). Drill Press thread... http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107514 Well I started digging the retaining wall out by hand, took me about...

Thanks everyone, it was a fun project, time to start on putting in 3 phase power now...

Well the drill press is complete, performed the half of the motor break in last night (let the motor run with no belt for an hour). Will finish the break in tonight which is with belt on and no load. Also have 3 screws to replace, however after the break in is finished it is ready to make some...

Getting there, motor finally showed up yesterday (1hp Baldor) got it installed and leveled it out, however I now have to move the motor to the left about 1 inch. Will be getting new wire for it tonight, hoefully I can get it wired and break it in tonight!

Sorry for the crapy cell phone pics! The chuck finally made it in, got the rest of the press put together except the motor which is being looked at and the idler pulley and assembly (which i am waiting on also). Last night, got all the panels installed along with the chuck, put 90w...

Made a little progress this weekend even though I was really busy... Ordered a Jacobs Chuck and two keys, should be here some time this week, Enco had it cheaper than anybody... Painted the top of the base, then got kinda nerdy with the lathe, figured out how to do something that has bothered...

Started getting paint on the belt guard and base, just picked it up from having it bead blasted (it wouldn't fit in my cabinet). Just sealing the bottom, it had alot of rust in there before bead blasting. Belt guard, still needs some more paint... Switch trim plate; love the old...

Bead blasted all the parts that I could fit in the cabinet, took 7 hours on Saturday. Started puting down paint Saturday night, Sunday, and finishing on Monday. Paint is Van Sickle Tractor paint (one of the best IMO) supposed to be Ford Tractor Grey Pre 1965. It seems to have a greenish hue...

Once my rebuild on my drill press is complete, I'll start working on building a small attachment to the shop to mount the air compressor & idler motor. Sooner than later, I anticpate starting week after next...

Breakdown is complete, chucked the parts in the pictures into the lathe and scotch brighted them. The rest of the parts are in boxes to be bead blasted tomorrow. If all goes well maybe I can start laying some paint by Monday. Replaced all 4 of the bearings, the ones in it were original...

Picked up a drill press from a friend sight unseen for 50 bucks, buddy said he put a new cord on it and it worked. Also mentioned he picked it up from an estate auction where the shop/garage burned. I show up to get it and find out its a floor model. I didn't think much of it, and honestly...

Got everything unpacked, 695 lbs. shipping weight. American Rotary 30hp 3 phase inverter with remote panel. The piano dolly was already broken however this isn't doing it any favors... Motor Panel

Yeah I picked it up because it welded aluminum so well, however I also love the look (refrigerator with steering wheels). A friend of mine has a Syncrowave 250 and it hands down welds cleaner on 4130 (probably more modern pulse technology). That being said I'll probably keep it around until the...

Thanks, Yes it is an old Hobart (1965 I think; still have the original manual) picked it up through some horse trading, It welds aluminum very nicely. If I get into Tig heavily I'll probably buy a newer unit. The beast is heavy, have had to use the cherry picker to load and unload it...

Well thought I would bump this thread as I have been busy working on the shop in the last couple of months.... Finished lighting several months ago 5 rows of 5, its plenty bright, happened to look at some lighting threads on this board before I bought the fixtures, you can still listen to the...