Below 265 SQ/FT Its a bird, its a plane... its a tiny shop! Also know as The Hole.

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Spent the most of the day in the actual garage (which is out back, off the alley), scraping paint off of the Dalton. Going from this

to this

and this

I am going to need a lower stool to get at the very bottom (it is so much fun getting old), but now I have three sides mostly cleared, and it really looks better.

 

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I also pulled the spindle caps off and the spindle out to find the bearing surfaces in great shape,

and started inspecting the mast and countershaft pulley, mostly to see how I want to go about rigging it, as it is missing the front motor support bracket, along with the housing that the reversing lever sits in and allows that action

There is a drum with the planetary gears you can see on the left ride in, which I have, but I am not sure about the braking system for the change, and might just go with a simple reversing motor, at least until I can get some sort of documentation on how it works, as there is no known manual or parts diagram.

Here you can see where the support shaft rides. That is an easy "fix" as I can fab a bracket for the front of the lathe and just get a rod to use as a support.

Here it is with the paint getting removed, and showing the black japaning

and here is a pic of everything that the lathe came with

steady and follower rests, change gears, face plate, lantern tool post, and the parts for the planetary gears. Very happy with both rests being there, as there are basically no parts available for these.

(I had meant to post this update two weeks ago, and just realized I hadn't. Sorry for that)

 

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State of the shop, controlled chaos:

a lot of stuff coming and going, and as it is summer I don't do too much down there, as it is a basement shop and there isn't a good air source that doesn't let heat in. But I do need to move more stuff/junk out to get it to the Restore, and free up floor space to at least move around easier. But, rifles need to be cleaned, cabinets need to be mounted, and so on. A work in progress remains in progress.

When I do work down there this time of year it is usually early in the AM, and right now that is focusing on cleaning small parts for the Dalton

Headstock and tailstock cleaned up


small parts needing cleaning:

just filth

covering evidence of old repairs

but we still need to keep cleaning the goop off.

Also managed to pick up a Makita cut off saw for $5, although it needs a new cord.

this will end up living in the old garage out back, a perfect place for the mess these things make.

Until next time, tschüß!

 

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OK, once again we are fighting the tide, as the shop is back to its messy state

and the workbench is also in a state

this is what happens when you add more projects to the pile, and also add storage capacity to the shop

fitting into the dead space below the bench, where an unused rag bin sat. Unused as I do not do anything flamable in the house, so it is going out the the back garage where I do things of that nature. Adding a 30 drawer storage unit (missing two drawers, as that is how I could get it for $15) will help a lot in the misc. junk holding.

OK, head set for the Dalton is cleaned up, reassembled, and ready to go


Tailstock is looking good, also


Started working on the saddle and apron, and quickly found I needed some tools I didn't have

1/8" pin spanner and #304 Woodruff cutter. These are needed to disassemble and repair known issues on the carriage, which I will cover later.

While waiting, I acquired and took care of one project, and acquired another

I came into possession of this ~1930 German combination rifle/shotgun. The only way I could afford it was due to a cracked forearm, and I needed to make a shotgun hardcase I had fit. You can see the crack in the photo above, which should be an easy fix...


I removed the forend, spread it apart to get the glue to as much as possible, and started clamping. While it was drying, I started on the case


everything fit perfectly, except the scope, so I cut a notch in the compartment wall. I would have preferred to move the wall, but this case, a $5 find at an estate sale, is better built than that.


Notch cut out, and gluing some of the liner in place



All done!

The project i picked up was this

An American Watch Tools jewelers lathe. I have already started scrubbing off the rust, and shall see where we go with it on the next instalement. Also, key cutting on the Dalton, which we should cover in depth.

Until next time, tschüß!