dlcwent
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If I kept everything, I'd have to build another 35'x80' shop.
nine4's projects, restorations and blunders
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PWRstroke_smoke
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brilliant idea, I will do that to my cman 150!
MercLSU
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Nine, I found the right motor for that beast of a band saw you just bought. The best thing is that you won't have to slow it down! 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/EM-SYNCHRONOUS-MOTOR-1500-HP-360-RPM-/281791282759?hash=item419c11be47:g:GZAAAOSw0JpV5LPR
It's within driving distance...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/EM-SYNCHRONOUS-MOTOR-1500-HP-360-RPM-/281791282759?hash=item419c11be47:g:GZAAAOSw0JpV5LPR
It's within driving distance...
NedNorton
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I had a moment so I figured I would stop in and see what you were up to. That big Delta is going to be sweet.
Can't wait to see the progress!
Cheers,
Chris
Can't wait to see the progress!
Cheers,
Chris
dlcwent
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Nines, are you part of the flood zone they are talking about on the news?
Nice motor Merc, now I just need $100,000 and it will be unstoppable! 
Thanks for stopping in Ned, I need to get by your thread one day and see whats been happening. Last I saw you had the switch box in and working.
I've been tinkering with the drill press that I put the spring on again, this time I had to make a part that was missing when I got it. The spindle tensioner was supposed to have a knob on it to release tension, there was just a threaded hole when I got it. I saw a couple poor pics online and finally come up with an idea to use the knob from a filing cabinet rod like below to make the part. I cut the rod off flush with the knob, then drilled and tapped it to #4-32 and put a machine screw stud in it that I made from a long screw by cutting to length and filing it to thread in. Looks period correct and best of all, it works as it should!
Merc is getting the drill press from me and I will be making slow speed attachments for both this Atlas and my Craftsman drill presses next week so stay tuned. Here is a pic he sent me, we are waiting on the shaft now and I have the bearings etc here already.
Thanks for stopping in Ned, I need to get by your thread one day and see whats been happening. Last I saw you had the switch box in and working.
I've been tinkering with the drill press that I put the spring on again, this time I had to make a part that was missing when I got it. The spindle tensioner was supposed to have a knob on it to release tension, there was just a threaded hole when I got it. I saw a couple poor pics online and finally come up with an idea to use the knob from a filing cabinet rod like below to make the part. I cut the rod off flush with the knob, then drilled and tapped it to #4-32 and put a machine screw stud in it that I made from a long screw by cutting to length and filing it to thread in. Looks period correct and best of all, it works as it should!
Merc is getting the drill press from me and I will be making slow speed attachments for both this Atlas and my Craftsman drill presses next week so stay tuned. Here is a pic he sent me, we are waiting on the shaft now and I have the bearings etc here already.
Outlawmws
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RivennHewn
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Looks perfect! Nicely done.
Thanks Riven! Love that new notcher you got, looks to be effective and good use of that angle bracket from the old one!
Outlaw and DLC, Baton Rouge is a flood zone really but no, this house is not in the flood zone particularly being broadcast. The other house my girl looked at and liked was about $40k cheaper but it was in a flood zone and the mandatory flood insurance is so high around here she came out better here over the long run.
Outlaw and DLC, Baton Rouge is a flood zone really but no, this house is not in the flood zone particularly being broadcast. The other house my girl looked at and liked was about $40k cheaper but it was in a flood zone and the mandatory flood insurance is so high around here she came out better here over the long run.
Richard Cranium
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Glad to hear you are not flooding Nine.
Thanks Richard!
DLC brought up the knob in another thread and I wanted to repost my blunder here. The knob I used was not my first idea, I went through several ideas before I came up with the filing cabinet knob to use. One was a small knob off of a jewelry box or something I saved, it was threaded but a smaller thread. I tried every vise in the shop until I found one that would hold it while I drilled out for the larger thread, it must have been cast steel or something because it exploded when I tried to drill it. I bashed my head and dug through scrap bins for hours until I was sitting at my desk and happened to focus in on the filing cabinet knob. It hit me, I have a drawer full of spare knobs, handles and parts from filing cabinets I scrapped so I dug out the fanciest one and it worked perfectly. Took minutes once I had it in my hand but I literally struggled with it for hours trying to come up with a good solution.
Another blunder was loading the drill press by myself when I won it at auction a few years back. Shamefully I cracked the tension knob cover getting it in/out my truck alone. I had to bang a new dome shaped cover out of scrap aluminum sheet and get it to the same size and contour of the original. I hammered it out, filed, sanded and polished with steel wool to match the rest of the press then glued it over the cracked cover. You can see it good in this pic.
Next up is this set of map cabinets that Merc so graciously sold/traded me(long story), they were a bit too big for his garage so I adopted them and they will be treated well here. First thing I did was start thinking of how to add them to my sewing table design I have sketched up. There was no way I could fit them in my design so I considered a backup plan and it hit me how perfect they would be in the machine shop side for my tooling.
I scrounged up all kinds of scrap metal for base ideas(can't just set them on the floor now can we?) from bed frames to server racks and even a treadmill, nothing was jiving. I finally measured from the lip to the inner bracing and it was 1-1/8" so I cut some 2x4's to length and chiseled the ends to just over an inch and hammered them in. The casters were free from a huge server rack and are screwed to the 2x's and the 2x's were screwed to the lower cabinet with lag bolts. I painted the 2x's black so they don't stand out, you can see about 1/4" below the bottom cabinet when standing back. I also had a scrap piece of nice plywood a neighbor had thrown to the curb a while back during a remodel. It was half poly coated on the good side so I just rough sanded the back side and stained it with ebony stain leftover from my lathe table build. There was not enough left to get a good saturation but enough that it won't look dirty the first time I put my dirty hands or tools on it. Next up is to mount the vise and arbor press and put my boxes on top. I'll get more pics when I'm done.
DLC brought up the knob in another thread and I wanted to repost my blunder here. The knob I used was not my first idea, I went through several ideas before I came up with the filing cabinet knob to use. One was a small knob off of a jewelry box or something I saved, it was threaded but a smaller thread. I tried every vise in the shop until I found one that would hold it while I drilled out for the larger thread, it must have been cast steel or something because it exploded when I tried to drill it. I bashed my head and dug through scrap bins for hours until I was sitting at my desk and happened to focus in on the filing cabinet knob. It hit me, I have a drawer full of spare knobs, handles and parts from filing cabinets I scrapped so I dug out the fanciest one and it worked perfectly. Took minutes once I had it in my hand but I literally struggled with it for hours trying to come up with a good solution.
Another blunder was loading the drill press by myself when I won it at auction a few years back. Shamefully I cracked the tension knob cover getting it in/out my truck alone. I had to bang a new dome shaped cover out of scrap aluminum sheet and get it to the same size and contour of the original. I hammered it out, filed, sanded and polished with steel wool to match the rest of the press then glued it over the cracked cover. You can see it good in this pic.
Next up is this set of map cabinets that Merc so graciously sold/traded me(long story), they were a bit too big for his garage so I adopted them and they will be treated well here. First thing I did was start thinking of how to add them to my sewing table design I have sketched up. There was no way I could fit them in my design so I considered a backup plan and it hit me how perfect they would be in the machine shop side for my tooling.
I scrounged up all kinds of scrap metal for base ideas(can't just set them on the floor now can we?
) from bed frames to server racks and even a treadmill, nothing was jiving. I finally measured from the lip to the inner bracing and it was 1-1/8" so I cut some 2x4's to length and chiseled the ends to just over an inch and hammered them in. The casters were free from a huge server rack and are screwed to the 2x's and the 2x's were screwed to the lower cabinet with lag bolts. I painted the 2x's black so they don't stand out, you can see about 1/4" below the bottom cabinet when standing back. I also had a scrap piece of nice plywood a neighbor had thrown to the curb a while back during a remodel. It was half poly coated on the good side so I just rough sanded the back side and stained it with ebony stain leftover from my lathe table build. There was not enough left to get a good saturation but enough that it won't look dirty the first time I put my dirty hands or tools on it. Next up is to mount the vise and arbor press and put my boxes on top. I'll get more pics when I'm done.
Strouty
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Looks great Nines, I used to save those knobs from the all the file cabinets, but I could not find one if my life depended on it.
The lathe is buried in the aftermath of making the cabinets fit. There was stuff in front of it before but now there is stuff in front of the stuff in front of it. 
That's next, I need to access the lathe to make the slo motion pulley this weekend. Having the cabinets in place means I can do away with another cabinet on that side after I move the contents over, and I'm getting rid of the old wood table that sat there buried for almost two years now so it's a two-fer...
That's next, I need to access the lathe to make the slo motion pulley this weekend. Having the cabinets in place means I can do away with another cabinet on that side after I move the contents over, and I'm getting rid of the old wood table that sat there buried for almost two years now so it's a two-fer... Strouty
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Man it would be nice to have a lathe.......... oh snap, I think I found one tonight under a bunch of stuff in my shop!
The lathe is buried in the aftermath of making the cabinets fit. There was stuff in front of it before but now there is stuff in front of the stuff in front of it.
Just so you know both of you **** and not in the good way, I have looked at 4 lathes in the last month and none of them were in fair enough shape to buy.
I want one so bad I can taste it but not going to buy a ************* just to satisfy my craving. I just told my wife the other day that if I don't find one by Aug I will be ordering a new one from MSC, Enco or Grizzly.
Strouty
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I spent a while looking, if you remember, the first one was tipped over by the seller while trying to load it on my truck. I ended up buying it for scrap and then bought an almost identical model so I would have spare parts, but I still have not used it, I haven't even powered it up since I got it home. Nines is way ahead of me, he can at least use his, I would have been better off not buying a lathe at all, same with the bridgeport. They are both eating up space right now.
Nines, when you get a chance can you post up some sewing machine pictures?
Nines, when you get a chance can you post up some sewing machine pictures?
Picture ***** but you can get the idea. I mounted the vise, the arbor press is just sitting there for now. There's my other machinist box full of measuring tools and the craftsman box I cleaned up tonight and filled with all my hand files. I also took a few minutes to move my hammers over to the cabinet along with two other drawers full of punches, pry bars, tap and dies and screw remover/thread restorers. I've only filled up three of these drawers but I've emptied 9 card file drawers in one file cabinet and two big drawers in my wall cabinets on the other side.
dlcwent
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Now you're just showing off. JK, That's a lot of hammers you have there Nines. I like the size of those drawers. That's a kick *** cabinet.
I love this thing, it was exactly what I needed and didn't even plan on it, I'm glad I went this route with them. I plan to line the top drawer with felt and use it for my longer, less used measuring tools, second drawer will be for tooling, then I still have the entire bottom half to play with. I am excited.
dlcwent
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That really is a sweet box. I would go into debt to buy one like that if I ever come across one. I can see why you love it.
Strouty
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Once you get the "right" cabinet, it makes all others feel inadequate. Looks great, I am guessing you could do away with the two small boxes on top, just use one drawer each. Then you could put a shelf or rack to hang thins back there.
MercLSU
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Nine, I changed my mind and want the cabinets back. After careful deliberation I'm going to use them to make a changing table. Imagine how many diapers would fit!
Strouty
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That will be perfect, it is even on wheels so you can move it wherever you want. Now you can use the vise to hold the kid.
Outlawmws
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Just remember to NOT open more than one drawer in a stack at a time (no safeties...) I've seem a stack tip over... Not funny, even if it's "only" paper...
Looking Good Nine!
Looking Good Nine!
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I was able to eliminate an 18" x 36" cabinet that the machinist box was in and get that Craftsman box off the floor so it worked out great. Here they sit back far enough from the front that I still have plenty of counter top room. The height and depth of the map cabinets make it hard for a short person like me to reach anything higher than the stuff in the top of the boxes and even then I have to reach for things, I can't physically see over in to them so shelves back there would be useless to me.
Too many sharp edges, I'm looking out for your girl and the kids ya know.
It's friggin huge, 47" wide and 35" deep. Initially I planned to try to incorporate them in to my sewing table design but they were just an inch too big for the top I already have so I scratched that idea and started moving things around on the machine side of the shop. So glad I did too, this is perfect for my needs!
I have an old wooden table that was in this spot before that would make a perfect changing table. The top is oil soaked so the feces and urine will wipe right off and the wood is much softer for the baby's behind than this cold metal. I was going to list it on CL but since you guys need a changing table I would be happy to donate it to you.
Right on, I almost pulled the punch drawer halfway open for the pic, it could have been a catastrophe since there is no weight in any of the other drawers, luckily I remembered. That hammer drawer is pretty heavy alone, there is probably 100# or so in that drawer.
slodat
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I dig this one, nines!!
RivennHewn
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I stacked a bunch of 1/4" plate scraps in the bottom of my cabinet, under the bottom drawer.
I can pull out all the drawers, and it's not tippy at all.
Not sure if you have any room on that cabinet though.
I can pull out all the drawers, and it's not tippy at all.
Not sure if you have any room on that cabinet though.
Strouty
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Years ago I bought a file cabinet and it was heavy. Come to find out it had the optional ballast built into the bottom. I think it was an extra 150 pounds of steel. That cabinet would never tip over!
Outlawmws
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I'm going to guess, this is for a DP...
Strouty
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Silly Outlaw, that is for a swiveling 1970s retro lamp he is going to make. That way he can set the mood for fondu night.
Stay out of my head, thank you.
But its so roomy in here and the echo is awesome.
(Sorry it was there and I had to take it)
Strouty
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Maybe you are in my head, did you ever think of that?
Outlawmws
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based on the roominess? 