Since I have pretty much abandoned MLS I guess I should get some posts going with my progress of my new shop. A ligglt backround somehow I had fitted everything into a 10x10 shed until I moved. Now there seems to be no room with a 11x22 garage. Hmm. Where did it all come from? I made a larger workbench where I casn sit and work. Plenty of shelving and some art finally got to be hung on the wall.
I guess some part of the space being smaller is I had a Atlas 6" lathe that I recently sold. Then I brought over my 9" South bend Model A that had been stored in my friends garage. Not 2 weeks after moving it in the new house we just bought I found a Southbend Heavy 10 that was 2 miles from my house. So a deposit and the 9" went for sale. That was sold and not the 10" is home. I bought a VFD to run it as its a factory 230v 3 phase. So not I have a variable speed 10". It came witha bunch of goodies and I already had a 5C colet set for a indexer I have for the mill. I like the under hung motor much better. There is also a powered die filer to the left that seemed to follow me home that day too. Along with a 12" Diarco shear.
I also took delivery finally of my modeling chop saw. It was built by a guy in Canada. Thoughe does not ship and these had to be transferred through many friends hands to come to NJ. There were 2 others that went to friends also. It takes any Jewelers saws up to 2.5" - 3" with a 1/2" arbor. Need to make some covers and mount on a proper base not the shipping board. Its a perfect companion to my 4" Burns tablesaw. Both are a pleasure to work with.
My mill is a Clausing 8520 that is still sitting on the floor in 4 pcs from moving. Its getting closer to being a working shop in just 2 months from the closing. If it wasnt for all the interior work I’d be up and running. The last photo is my large workbenchj that houses most of the tools and will be my standing bench. Or a place to dump everything.
Now to get back on some of my projects. Too many really from engines to cars and now to having to build a layout in the yard too.
