“It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark … and we’re wearing sunglasses.”
“Hit it!”
Finished machining these two bushings for the 2100 steam engine. These will go t
Finished machining these two bushings for the 2100 steam engine. These will go to heat treat before being pressed into these components. Next week will be machining a replacement pin.
FOR SALE SCRAP VALUE
FOR SALE @ SCRAP VALUE
The organization I volunteer at, The Midwest Railway Preservation Society, has had this partially disassembled Fosdick Machine Tool Co. radial drill for better than 10 years. Unfortunately, we probably will never have the time or opportunity to reassemble it. And it’s taking up space. We are going to scrap it unless we can find someone that would like to buy it at whatever current scrap value is. I would hate to see a WWII era machine go to scrap 😢, so we are hoping someone will want to save or or at least want some of it for parts.
WE CAN LOAD.
We aren’t going to part it out piecemeal, but if someone wanted a piece that’s already apart, we can do that. But if you just need a handle off the head, you’re going to have to buy the whole head. 🙂
I don’t think we will let it sit here for longer than a couple of weeks. If you are interested in talking to us, contact Steve Korpos at midwestrailway@gmail.com or (216) 781-3629.
The machine is located in our rail yard at 2800 W 3rd St
Cleveland, OH 44113.
19″ Column
8′ Long Arm
10′ Tall
Weight is approximately 29,000 pounds (based on catalog data)
Had a great time hanging out with at his foundry today. I learned a bit about c
Had a great time hanging out with @daveclarkthepatternguy at his foundry today. I learned a bit about casting patterns and I even got to help him pour some brass for a customer job. That was a LOT of fun! Dave is a super nice guy and has a YouTube channel as well. Give him a follow and a subscribe!
$20 garage scale score!
Dinner is served!
Dinner is served!
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After the second day of scraping class, this is where I ended up. Instructors say to call it done. Maybe I will. Maybe I won’t. 😉
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It’s a Jeep thing. You wouldn’t understand.
Completely naked. No top. No bottoms (doors). And no backup plan. Sometimes, if
Completely naked. No top. No bottoms (doors). And no backup plan. Sometimes, if you don’t plan ahead, you’re going to get wet. 😂😂😂
I have this block of cast iron I want to use to get more scraping practice. I ro
I have this block of cast iron I want to use to get more scraping practice. I roughed it in on the Bridgeport with a face mill. But now I want to finish cut it on the shaper. I just need to learn how to grind a proper shear tool.
