I was examining some of the parts of the Bridgeport mill that I have already removed when I noticed this. 😭🤑
I haven’t quite decided if this is where these machines will live permanently.
I haven’t quite decided if this is where these machines will live permanently. But here is where they will be for a while.
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I have all this steel scrap from the closed machine shop a lot better organized
I have all this steel scrap from the closed machine shop a lot better organized than buried in boxes and buckets.
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A machine shop near home closed up shop.
A machine shop near home closed up shop. I happened to score this truck load of steel from the place today. Had to be close to 1,500 pounds. My truck was squatting a bit. I think I have enough material to last the remainder of my days on the planet. Still going through it. I need more shelves. 😳 And then went spelunking at Lee’ Machinery with @foxbergsfabbercobblin looking for tooling. Great way to spend a Saturday but my back is roached!
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The metering block for the Bridgeport mill.
The metering block for the Bridgeport mill. Spent some time cleaning all of these fitting and the main block. To replace this would be over $200 retail. I’d rather clean it.
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The generosity of strangers never ceases to amaze me.
The generosity of strangers never ceases to amaze me. I reached out on a local community Fakebook group to see if my town had any other hobby machinists. Hoping to make a friend or two. Not only did I make a new friend, but since he recently retired, he gifted me some of the tools he still had but no longer needed. Wow. Just wow. Made my day. I am honored to be the new custodian of these tools.
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Latest auction score.
Lates auction score. 18” x 24” grade B surface plate for less than $40. Might need to build a cart/stand for this one. Debating on if I should keep the Starrett 12” x 18” since my shop is on the small size.
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First two pieces of the jib crane!
First two pieces of the jib crane! Scored this I beam and trolley off Fakebook Marketplace for a great deal. I’ve been thinking of putting something like this in the workshop to help move chucks, vises, and such on and off the lathe and mill. The older I get, the harder it will be to move these things around. Plus, if I get it built in time, it’ll help with the rehab of the mill.
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Sometimes, impatience breeds ingenuity.
Sometimes, impatience breeds ingenuity. I wanted the mill out of the garage and into the shop. I had offers to help from @tjpowellnet, but I spent some time after work today and made an anchor point for the snatch block for the winch line. Used the wireless remote on my @theoriginalsmittybilt winch on the Jeep to slowly inch it into the shop, moving the pipes it’s rolling on as I go. Took me less than 30 minutes to move it into place. Not sure if the mill will stay in this spot or not.
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