machineshop – Page 4 – My Lil' Mule

August 20, 2022August 31, 2022

This won’t win me any awards

This won’t win me any awards, but the bed clamp for the South Bend steady rest is done! This journey of learning to be a hobby machinist is so much fun. I’ve watched enough videos of the real deal that I figured I could put some of what I gleaned to use and this is one of those results. If all goes well, I’ll have the video for this posted at my normal time tomorrow at 11:00am Eastern time. I have another on the K&T all ready to go just in case I can’t get it done. It’s amazing how long it can take to whittle 6 hours of footage (12 hours if you count the second camera) into a 20-25 minute video! Fingers crossed! 🤞🏻

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August 17, 2022August 31, 2022

Making the last big piece for the steady rest for my South Bend lathe.

Making the last big piece for the steady rest for my South Bend lathe. I’ll use the shaper to get this part to size then do all of the milling on the Bridgeport. Check out my YT channel for the build videos.

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August 11, 2022August 31, 2022

Making’ chips!

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August 10, 2022August 31, 2022

Another Craig’s List score.

Another Craig’s List score. $80. It’s a bit rough, but not too rough.

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August 7, 2022August 31, 2022

Back at making the missing parts for my steady rest.

Back at making the missing parts for my steady rest. I need a threaded arbor now to machine the external features on the adjustment knobs.

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July 30, 2022August 1, 2022

Purrty!

Purrty!
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July 24, 2022August 31, 2022

I bought about half of a steady rest for my South Bend 13″ lathe.

I bought about half if a steady rest for my South Bend 13″ lathe. It’s missing quite a few parts. Instead of sourcing replacements online, I decided to make all of the pieces I could.

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July 23, 2022August 1, 2022

Tell me you had a great day in the shop without telling me you had a great day i

Tell me you had a great day in the shop without telling me you had a great day in the shop.
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July 17, 2022July 31, 2022

I removed the drive train from my K&T 2HL horizontal mill. My only purpose was t…

I removed the drive train from my K&T 2HL horizontal mill. My only purpose was to clean the insides of the column real good of all the gunk that’s collected in there over the last 80 years. That, and to inspect the gears for excessive wear or broken teeth.
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July 10, 2022July 10, 2022

Dial Indicator Repairs

Some before and after if some dial indicators repaired by Mark Ratkowski of M.R. Tool Repair. Mark takes each one apart and cleans and lubricates as necessary and replaces scratched crystals. I buy these super cheap and send them to mark to be refurbished. Excellent value for the price. My Federal dial collection keeps growing.