3500GMC
What T F, over
That is a stout looking bench there sir. :thumbsup:
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Finally gonna build a new shop
- Thread starter bison
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Marauderer
Grumpy Old Cur***geon
Yep, That work bench is a keeper!!
bison
Well-Known Member
I finally dug the lathe out of the old shop last week,it was sunk 6" in the ground...looked a little weathered after spending 18 years in the dirt of that rat hole.:agreed:
I cleaned it up and gave it a paintjob,...looks much better now me thinks.:agreed:
I bet it likes it's new resting place.
I got a couple jobs waiting allready but I have to install the phase converter and control panel yet before i can use that thing again.
I cleaned it up and gave it a paintjob,...looks much better now me thinks.:agreed:
I bet it likes it's new resting place.
I got a couple jobs waiting allready but I have to install the phase converter and control panel yet before i can use that thing again.
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NVW
Well-Known Member
Looks much better Simon, what make is it?
ak diesel driver
6.5 driver
probably be more accurate now that it's on something solid and can be set up.
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- #247
Yeah...:hihi: Think the ways might have been twisted a bit in the old shop?
handcannon
Well-Known Member
Looking good there!
If that lathe had been in an unheated building here in the Pacific Northwet it would be nothing more than a great big rust blob now. Dads small shop (cinder block walls and metal roof) has for years had a leaking roof during heavy rains. When we moved out here to be with mom that was the only place I had to put the few tools I have. They are rusting away now. I did finally figure out where the leak was and fixed it so maybe I can start cleaning my tools up now. It would be good to see my jointer, planer, tablesaw, etc clean and rust free.
Don
If that lathe had been in an unheated building here in the Pacific Northwet it would be nothing more than a great big rust blob now. Dads small shop (cinder block walls and metal roof) has for years had a leaking roof during heavy rains. When we moved out here to be with mom that was the only place I had to put the few tools I have. They are rusting away now. I did finally figure out where the leak was and fixed it so maybe I can start cleaning my tools up now. It would be good to see my jointer, planer, tablesaw, etc clean and rust free.
Don
ak diesel driver
6.5 driver
I think it just mirrored the owner LOLYeah...:hihi: Think the ways might have been twisted a bit in the old shop?
bison
Well-Known Member
It is a metric Tos C-45, 80" betw centers.(prob as old as me)
It'll fit easy a 2' dia flywheel in the gap.
Its build like a brick shithouse,lots of heavy diagonal webbing in the bed.weight is at least 7000 lb.
It was actually pretty accurate even sitting in the dirt like that.
I mean hey,as long as it is within a inch,that's not too shabby,.. ain't it,..a couple strokes with lathe file cleans that up easy :hihi:
It'll fit easy a 2' dia flywheel in the gap.
Its build like a brick shithouse,lots of heavy diagonal webbing in the bed.weight is at least 7000 lb.
It was actually pretty accurate even sitting in the dirt like that.
I mean hey,as long as it is within a inch,that's not too shabby,.. ain't it,..a couple strokes with lathe file cleans that up easy :hihi:
bison
Well-Known Member
yeah,water and tools ain't a good mix.
Reminds me of my old country,everything left exposed to the weather was nothing but rust in a short time with that salty sea wind, even the buildings rotted faster on the west side