I thought some of you might be interested in where I'm building our airplane, and maybe see some of the tools I'm using, so here it is!
This is the front view, with my alarm system in effect.
Here come an assortment of views of the shop:
This is part of the left wall of the shop. The stuff on the canopy is a thick coat of "Jello"....helps to prevent damage caused by dust.
Here you can see the left corner. Visible are the metal lathe, Rolling stock bin, (the thing on the back wall with all of the wood on it actually rolls to provide access to the household mechanicals closet) the dust collector and cyclone separator, one of my Corvair engine cores, and part of the drill press.
This is another view of the back of the shop. The drill press is an older model Delta. 14 inch throat. The thing with the white bags is a Grizzly 1200 cfm dust collector.
Here is my 12" Rockwell radial arm saw. I reconditioned it from a piece of junk several years ago. Visible also are the shop vac and glass bead cabinet (under the bench, to the left) Farther to the left are more cabinets and the roll away tool chests.
My welder and air compressor. Because my counter space is so precious, I have to mount the vise temporarily, whenever I need it.
This is a rather poor picture of my hydraulic press. I had to build it several years ago when I was building my "" It comes in so handy, I can't get rid of it.
My old Rockwell 10" x 24" metal lathe. When I got it, I completely disassembled and serviced it. Close to 50 years doing duty in high school took it's toll on the paint, but the mechanicals are in fine shape!
Here are my Band saw and Wood lathe. Both are circa 1955. The band saw is the Rockwell multi-speed, metal and woodcutting version. Rescued from high school! The 16" x 42" Wood lathe is also a high school escapee!
(Yes, Pat, I got rid of the other two!)
This is my little Jet 6" jointer. I'm not sure of it's age, but it is serial # 100. All I did to it was disassemble, clean, reassemble with new knives, and it works perfectly!
My Grizzly 10" table saw. Pound for pound, dollar for dollar, the best investment I've made (well, except maybe for my radial saw!) On the left extension is a router table. The table is made from rock maple.
Here's another excellent purchase. $13 from Harbor Freight. I disassembled it, cleaned and finished all the moving surfaces, and it works great. Sure makes squeezing all those little rivets a breeze!
My edge sander. This 6" x 80" belt makes QUICK work of all those pesky sanding chores. Underneath is my 12" Delta planer.
Here is my newest addition: A 1 HP mill.
Well, I think that completes the tour! Thanks for stopping by!
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