While I'm trying to start my own machine shop business. I still have an appreciation for old school machines. I own machines from the early 1900's up to brand new.
I wanted to join a community that had similar interests as me, without the attitude of "why did you spend all that time restoring that old junk!" Yeah I know they are obsolete machines. However, I enjoy using my horizontal milling machine, line shaft driven gear hobber and lathes. Furthermore, these machines still have value in a production shop. A cnc machine capable of doing the work my horizontal boring mill can do is leaps and bounds above my pay grade.
I wanted to join a community that had similar interests as me, without the attitude of "why did you spend all that time restoring that old junk!" Yeah I know they are obsolete machines. However, I enjoy using my horizontal milling machine, line shaft driven gear hobber and lathes. Furthermore, these machines still have value in a production shop. A cnc machine capable of doing the work my horizontal boring mill can do is leaps and bounds above my pay grade.