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The vision is really starting to take shape! I have a pretty good update on the shop.
Leveling feet have been installed on the bench:
The first Harbor Freight 44" box has been purchased and installed. While I had no doubts in my measuring/fabrication abilities, still it was nice to see that it fit right as it was intended. Note that the front, top angle iron bolts in place in order to capture the box. This angle iron was removed in order to install the box:
The box is suspended off the floor on an angle iron shelf. This design is a simple clone of the Steevo bench design from garage journal.
And the big news is that my South Bend 9a lathe has arrived! I was told that it was a 36" model (thus I sourced a 36" chip pan) but was pleasantly surprised to find it is actually a 42" model. The chip pan doesn't really fit as intended, but the way it's shown here is how the bigger lathes have their chip pans setup. It'll work fine.
I'm not sure where I'm going next on the room. While I planned for this 10' bench to be pretty much completely occupied with tools, I am still surprised at how much room the tools take up. So I might start working on the second bench. That said, I'm also not sure where I want to go with the lathe. A big part of me wants to just bolt it down and start having fun, while another part wants to disassemble it and work on the restoration. I am undecided at this point. The drill press restoration is almost complete. The only major component to finish is figuring out how to address the gnarled up spindle taper.
For the record, I intend to remove the hardboard cover off the benchtop. However, I'll wait to do this until all the old greasy machines have been cleaned up. I don't intend to work on greasy grimy things in this shop- I'll do those projects out in the garage. But the 75+ year old machine I'm putting in here are definitely requiring cleanup. So for now, the hardboard is keeping the nice butcher block clean for the time being.
Leveling feet have been installed on the bench:
The first Harbor Freight 44" box has been purchased and installed. While I had no doubts in my measuring/fabrication abilities, still it was nice to see that it fit right as it was intended. Note that the front, top angle iron bolts in place in order to capture the box. This angle iron was removed in order to install the box:
The box is suspended off the floor on an angle iron shelf. This design is a simple clone of the Steevo bench design from garage journal.
And the big news is that my South Bend 9a lathe has arrived! I was told that it was a 36" model (thus I sourced a 36" chip pan) but was pleasantly surprised to find it is actually a 42" model. The chip pan doesn't really fit as intended, but the way it's shown here is how the bigger lathes have their chip pans setup. It'll work fine.
I'm not sure where I'm going next on the room. While I planned for this 10' bench to be pretty much completely occupied with tools, I am still surprised at how much room the tools take up. So I might start working on the second bench. That said, I'm also not sure where I want to go with the lathe. A big part of me wants to just bolt it down and start having fun, while another part wants to disassemble it and work on the restoration. I am undecided at this point. The drill press restoration is almost complete. The only major component to finish is figuring out how to address the gnarled up spindle taper.
For the record, I intend to remove the hardboard cover off the benchtop. However, I'll wait to do this until all the old greasy machines have been cleaned up. I don't intend to work on greasy grimy things in this shop- I'll do those projects out in the garage. But the 75+ year old machine I'm putting in here are definitely requiring cleanup. So for now, the hardboard is keeping the nice butcher block clean for the time being.
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