Hardinge Bb4 Restoration

After 2nd primer coat...sorry purist, I'm spraying the cabinet. I will brush paint the mill itself though. Also the knobs are being replaced, that's why I didn't remove them...
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Steve, you are getting ahead of me.

What are you going to replace the knobs with?
 
I'm going to turn some brass ones, and knurl the edges. That should look pretty cool.
 
Ok, well I got some more done. Forgive my lack of progress pics, I got a little carried away and failed to take a lot of pics along the way. I got the base and head cleaned, stripped and painted. I still have a ways to go, but it's coming along.
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Thank you! I'm thinking I will put the levers back on and try to devise a way to use them with a VFD.
 
Lookin' good! Mine came with no levers, so I'm going VFD direct.
I turned a nice aluminum plug for that hole.

I have the whole set of drum switches and the cover, but I won't use them.
 
Well, not too much progress, but I searched for a piece of wood for the collet storage area, and couldn't find anything that fit, that I liked. So, I decided to run a sander over the original piece and throw a stain and satin poly over it. I think it came out pretty nice for plywood. The plywood from the 40's was definitely a lot better made than todays junk.
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