POTD- PROJECT OF THE DAY: What Did You Make In Your Shop Today?

mmcmdl said:
Had to take a 3 hr break . Had the fie pit at full throttle today . The Choice Wood is in the patio to light up the inside wood stove . The BP is ready to be yanked out this weekend . Denney better bring a BIG trailer as I plan on loading him up with extras . Have a large couch and a couple of chairs to move down to DC tomorrow . I'm having fun and making room on the patio . The microscopes mean nothing to me , and I' not hauling them . You"ll be notified . Pics or it didn't happen ? I have them .
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Oh, I'm bringing a big trailer :)

Rick "the smaller trailer I wanted isn't available" Denney
 
Trying to squeeze as much Y travel as possible out of the mill. I relocated the X axis scale to the front freeing up travel towards the column. This custom bracket clears the Y crank handle for max Y travel towards the front.

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I did the same when I mounted the scale on my small mill. I figured I can be careful enough not to damage it there.

I did mount it close to the table, and filled the gap with clear RTV. So far it's held up well, and keeps chips and cutting oils out, making it easier to keep clean.
 
projectnut said:
Here's a similar less polished turd from the same company. Note the right-angle drive/clutch mechanism at the headstock. It uses the rubber faced disk on the headstock to power the longitudinal feed mechanism. The original headstock disk was damaged beyond repair, so I made a new one from aluminum stock. It can be interchanged for a similar disk for sanding.

I couldn't find any information on the drive/clutch mechanism. I believe it was an add on by the previous owner. I got the machine when a friend's father passed away and the family was cleaning out the garage. Apparently, he bought it new in 1936 or there abouts. No one in the family had any interest in it so rather than scrap it they offered it to me.

I spent a little time bringing it back to life thinking my nephews might enjoy it. Unfortunately, mom thought they were too young, so I gave it to another kid who thought he might be interested in learning the skill.
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Just out of curiosity, who originally manufactured the “turd”?
 
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