Setup and Continuing Saga of the Charter Oak 12Z

[arizonavideo]

vacuum former?

oops that was from the first page

 

[brav65]

Hey Bill let's see some pictures of that beast!

 

[wrmiller]

Hey Brooks, I guess I missed this post. Sorry.

Haven't taken too many pics of El Hefe since I finished all the mods. Here's one of the last ones I took.

 

[brav65]

Looks awesome Bill. Thanks for showing me a picture of the final results. He looks very menacing, I would love to see some glowing eyes on the stainless front panel to complete the effect.

 

[wrmiller]

Hmmm...that's not a bad idea.

 

[coolidge]

Bill where did you get those nice hand wheels?

 

[darkzero]

Bill where did you get those nice hand wheels?

They're made by Flair/Chang Iron Taiwan. Grizzly has the best price on them. I got me some too thanks to Bill. Post #148 shows how I machined them to fit. Get ya some!

 

[wrmiller]

I much prefer the feel of the metal wheels and handles. Will did a much more professional install than I did, but I will do mine proper one day. Probably. Maybe?

 

[coolidge]

I received a set of these cast hand wheels with the new mill as a bonus, Paul got these in with their latest shipment. I was going to make a set myself but now I think I'll just use these, maybe tidy them up on the lathe and paint them.

 

[wrmiller]

Paint the centers black and polish the outer wheel and handle.