The beast of Syracuse- Mulliner Enlund lathe

[jhuston]

The toolcrib , with all my handheld Porter Cable tools,

-James Huston

 

[markba633csi]

Nice old lathe, looks like a serious saw collection there too
Now I see why you have so many electric motors in pieces
Mark
ps my mom's name is Millicent and I have a brother named James

 

[jhuston]

Thanks , Mark. The motors are something I restore to help fund the shop. At any given time, I have about a dozen motors in varying stages of completion.
I think Millicent is a pretty name, but the problem with James is that everyone calls you Jim whether you want them to or not.
Here's one of Porter Cable's stationary sanders, an S-1 oscillating spindle sander and one of my favorite rebuilds,
before,

and after.

-James Huston

 

[markba633csi]

Nice job! I see a nice Sheldon lathe there too
Mark
ps my brother much prefers James over Jimmy or Jim

 

[Eddyde]

James, I've always wanted a Porter Cable G-8 wet belt sander, got any laying around?

 

[brino]

Here's one of Porter Cable's stationary sanders, an S-1 oscillating spindle sander and one of my favorite rebuilds

Stunning!

James, Thanks for sharing some of your wonderful tools with us.

-brino

 

[jhuston]

Hi Eddy, I don't have a G-8 here but there's an industrial site about an hour from me called HGR that has them regularly. They usually start around 800.00 but often are reduced after a bit down to about 500.00. I'd have one if I had the room.Maybe someday.

Thanks, Brino, some of my favorite tools were intercepted on the way to the grave. One of my favorite worm drive sanders was in a pile of aluminum scrap, took a couple of hours to fix and has served me well for over ten years.

 

[tfleming]

Well played my friend. Your work is reflective of your spirit........both appear in good health! Kudos on all fronts.

 

[jhuston]

Thanks! That L&S of yours is no sick chicken ,either.Turn of the century lathes are where it's at.
-James Huston

 

[4GSR]

Somewhere in my stuff, I have a original copy of a Porta Cable lathe catalog from around 1915-1920. It's not later one as posted on the Vintage Machinery site. I'll do some looking and see if I can find it.