What machines are in your home hobby shop?
What machines are in your home hobby shop?
Bridgeport Clone, Metal Bandsaw, 14x40 Engine Lathe, 7" Pedistal Grinder, 6:x12" Manual Surface Grinder, Floor Stand Drill Press, 1-Ton Arbor Press, Oxy-Acetylene with B-Tanks, Finished homemade CNC Router, all in a 9'x25' space! :rolleyes:
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WOW! My new machines arrived today!
Like clockwork, the forklift I rented arrived at 9:00AM, the friend I talked to last evening showed up at 10:00AM, and at 11:00AM the flatbed truck arrived with my new machines on top!
After several hours of shuffeling the machines and removing the skids, the new machines were in position in my little garage shop! I now have a tool & die shop setup in a 25x9 foot section of my double garage! With a little more work, I'll actually be able to get the car in there as well!
As you can see from the yellow lines on the floor, I had planned the placement carefully days in advance!
The next job is to build a partition wall 6ft high out of 2x4's, and put 1/4 ply on the shop side of the partition. This will help keep the debris away from my car, and provide a path for the lathe's electrical box. Not to mention a place to hang all my frequently used stuff!
Then, when the Heavy Duty Phase Converter arrives, I will start wiring the 3-phase surface grinder to my house's single phase breaker box! I have also ordered a 36x62 rubber mat for in front of the lathe, its made from old tires, I hope none of them were steel belted radials! :rolleyes:
Then I need to level the machines and fill the coolant tanks, the surface grinder is the easiest to level, as it has three monster screws in its heavy cast iron base :)
This is an exciting time, so much that I forgot to take pictures in the beginning! (bummer) (chair)
Oh yea, the New 13x40 lathe, the Used 6x12 surface grinder, and a used 6" Kurt mill vise cost me $5483, pluse $170 delivery, plus $125 for forllift rental.
Now I really need to make some parts to sell!
Uploaded more pictures on 04/20/06
Eric