Just bought some equipment for the shop

[RacinDuallie]

I just picked up some new equipment for my shop, from a good friend. Who's closing up his shop.

Think my new 'shop-time' is gonna be fun?

 

[nickleinonen]

nice... i'd like the milling machine. . bottom one a hydraulic bender & air/hyd pump?

 

[RacinDuallie]

nice... i'd like the milling machine. . bottom one a hydraulic bender & air/hyd pump?

Yes its an Air over Hyd. Tubing bender, with shoes from 3/4" - 4".....

 

[Johnny5]

Always wanted a B'port for the shop, right now I don't have the room and altho the only ones I could have gotten are stepped pulley but the variable speed one you got is nice!

 

[DMcPherson]

awesome. I cant wait to get a milling machine to go next to my southbend lathe.

 

[Turbo Tim 1]

awesome. I cant wait to get a milling machine to go next to my southbend lathe.

Me too, of course my Southbend is pre war era and if you are cutting threads or want to change speeds you have to change the gears on the end. No quick change gear box, that and it only has about a 6" throw and 36" ways.

 

[RacinDuallie]

Always wanted a B'port for the shop, right now I don't have the room and altho the only ones I could have gotten are stepped pulley but the variable speed one you got is nice!

Thanks... . Nuttin like some good ol American Iron.

Now I'm off to locate some slabs of aluminum. Oo. Oo.

 

[Signal73]

Those millers come in handy, I just stopped up at my friends house to have him mill the step in my rocker arm pedistals for the new design ARP 12V headstuds came out better then if I used my grinder :-laf

 

[Johnny5]

Southbend... now that is a blast from my past... haven't run one of those since high school 25 years ago... Altho I do remember it well. Actually made a B'port R8 Collet Drawbar on one of those, why you ask since they are not to expensive, well the $$$ the shop could spend was very limited plus I wanted to have a project to do.

 

[RacinDuallie]

Stripping off the multiple layers of paint off and prepping to clean, prime and paint, and lubricate the ol Bridgeport.....

Looking into the retrofit cnc kits that Johnny5 was kind enough to link me up with-(thanks again!)

 

[MLimpert]

Looks like that cleaned up real nice!



I also have a fairly large south bend lathe from around 1930. It still works- I use it a couple of times a year. It was handed down from my Grandpa and it brings back good memories everytime I find an excuse to use it.

 

[rbattelle]

Wow, awesome. I definitely have mill envy. An old J-head is what I plan to get some day.



Ryan

 

[Johnny5]

Was not a problem, glad to be able to help out another B-port fan... .



How did you strip it? Just wondering becasue I know we never bother since it seems there is always a few coats on the "machine" paint which is tuff stuff. Haven't seen one of the actual B'port vises in a long time



I was just taking to the boss about the "donor" machine we have on the floor and he mentioned if I really wanted it I could probably take it. It needs some work, quite a few parts were taken off of it but I believe it can be fixed, just is a bummer that it is a stepped pulley

 

[RacinDuallie]

Was not a problem, glad to be able to help out another B-port fan... .

How did you strip it? Just wondering becasue I know we never bother since it seems there is always a few coats on the "machine" paint which is tuff stuff. Haven't seen one of the actual B'port vises in a long time

I was just taking to the boss about the "donor" machine we have on the floor and he mentioned if I really wanted it I could probably take it. It needs some work, quite a few parts were taken off of it but I believe it can be fixed, just is a bummer that it is a stepped pulley

:{ There was several repaints on this one and someone even used some filler to smooth the casting out, which to me loses the true character of these great ol machines... .


I used a 6" round, coarse wire wheel on a Milwalkee hand grinder on the painted surfaces, and a fine one on the bare unpainted spots, I will post up more pics as I go, but it's looking sweet... .

:{ I don't have the gut to paint it back to the origional color though, I choose to shoot it with some 'Chrysler Industrial Red'Oo. and a clear on top. And polish up all the aluminum pieces too.

I need to locate a side storage door that's intact. How would one find it? I can take it off and get a good pic of it, but its cracked and missing a section... ... .

 

[rbattelle]

I used a 6" round, coarse wire wheel on a Milwalkee hand grinder on the painted surfaces...

Brave man! I've been using a 3" crimped wire cup brush on a 4. 5" angle grinder and when it catches something - look out! I can only imagine what a 6" wheel on an 11-amp grinder might be like.



Ryan

 

[RacinDuallie]

Brave man! I've been using a 3" crimped wire cup brush on a 4. 5" angle grinder and when it catches something - look out! I can only imagine what a 6" wheel on an 11-amp grinder might be like.

Ryan

:-laf It's a piece of cake til you get some kick-back and the wheel catches your wrist. :{

But it is one of my fav. paint stripping weapons. Oo. Rips through them paint layers easily, skin too:{ :-laf

 

[RacinDuallie]

Here's a couple of pics of the side compartment door that I would like to locate an intact door if anyone knows... ... .

 

[RacinDuallie]

Everything is cleaning up great ! ! Soon the entire machine will be cleaned- painted and oiled, then ready to use, still gonna look into these cnc retro kits...

 

[rbattelle]

My goodness you work fast! I've been working on a machine for a month and I figure I've got at least another year to go!



Looks awesome. Excellent work. I'm very impressed.



On edit - what kind of paint are you using?



Ryan

 

[RacinDuallie]

My goodness you work fast! I've been working on a machine for a month and I figure I've got at least another year to go!

Looks awesome. Excellent work. I'm very impressed.

On edit - what kind of paint are you using?

Ryan

Thanks, I'm very happy with the way it's coming out. Will post up more pics of the ol machine as I go. I got the bed all cleaned up and oiled, it also moves in all directions freely and easily, should be great with cnc motors... .

On the paint... Its an enamel, Chrysler Industrial Red, will put a chip guard clear on top of it when finished...




Anyone please post info on locating that door I need. Oo.