I'll try this one more time. ;)
The shop I use, supply, maintain, upgrade, share and occasionally clean is at my dad's home that is 7-1/2 miles (12Km) from my home. It's a 16'x25' (4.9m x 7.6m) space in the addition he put on his home in the mid-1990's. He is a 79 year-old retired moldmaker/toolmaker, and can be found cutting anything from plastics to wood to tool steels on his machines.
Looking in from the southern exposure entrance:
![[Image: IMG_1533-r.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/kenm10759/Dads%20shop/IMG_1533-r.jpg)
Just out of sight to the right is the MSC 7"x12" bandsaw and a 3"x36" belt sander. The lathe to the right is a 1974 vintage Taiwanese Victor 1640, with D1-6 spindle, Mitsubishi DRO, Dorian CA QCTP and tons of tooling.
Moving in, we see the 1961 Bridgeport. It shall soon be replaced with a mid-1980's Alliant (also Taiwan) BP clone equipped with a Prototrak 3-axis CNC.
![[Image: IMG_1536-r.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/kenm10759/Dads%20shop/IMG_1536-r.jpg)
The stainless steel tool rollaround in the middle is a Kennedy I got off Craiglist for $30. To the left, a 3HP Crftsman air compressor dad had kicking around. Far left you can just see the edge of the surface grinder.
On the west wall is a 1981 Kent KGS-200 surface grinder that I got for a half-a-day of training and a couple of toolholders. The only cost (initially) was the $271 for truck and fuel to fetch it from Stamford CT.
![[Image: IMG_1538-r.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/kenm10759/Dads%20shop/IMG_1538-r.jpg)
I let it sit for about 9 months before I called an Ebay seller to offer them a cash deal for the OE dust collector/coolant unit you see to the left of the grinder. I came up with an idea to solve the "cracked hoses" issue I've seen on every one of these grinders, dad executed the suction hose suspension you see. Perfect! Notice there's 12 different wheels on the wall behind the machine, all mounted on adapters.
To the left of that is my stack of Kennedy boxes, a 276 rollaround, MC-28 3-drawer riser and 52611 Professional top box. Behind the Kennedy stack is a 24" x 36" x 4" Grade B black granite surface plate on a steel stand.
![[Image: photobucket-2895-1317518394875.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/kenm10759/Dads%20shop/photobucket-2895-1317518394875.jpg)
My dad created (with my input) this slide-out rack for the large CA-size holders for the lathe's tool post. It's under the surface plate. Next to the slider is where we store a 12" 4-jaw, 10" 3-jaw and 15" faceplate, plus a 10" horizontal/vertical rotary table w/tailstock.
![[Image: photobucket-2264-1317518509037.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/kenm10759/Dads%20shop/photobucket-2264-1317518509037.jpg)
In the southwest corner is the Black Diamond #2B drill grinder and 7" Craftsman bench grinder. The bench grinder was my maternal grandfather's, he made the stand. The #2B I got off the local Craigslist last summer for $375, complete with factory cabinet and all but 2 drill bushings. I can't take credit for the bench full of jumbled tools, that's dad's. ;)
![[Image: IMG_1539-r.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/kenm10759/Dads%20shop/IMG_1539-r.jpg)
That's it for now. I'll update as time goes on as it's always being improved upon.
The shop I use, supply, maintain, upgrade, share and occasionally clean is at my dad's home that is 7-1/2 miles (12Km) from my home. It's a 16'x25' (4.9m x 7.6m) space in the addition he put on his home in the mid-1990's. He is a 79 year-old retired moldmaker/toolmaker, and can be found cutting anything from plastics to wood to tool steels on his machines.
Looking in from the southern exposure entrance:
Just out of sight to the right is the MSC 7"x12" bandsaw and a 3"x36" belt sander. The lathe to the right is a 1974 vintage Taiwanese Victor 1640, with D1-6 spindle, Mitsubishi DRO, Dorian CA QCTP and tons of tooling.
Moving in, we see the 1961 Bridgeport. It shall soon be replaced with a mid-1980's Alliant (also Taiwan) BP clone equipped with a Prototrak 3-axis CNC.
The stainless steel tool rollaround in the middle is a Kennedy I got off Craiglist for $30. To the left, a 3HP Crftsman air compressor dad had kicking around. Far left you can just see the edge of the surface grinder.
On the west wall is a 1981 Kent KGS-200 surface grinder that I got for a half-a-day of training and a couple of toolholders. The only cost (initially) was the $271 for truck and fuel to fetch it from Stamford CT.
I let it sit for about 9 months before I called an Ebay seller to offer them a cash deal for the OE dust collector/coolant unit you see to the left of the grinder. I came up with an idea to solve the "cracked hoses" issue I've seen on every one of these grinders, dad executed the suction hose suspension you see. Perfect! Notice there's 12 different wheels on the wall behind the machine, all mounted on adapters.
To the left of that is my stack of Kennedy boxes, a 276 rollaround, MC-28 3-drawer riser and 52611 Professional top box. Behind the Kennedy stack is a 24" x 36" x 4" Grade B black granite surface plate on a steel stand.
My dad created (with my input) this slide-out rack for the large CA-size holders for the lathe's tool post. It's under the surface plate. Next to the slider is where we store a 12" 4-jaw, 10" 3-jaw and 15" faceplate, plus a 10" horizontal/vertical rotary table w/tailstock.
In the southwest corner is the Black Diamond #2B drill grinder and 7" Craftsman bench grinder. The bench grinder was my maternal grandfather's, he made the stand. The #2B I got off the local Craigslist last summer for $375, complete with factory cabinet and all but 2 drill bushings. I can't take credit for the bench full of jumbled tools, that's dad's. ;)
That's it for now. I'll update as time goes on as it's always being improved upon.