woodshop

the south bend lathe is finally in position and wired up. it works great i just need to figure out how to use it.

i have the final radial arm saw set up.  i am hoping to have this as a dedicated angle cutting saw.

the grinding wheel came today for the planer sharpener, and the set up seems to work.  i am getting a much better surface out of the planer.

i managed to hunt down a planer sharpening grinder for the powermatic 180. now i just need to find a grinding wheel for it.

i removed the dust collector that came with my disk sander and re made the cover plate that it attached to out of plywood.  i then attached a 6 inch blast gate to a 6 inch hole in this new piece of plywood. this blast gate is now attached to the dust collection system. this set up pulls a lot more air and a lot more dust.

the old setup can be seen here

i picked up a walker turner scroll saw tonight. i don’t really need it but i could not resist.  it works but it is going to need some tlc.

the candy-otto drill press is finally upright. it was harder than i had thought as i had to get the lifting chain in just the right spot so it would hang vertical to bolt the foot on.

i moved the new saw into place today. it is the heaviest thing i have moved.  my wood gantry crane worked great, with no complaints.  the saw runs like a top and cuts like a dream.

 

i picked this up on Thursday at an auction in Zillah Washington.  i moved it in the shop today, every thing went smoothly. now i need to get it into position in the shop and put some of the parts back on.

it’s been a long day