Finally a workshop/storage/mancave (1 Viewer)

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Pictures speak for themselves.

 

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You could start a line of "Mid Century Modern" shop cabinets.
Nice stuff and good eye!

 

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You could start a line of "Mid Century Modern" shop cabinets.
Nice stuff and good eye!

Thanks, but I have gained a huge respect for people doing this work. It took way longer then expected and cost way more too.

 

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Some progress, drawer fronts prepped for paint, sides done with primer.
plus I fitted the handles.

paint dried, panels are not so shiny anymore.

 

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Just learned that my bearing were delivered at my work. I clearly gave my home adress as the adress to sent it too. UPS is a f..... company. They are impossible to reach.
Meanwhile two drawer fronts painted.

 

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I was looking for a felt strainer for my milling machine. All I could find were located in the US. Then I found a Dutch company selling for Hardinge in the US. Harding has it listed for $24 ex shipping. I received a quote from the Dutch company for €58 ex vat, ex shipping. We are talking about a piece of felt with metal bracket.

is there anyone that knows what type of felt is used for this?

 

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Strainer, as in a type of filter? McMaster-Carr

 

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Strainer, as in a type of filter? McMaster-Carr

It is a felt disc that is held in place by a metal ring that is screwed to the top of the quill in a Bridgeport J-head. It basically distributes the oil for the spindel bearings.
I just need to know what type of felt it is synthetic or wool. I can make it myself then.
If not I will order it through my brother in law in Colorado.

 

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almost finished wit the surface plate.

 

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Started painting on the mill, first to see if the paint I used for the cabinet worked on the mill.

it actually came out better than expected.
So next step finding the matching color as I don’t want to do the whole thing.
This proved harder than expected but I found a decent match.

it is a bit lighter than original but it will get darker when it dry’s.

 

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Paint is finaly dry.

started with assembly of the quill housing.

polished the alu parts a bit for some bling.

 

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Cleaned up the Z axis chunk of metal.

This had some paint in it.
plus some more bling pictures.

 

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First layer of green,

And a second layer.

does anyone know why the pictures are on their side?

 

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First layer of green,
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And a second layer.
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does anyone know why the pictures are on their side?

Looks awesome!

Try taking the photos with your phone in landscape/horizontal.

 

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Looks awesome!

Try taking the photos with your phone in landscape/horizontal.

I know that changes the position but it used to work automatically before.

 

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Corners made and mounted on the cabinet.
just needs some paint.

 

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Paint started reacting to the old layers and everything had to come off.

took all the paint off and put epoxy on it then some putty.

next step epoxy again.

 

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Then all the other parts of the head painted in epoxy too.

 

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And a nice fresh coat of green.

 

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More paint.

borrowed an idea from April Wilkerson on YouTube.