And so it begins...

[BradG]

This weekend has mostly been spent clearing out alot of cr&p! Currently its all been flung into the conservatory BUT my wife doesn't get home until next sunday :biggrin: so I have until then to get a skip and clear it.

This has been cleared out ready to take delivery of the lathe tomorrow, which is going in the back black box. along the side will be a 3 meter work bench.

I'm still debating where the second bench will go which will have all my plating equipment on.

Sorry for the boring pictures.. il post some more tomorrow :biggrin: excited!

 

[Dalecamino]

Awesome! Looking good already Brad!:biggrin: We're waiting!:wink:

 

[target64]

I have been cleaning my garage / work space since Friday hopefully I will finish today. I think I found the floor last night. It is interesting the things we find when we do a little cleaning.---LOL

 

[mredburn]

Looks like you need to add a few additional electrical outlets. Where is the area for a benchtop mill? shelving? 3d printer! Great beginnings Brad.

 

[BradG]

Awesome! Looking good already Brad!:biggrin: We're waiting!:wink:

So am I!

I have been cleaning my garage / work space since Friday hopefully I will finish today. I think I found the floor last night. It is interesting the things we find when we do a little cleaning.---LOL

Never ending isn't it Yes I found a load of things I have since purchased replacements of lol... so at least I found some old spares.

on a plus note, i found some really rusty old tools. the kind of things which would give you tetanus from just picking it up. these should be fun to restore with the plating tanks

Looks like you need to add a few additional electrical outlets. Where is the area for a benchtop mill? shelving? 3d printer! Great beginnings Brad.

I won;t be buying another benchtop mill. In the end I will buy a turret mill, but I'm in no rush for that. no doubt a handful of years before I even consider it. Shelving> give me a chance :biggrin: Only just cleared the room. Electrical sockets are not an issue as the ring main is all exposed going through the ceiling joists, so Il expand that and add some more where I need them. I have the week off work so plenty of time to do all the odds and ends

 

[tomtedesco]

Enjoy the new lathe.

 

[SteveG]

Setting up and outfitting a new shop area is always fun. Everything you do is keyed on the exciting potential of future activities and output from the new shop. I am glad you are on the road to recovery after whatever caused the loss of all that previous wonderful stuff you used to have, as you made all that other wonderful stuff!

 

[BradG]

Thanks Tom

Steve, Just one of life's many speed bumps. I've left out the details on the forum to try and avoid invoking a post what just sounds like a whiney sob story :wink: As others have correctly pointed out at least this time around I will only order the tools that I actually need

 

[wob50]

The pallet jack is waiting, ready to do its job, as in the second photo
Looking forward to some more awesome pens of yours

 

[skiprat]

Ok, so now I'm either embarrassed or confused, not sure which......:redface:
I'm glad I'm wrong but I thought you guys had split and she took you to the cleaners.......hence the restart.


Duhh!!!

It's good to be wrong sometimes!!:biggrin:

 

[BradG]

lol close. yes marriage went over the rocks though in the end we managed to salvage that and get back on track... losing most of our possessions was due to an unexpected very large bill which surfaced, while we were already sinking due to losing my job. Ended up with two chaps helping themselves to anything they could pick up to put in a truck. even the stuff which was bolted down lol.

C'est la vie.... new job, and we recently setup a family business manufacturing chemicals for vehicle valeting and specialist cleaning.. It's going well Jen left her job to run the business and earns more because of it... not enough for me to drop out of the 9-5 though :biggrin: and more importantly a healthy marriage again. Possessions can be replaced

 

[skiprat]

Ah...I once had one of those bills and a couple of beefy bailiffs at the door way back in SA...
I told them if they could get past the dobie and the rottie they could help themselves, but I might miss the dogs with my 38 if I tried to stop them eating them.....they left...
Eventually all ended ok without losing anything....

Good luck with your recovery on all fronts.:wink:

 

[BradG]

Just received a phone call. delivery delayed until either tomorrow or Wednesday.,

Kinda glad I didn't order the engine crane in advance though!

 

[bluwolf]

Okay, now that sucks... I'm sorry to hear that. I was about to ask if it was there yet....:frown:

Mike

 

[BradG]

All quiet on the western front so far at 10:00AM :biggrin:

I can see me keeping a keen eye on my CCTV today... where's me lathe!!! :biggrin:

Engine crane just arrived so I should at least give a WOO for that

 

[bluwolf]

The waiting is the worst part:coffee:

Mike

 

[BradG]

arty:

now the fun part!

 

[robutacion]

Humm, very nice machine, I could do with one of those, not that I would use it that much but, every so often, I need to work in steel or some kind of metal and the wood lathe ain't do it...! schuh..., don't tell anyone that I have used the wood lathe to do little "jobs" on metals with my carbide tools, grinder and anything else I though usable to the task in hand...!:wink:

PS: Do you need some pen blanks...??

Cheers
George

 

[BradG]

thanks for the offer George, though I only use rods of aluminium so I'l never need blanks

nothing wrong with using a wood lathe for metal. lots of members turn aluminium on their wood lathes

 

[bluwolf]

So, is it all set up? have you made any test cuts yet?:biggrin:

Mike

 

[BradG]

Brother in law on the left and a fellow engineer friend on the right







Going great Mike. Not ready to switch it on yet. Need to tweak the levels and get the oil

 

[Dalecamino]

Lookin GOOD Brother!:biggrin::wink:

 

[Fish30114]

Wow that's what I call a Crocodile Dundee lathe, like when he pulled out his knife Only simple things I would comment is I think other bench/table should go where that pallet jack is in the one photo if that doesn't kill your layout with where the lathe is, and the second thought is add more lighting! Trust me you will thank me later- good lighting is way under-rated.

Nice shop!!!

 

[bluwolf]

I also noticed you have a quick change toolpost. Did you order that separately, because the website picture showed the standard 4 position tool holder. Have you gotten any insert holders yet?

Mike

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Brad good to see you back in business,and happy for you that all is working out for you on the personal side.

 

[BradG]

Lookin GOOD Brother!:biggrin::wink:

Isn't it .... still lugging wood around building worktops so there's not alot of fun action in there at the mo

Wow that's what I call a Crocodile Dundee lathe, like when he pulled out his knife Only simple things I would comment is I think other bench/table should go where that pallet jack is in the one photo if that doesn't kill your layout with where the lathe is, and the second thought is add more lighting! Trust me you will thank me later- good lighting is way under-rated.

Nice shop!!!

yes have some bright lights ready to go in :wink:

I also noticed you have a quick change toolpost. Did you order that separately, because the website picture showed the standard 4 position tool holder. Have you gotten any insert holders yet?

Mike

Yep came with the lathe, with two tool holders looking at the ad on the website, it is a QTP in the pic

Brad good to see you back in business,and happy for you that all is working out for you on the personal side.

Thanks Roy, that's appreciated :wink:

 

[bluwolf]

Yep came with the lathe, with two tool holders looking at the ad on the website, it is a QTP in the pic


I thought I was hallucinating. Then I realized the picture of the lathe you just linked to (with the QCTP) is a different picture than the link you posted when you were deciding what to get. That one has a 4 position post in the picture and the description. Now I feel better:biggrin:

 

[BradG]

Lol ah! Yes I opted for the deluxe model which came with a 4 jaw, coolant, DRO and QTP

 

[BradG]

Today has been spent building a 3 meter long workbench. Discovered the walls are Accrington brick.... Very tough. Two drill bits later, 4 mounting holes

 

[brownsfn2]

I like the shop pictures. I can't wait to see the new pens show up again!

 

[stonepecker]

NEW PENS ?!?!?!?!?!?

I am still waiting on the pen I won in auction.

AND..... I can't seem to find any way to track it. All that eBay says is that it is suppose to arrive June 12 to June 19.

HEY!!!! That's TODAY. :biggrin:


Maybe tomorrow.

 

[BradG]

lol must be any day now waiting is awful lol. took me a few days to ship them out due to getting to a post office but must be nearly there by now!

 

[stonepecker]

I'm not worried Brad. My only fear is that it might get lost.

Just have to send a little happiness your way and hopefully put a smile on everyones face. We all know the joy of waiting by the mailbox for a package.
At least you are not waiting on the lathe. That looks like one sweet setup. I just wish I knew how they worked. It was always over my head 45 years ago and still is today.

Post more pictures Brad.......we are all enjoying the excitement with you.

 

[BradG]

Bench filling up and some overhead lighting installed

 

[BradG]

I'm not worried Brad. My only fear is that it might get lost.

Just have to send a little happiness your way and hopefully put a smile on everyones face. We all know the joy of waiting by the mailbox for a package.
At least you are not waiting on the lathe. That looks like one sweet setup. I just wish I knew how they worked. It was always over my head 45 years ago and still is today.

Post more pictures Brad.......we are all enjoying the excitement with you.

To be honest I feel the same way with a wood lathe, so I guess it's what you're used to. A metal lathe isn't difficult to get to grips with, just have to figure out all the different levers . Plenty of good videos showing how to turn on a metal lathe on youtube too.

 

[BradG]

Beginning to build the fume extraction unit which il be using for plating & anodising

This will spaciously hold three tanks running simultaneously

 

[BradG]

Found some mdf sheet tucked away in a corner so panelled it out, and installed a light

IL add a 100mm duct to the top of it tomorrow

 

[bluwolf]

Brad, it looks like it's starting to come together. Where are you at with the new lathe? Have you done the break-in on it yet?

Mike

 

[skiprat]

Brad, it looks like it's starting to come together. Where are you at with the new lathe? Have you done the break-in on it yet?

Mike

Don't be silly Mike!!! He's gonna be like Chuck and take 76years before he uses it once the shop has finished.............:biggrin:

 

[BradG]

Lol I'm waiting for pay day to order the oils. Once I have them il do the break in. Not to mention the cutting tools and MT3 chucks and centres lol. Piece by piece. Just building what I can while I wait.