I'd fire up that grill and see what happens
What did you do in your shop today?
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I'd fire up that grill and see what happens
Wasn't in the shop but...I love my job. Get to see views like this!
FINALLY got the new-to-me Grizzly lathe up and running tonight! It needed a new belt, so I ordered 2 from Grizzly. They were on back order, thought, no big deal they'll ship soon. 3 weeks later still on back order. @rocky1 found a place in Houston that had them, got them in 4 days. Got it installed and spinning. It's a heck of a difference from a mini -lathe to a 16"!! Tony
I give it three months before he's looking for a Oneway 2436...
In the last 2 days I've turned my a$$ off......
Nice...wish I could find enough buyers for that volume 
Thought I'd finally share pictures of my outfeed/ storage table.
Here's a shot of the top with the obligatory lighter for scale:
I haven't yet filled in the top on the other side of the runner since I haven't quite sorted out how I'm going to do the router that's going there.
Here's a picture of the drawer/shelf side:
There will be 8 1 1/2" drawers, 8 3" drawers, and 2 6" drawers. With the slots every 1 1/2" they can be arranged in whatever order makes sense. I don't have all the bottoms cut yet - that stock is over on the other side of the garage. Where the lighter is sitting is just a shelf.
Just showing a couple of the drawer bottoms pulled out:
The levelers I bought. In theory, and if I had planned things better, they would have gone on the inside of the case with an access hole for adjustment. They don't stick out too much so I'm hoping I don't stub my toe very often.
And a picture of the router. Well, really the router mount. There is a router on the other side though. The plan is to build an enclosure around the case for dust collection. I still need to make the handles for these - the bottom is to control the lift, the top is a lock.
And that's where we are at the moment with this one. Next I'll finish cutting the bottoms and then start working on the drawer sides. It's all BB, 3/4" for case, 1/2" to fill in on the top, 3/8" for the drawer sides, and 1/4" for the drawer bottoms. There will also be 3/4" overlays for the drawer fronts.
Here's a shot of the top with the obligatory lighter for scale:
I haven't yet filled in the top on the other side of the runner since I haven't quite sorted out how I'm going to do the router that's going there.
Here's a picture of the drawer/shelf side:
There will be 8 1 1/2" drawers, 8 3" drawers, and 2 6" drawers. With the slots every 1 1/2" they can be arranged in whatever order makes sense. I don't have all the bottoms cut yet - that stock is over on the other side of the garage. Where the lighter is sitting is just a shelf.
Just showing a couple of the drawer bottoms pulled out:
The levelers I bought. In theory, and if I had planned things better, they would have gone on the inside of the case with an access hole for adjustment. They don't stick out too much so I'm hoping I don't stub my toe very often.
And a picture of the router. Well, really the router mount. There is a router on the other side though. The plan is to build an enclosure around the case for dust collection. I still need to make the handles for these - the bottom is to control the lift, the top is a lock.
And that's where we are at the moment with this one. Next I'll finish cutting the bottoms and then start working on the drawer sides. It's all BB, 3/4" for case, 1/2" to fill in on the top, 3/8" for the drawer sides, and 1/4" for the drawer bottoms. There will also be 3/4" overlays for the drawer fronts.
It would really be helpful if you'd label each one in the photo as to material/kit/finish...
Nice work!
It would really be helpful if you'd label each one in the photo as to material/kit/finish...
Nice work!
The one there, next to that other one, it's a bolt action in redwood burl.
What's the brownish colored one?
The brown one or the other brown one?
Continued work on my homemade spindle steady. So far so good.
Got any pics? Tony
Trying to get the garage straightened up for the wife. Had to sort some reloading brass. Anyone reload here. Anyone interested in trading for some .40 or .223 brass? I've got some I could spare.
I have reloaded for about 20 years now. 22-250, 243, 38+P, 45 ACP, 7mm Rem Mag. 12 and 20 gauge shotshells too.
I really like to reload my .308 and weigh each individual load. Accuracy is good with it. .223 and pistols, I don't pay much attention to them like I do for my hunting rifles. A little cheaper after the initial cost.
I load all my rifle rounds one at a time. Weight each load. Measure each finished cartridge. My pistol rounds get almost the same treatment. I weight about every 10th round and check OAL on every 10th round as well. Shotshells? Ehhh. It's a progressive system. I'm happy as long as every shell has a primer, charge and pellets. LOL.
I have two 22.250s. One is a single shot bench gun and the other is a Remington 700 Bench gun. I hunt with both of them. I also have two 243s. Again, one is a single shot bench gun and the other is a Savage Bolt gun. Wife likes the Savage and is what she carries in the field when we hunt. I load specifically for her needs. My 7 mag is a pre-64 action Winchester Model 70 with a sporter barrel. I load specifically for this gun as well and use it as my primary long range gun when hunting Mule Deer in West Texas where 500 yard shot are the rule of the day hunting the canyons in Terrell county.