weld shop clean out job and other Keweenaw sites

[ArlyA]

If you come accross a 120 volt Harbor Freight wire welder please post a picture to redeem those that have been told they can't do anything thicker than 1/8" material with one.

I'm not certain but I do believe this unit came from a HF store.

 

[ArlyA]

Here is a few "before" pics. Do noted there is steel and fixtures everywhere in the weeds. I'll post some machine pics later and all is FS.

 

[ArlyA]

More good used items you do need to buy. What engine goes this have anyway?

 

[5030]

Other than the Pettibone, all looks like scrap to me but then you might find someone to buy some of it. There are suckers born everyday.. I'm not one.

 

[TMGT]

That once was a horizontal boring mill. Presently it's scrap.

Looks like a vertical turret lathe to me, you'd be surprised how many people out there restore vintage machinery for personal use.

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[5030]

I have in the past, completely restored a South Bend bench lathe with quick change back gears and it took me 3 years. Too old to fiddle with that stuff anymore, don't have the time. It's completely tooled right down to the 3C Collet closer. Did a South Bend cabinet mount shaper too. Takes way too much time that I don't have. I prefer buying new machines or used ones that were taken care of. Got a very nice LeBlond Servo Shift toolroom lathe that way and a 10 foot long bed Taiwanese built engine lathe too

Don't do the out in the elements rusted stuff. To me, the only value is scrap value. and most likely the machines were beat in the first place.

Got the lathe out of a local high school that cancelled their shop classes. Stll had the cosmoline on the ways. Got it for 500 bucks. Of course I had to pay a machinery mover to move it and set it in my shop. Moved the LeBlond myself and both my Bridgeports. One is a versa Trak. Last year I bought a new Kent toolroom surface grinder that gets a lot of use. I fabbed up a jig for sharpening wood chipper blades and I have a steady flow of them. All the local arborists drop their knives here for me to dress. Just upped my price to 75 cents per inch. Inflation you know. Set the Kent myself as well. Brought it in on pipe rollers and put the anti vibe pads on it and levered it off the pipes. Took some time to level it in 2 axis', same with the lathes. I use a set of LS Starrett machinery levels good within 0.003 per lineal foot.

My shop is 40 x 40, heated and air conditioned and one side has an overhead hoist too. Keep my motorcycles in it, the vehicles have their own garage as does the farm tractors.

 

[5030]

My machines aren't for personal use, we are a registered business. I have 2 part time machinists that work for me. Sometimes I'm busy, sometimes not but it's all free and clear so all I have to pay is the electricity and the climate control. personal use and the guys that work for me have regular day jobs.

I do make stuff for my personal and farm use however.

 

[5030]

Looks like a vertical turret lathe to me,

Like I said, looks like junk to me. I bet everything is rusted solid

 

[5030]

More good used items you do need to buy. What engine goes this have anyway? View attachment 754846View attachment 754845View attachment 754844

least the tires aren't flat but the hydraulic hoses look shot to me.

 

[TMGT]

Like I said, looks like junk to me. I bet everything is rusted solid

A couple people referred to as a mill, just wanted to share my observation.

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