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tim53
Postmaster

Reged: 12/17/04

Loc: Highland Park, CA

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: John Jarosz]
#5606664 - 01/05/13 01:49 PM

My table saw is nothing special. An early 70s craftsmen that a friends dad got for Christmas. He'd lost part of a finger on a table saw so he didn't want to have anything to do with it. It was stored in his garage in the original wrappers for 30 years. I got it for 75 bucks. I had to oil wetland the cast iron top as it had gotten wet and was surface rusty. I replaced the fence and miter with Incra replacements and added a rockler router table in place off the right wing. Put it on wheels so I could move it around. I wish I had in and out feed tables though, since I seem to cut a lot of plywood!

Tim

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tim53
Postmaster

Reged: 12/17/04

Loc: Highland Park, CA

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: tim53]
#5606668 - 01/05/13 01:51 PM

Wet sand! Stupid iphone

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Tom Clark
professor emeritus

Reged: 11/14/07

Loc: North of Deming, NM

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: John Jarosz]
#5607247 - 01/05/13 08:28 PM

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Very nice Tom, one outfeed table serves two saws. The centralized vac position is perfect.

Did you move your shop yourself or did you have riggers/movers?

John

I had regular movers (Mayflower) do the move. They rented a fork lift to lift the mill and lathe. I did the rigging with rollers and a machinery pry bar. All the rest of the machines were lifted by the crew and rolled on dollies to their new place.

Tom

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roscoe
curmudgeon

Reged: 02/04/09

Loc: NW Mass, inches from VT

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: Tom Clark]
#5607636 - 01/06/13 12:47 AM Attachment (35 downloads)

Here's my saw - a Powermatic I bought new about 25 years ago, and several other machine tools.
All the tables and benches are the same height, so everything is an infeed/outfeed table. You can see a few crosscut sleds hanging from the ceiling. This photo shoes most of the shop that's behind me in my scope-and-tripod photo above.....

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roscoe
curmudgeon

Reged: 02/04/09

Loc: NW Mass, inches from VT

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: roscoe]
#5607637 - 01/06/13 12:48 AM

hmmmm....focus could be better on this one......

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dave brock
sage

Reged: 06/06/08

Loc: Hamilton, New Zealand

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: roscoe]
#5607785 - 01/06/13 05:30 AM Attachment (37 downloads)

Mirror making workshop area ok ?

Dave

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gpelf
super member

Reged: 12/28/11

Loc: Kentucky

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: dave brock]
#5609090 - 01/06/13 07:28 PM Attachment (23 downloads)

Wont hold a candle to most listed here, but here is my ATM/electronics shop.

Pic1

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gpelf
super member

Reged: 12/28/11

Loc: Kentucky

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: gpelf]
#5609094 - 01/06/13 07:29 PM Attachment (17 downloads)

Pic 2

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gpelf
super member

Reged: 12/28/11

Loc: Kentucky

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: gpelf]
#5609095 - 01/06/13 07:29 PM Attachment (17 downloads)

Pic 3

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roscoe
curmudgeon

Reged: 02/04/09

Loc: NW Mass, inches from VT

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: gpelf]
#5609138 - 01/06/13 07:56 PM

Quote:

Wont hold a candle to most listed here, but here is my ATM/electronics shop.

I see a scope, some ham gear, and a nail apron - looks like a well-equipped shop to me!!

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gpelf
super member

Reged: 12/28/11

Loc: Kentucky

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: roscoe]
#5609317 - 01/06/13 10:04 PM

Thanks Roscoe, makes a good "Doghouse"

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x-ray
member

Reged: 10/06/07

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: BarabinoSr]
#5717623 - 03/07/13 01:27 AM Attachment (21 downloads)

OK, here's my 1916 Warner and Swasey tube on my 1888 16 inch SA Woods jointer,

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x-ray
member

Reged: 10/06/07

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: x-ray]
#5717624 - 03/07/13 01:28 AM Attachment (23 downloads)

Here is a shot of my machine shop with my favorite lathe, a 1956 Monarch 10EE

Edited by x-ray (03/07/13 01:29 AM)

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UncleMossy
member

Reged: 02/08/12

Loc: downtown Toronto

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: x-ray]
#5717649 - 03/07/13 02:01 AM

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OK, here's my 1916 Warner and Swasey tube on my 1888 16 inch SA Woods jointer,

Please tell us more about that wonderful looking tube.

Cheers
Jim

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gpelf
super member

Reged: 12/28/11

Loc: Kentucky

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: UncleMossy]
#5717926 - 03/07/13 08:48 AM

That has to be the coolest OTA I have ever seen...

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StarStuff1
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 04/01/07

Loc: South of the Mason-Dixon Line

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: gpelf]
#5718318 - 03/07/13 12:18 PM Attachment (15 downloads)

I am almost ashamed to show this...but since this thread was re-born...

Not seen are the two small lathes in the background. One is a Unimat and gets used a LOT!

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gpelf
super member

Reged: 12/28/11

Loc: Kentucky

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: StarStuff1]
#5718332 - 03/07/13 12:25 PM

Quote:

I am almost ashamed to show this...but since this thread was re-born...

Ashamed?, I think your shop looks fantastic!!!

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tim53
Postmaster

Reged: 12/17/04

Loc: Highland Park, CA

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: gpelf]
#5718362 - 03/07/13 12:45 PM Attachment (14 downloads)

In this pic, it's rather dusty, but this little guy is a truly marvelous small lathe. Crafstman 6x18:

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ccaissie
sage

Reged: 09/13/10

Loc: Whitefield, Maine

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: tim53]
#5724086 - 03/10/13 03:01 PM Attachment (6 downloads)

The grinding/polishing machine.

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Al8236
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 08/18/10

Loc: 48.9173N 122.1390W

Re: Post a Picture of Your ATM Workshop ! new

[Re: tim53]
#5725112 - 03/11/13 02:00 AM Attachment (5 downloads)

Tim,
they are a great little lathe!, But have you ever tried to turn a 7' lamp post to fit a Jaegger's mount?
Great things those skateboard wheels!
Wow just realised this makes 1000 posts! Only took a few years!

Edited by Al8236 (03/11/13 02:06 AM)

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