So my giant metal lathe will be here Wednesday afternoon, and I just got finished cleaning up in the shop. Sunday afternoon and then a few more hours tonight. It took forever to put all those blanks back up there and in a somewhat organized manner too. Acrylics, ebonite, alumilite, and then by color. Polyresins and wood are off to the side…
I am so HAPPY for you Shawn! That you are getting this brand new state of the art machine that will no doubt make you more $$$$$$, May God Bless you and your wife!
Thanks! Hopefully I’ll be able to work quicker and make better quality work.
I feel your pain Shawn! I had to remove a half barrel micro brewery from my shop before I could install my wood lathe. What metal lathe did you get? Are you moving towards computer controlled machining?
Oh man – yeah it’s a lot of work. I’m still worn out from all the moving around Sunday night. I’m getting a Grizzly lathe — http://www.grizzly.com/products/12-x-36-Gear-Head-Cam-Lock-Spindle-Gap-Bed-Lathe/G4003g
I don’t think I’ll go with computer controlled stuff – I like getting my hands in there too much. 🙂
Congratulations Shawn! Thanks for sharing your penmaker’s journey. And your wife rocks for helping and supporting you, but you already know that. 🙂
She most certainly does rock. 🙂 And thanks!