shop-talk
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [Shop-talk] making a slot in aluminum plate

To: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@cablespeed.com>, "shop-talk"
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] making a slot in aluminum plate
From: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:42:08 -0600
Gerald, if you could see my small shop... I couldn't get a Bridgeport in the 
shop unassembled and stuffed in the little available space... much less 
assembled.  I'm literally stepping over 'stuff' to get to other stuff. It's 
24x24 and right now has a '53 ford truck in some stage of assembly, a Cub 
Cadet lawn tractor being repaired, 3 welders, a plasma cutter, a 50s era gas 
pump (disassembled) a pressure washer, two shop vacs, a 36x36 rolling shop 
fan, 4 tool boxes, 16' of work bench, two rolling work tables, one wall of 
shelves holding misc crap and every inch of wall space covered with 
important 'stuff', all the misc tools that won't fit in the toolboxes, two 
floor jacks, 4 jack stands... ped grinder, drill press, hyd press. a 5 
drawer file cabinet, 3 sets of floor to ceiling drawer sets (bolts, nuts and 
hardware).  There is a nice aluminum radiator and a set of Sanderson headers 
hanging from the ceiling... oh, and a 50Kbtu ceiling hung gas heater.  It's 
getting a little cluttered !   And everything is covered with a 1/16" of 
fiberglass dust from the truck project...

I'd love a lathe and a Bridgeport and a vertical bandsaw and all the 
tooling... and a 100x300 building to put them in... wait, that might not be 
big enough.  I remember when I built this house/shop and stood in the empty 
finished shop and realized... dang, it's not big enough.  It was a sad 
feeling :-(

john
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@cablespeed.com>
To: "'John Niolon'" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>; "'shop-talk'" 
<shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 6:27 AM
Subject: RE: [Shop-talk] making a slot in aluminum plate


> This is the excuse you need for buying a nice used Bridgeport......;-)
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 10.0.1415 / Virus Database: 2108/4093 - Release Date: 12/20/11
_______________________________________________

Shop-talk@autox.team.net
Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
Suggested annual donation  $12.96
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
Forums: http://www.team.net/forums

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>