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MikeA:
Hello all,

New member - heard about it from HMEM and after going through some of the posts figured I should join.

Started in metalworking a couple of years ago with a Unimat SL1000 that I quickly realized wasn't going to be capable of doing all I wanted, so graduated to an Atlas/Craftsman 101 6X18 I found locally. It had been sitting in a garage for over a decade (not sure exactly how long) after the first owner, a professional machinist passed away. It was in sad shape and I spent about a year getting it cleaned, tuned, repaired, polished and accessorized.

More recently I bought a Benchmaster in need of loads of TLC (see attached pdf for before and after.)

My most recent acquisition is an Emco Maximat V10P with milling head and it is another 'project' - I expect it will take about six months to complete. I also have one of the ubiquitous 4X6 Chinese bandsaws, griinders, and a couple of drill presses.

Most of my machining work have been addressed to restoring the machines (!) as well as making parts for my other hobbies - microscopy, astronomy, pistols (especially 1911A1s'), reloading, and general parts and pieces one inevitably needs.

Looking forward to learning a lot on this forum.

All the best,
Mike

"Better is the enemy of good enough."  

MikeA:
Hello again,

Trying to add some shots of the restoration of lathe

Mike

sbwhart:
Hi Mike

Welcome aboard the cube  :borg:

Real nice bit of restoration work you've done.
 :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Thanks for showing

Stew

John Rudd:
Hi Mike,

Welcome from me too.. :wave:

A nice job you did there on the lathe.. :bow:

spuddevans:
Hi Mike :wave: welcome to madmodder, pull up a chair and join in the fun :thumbup:


Tim

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