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Hobby-Machinist:
Dave,

You have a ton of experience, so I am curious what your home shop looks like.
Photos would be very nice.

Thanks

Nelson

Dave G:
Thanks again for the welcome guys. I have a 20 x 24 foot shop that houses all my machinery. My lathe is a Sharp 13-40 that was almost new when bought. I used to have an old step pulley Bridgeport but before retiring I bought a new Cleveland mill that is a Taiwan copy of a Bridgeport and am quite happy with it. I also have an Enco 7" lathe for smaller parts that I bought at an estate auction of one of my model engine mentors ( Lloyd Butler ). A Harig surface ginder and a Myford OD grinder also reside in my shop. They aren't used much but are quite handy for model engine work. One of my favorite tools is a Sunnen hone that I have alot of arbors for although my wife has yet to get used to the smell of honing oil. My equiptment is somewhat large for building model engines but that is not all I do so I have to comprimise at times. Most of my engines tend to be medium to large anyways. I bought a hydraulic press a few years ago and it has served me well and often. I will post pics of my shop soon, but be advised, I do not have a neat and orderly work area. My shop is well used and contains almost everything to serve my 3 main hobbies. These are model engines, drag racing, and rifle building. I'm due for a good cleaning anyways so pics will follow but my collection of stuff spans 30 years and I have alot of it. When I look at pics of others shops I wonder how they keep them so clean and neat. I only hope that maybe after being in them for 30 years they will look more like mine. LOL. Dave

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