A view of some of my grinders. Pictured here is a
KMG grinder with a 2 h.p. variable speed motor
and controller and a Grizzly grinder.
Another view of the grinding area showing the side view of my Beaumont horizontal grinder and KMG grinders. All grinders are set up with variable frequency drives (VFD) and three phase motors.
Back view of the grinding area showing the KMG
grinders, drill presses, and vertical disc grinder.
Another random view of the grinding area.
Beaumont horizontal grinder.
Two Flat plat disc grinders set up in the horizontal
position and run with variable speed DC drives/motors.
Large contact wheels, epoxies, vibrating sanders.
Selection of contact wheels, lil-sharpie sharpening
grinder, micro-mill, and small arbor press.
Rotary platen, machinist plates, mill tools, and vise.
Grinding belts, vibrating sanders set up with micarta
pads, vise and steel.
Sandpaper and tunes!
Main assembly bench..it's a mess rightnow...though, it usually isn't! Desktop computer for CAD work, surfing the net while taking a break and for streaming music from the Internet to the stereo pictured to the left.
The other side of the shop. Pictured here you can
see my table saw with Incra fench, Planer, Jointer to
the left, wood bandsaw, welding bench, and a forge
ready to ship.
Welding bench, chop saw, welder, and a batch of 6" horizontal forges in process.
Welding bench and large vertical forge.
Variable speed buffer. I built the controller and set it up with a 2 h.p. variable speed DC motor.
View from the entrance to the shop. The blue tarp
curtains enclose my grinding area. The tarp along
with dust collectors keep the metal grinding dust
contained to the grinding area surprisingly well!
Table saw and small forge with forced air burner.
Micro-mill and arbor press.
Liquid notrogen dewar for cryogenic treatment of
tool steels.
Forge, 500 pound Fisher anvil, welder and a lot of mess! It isn't usually this messy out there!
One of my 20 Ton hydraulic presses.
Air Hammer. This one pictured isn't mine. We
are building 5 of them and this is the first one
to be finished. Mine is due to be completed
soon! These hammers feature an 85 pound head
weight and run from a 2 1/2" hydraulic cylinder
that is converted for air.
Tool boxes, constant temperature oven,
and small heat treating oven.
Porta-band set up with a table for profiling.
