The adventures of a Jeep and its driver.
Picked up these lathe chucks along with some other stuff at an auction. I don’t have a machine for these so they are available for sale. First is a 10” Buck Adjust True 3 jaw chuck, plain back, with key. Second is a 12” Burnerd Colchester independent 4 jaw chuck with a D1-6 back. Shipping available. PM me if you’re interested.
I have been collecting antique machinists tool chests for a short while. Came across this one at an auction and just had to have it. It’s a Union Tool Chest Works Style “G”, circa 1917. Did a minor cleanup on it. A little Murphy’s oil soap, some finish restorer and bees wax to protect it, at least from further damage. This is not a full restoration, as I think that would be more involved than I am prepared to handle. The rear veneer was 50% peeled off and I had to glue it all back down. Some previous steward of it decided to drill the centers of the pulls and use a nut and bolt to hold them on the drawer fronts, instead of just the 3 nails. Oh well. It cleaned up nice enough. I gave it to my wife to use as storage for her art markers.
Made some new jaws for a Wilton 5″ Bullet Vise. They came out great if you ask me. 🙂 Published a YT video making them. The vise is for sale. DM me if you’re interested.
“Quick” project this week. I have this Wilton 5″ Bullet Vise I want to sell and pass on to someone else, but before I do, I want to make a new set of jaws for it. I have some A2 steel that I think will work nicely.
Remember kids, this is NOT a “how-to” channel. 😂
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New video up on my Patreon. I made some new jaws for a Wilton bullet vise.
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I’ve seen one of these made by Ideal Tool, but never one by @starrett_tools! Pretty cool. But it is for sale. 😊
Latest auction acquisitions! All need some level of work. I typically don’t do more than a clean up and refinish.
The first @gerstnerusa might need a little more love than that. But should clean up nice. The second Gerstner is not quite a basket case, but is pretty close. I will likely part that out. Don’t want to have to spend a bunch of time, effort and money tracking down a lid and drawers. Having them made is outside of the budget. The other one has a “Freyman Tool Company” badge on it but I suspect that was not the manufacturer. Maybe a Union? That one might end up on my wife’s desk to store her markers and pens.
They are all full of tools, too. Some I will keep. Going to take me a while to get though all this!
The last major piece of the 1960 South Bend 13″ lathe is to disassemble the quick change gearbox. The South Bend Quick Change Gearbox is not an overly complex piece of the lathe. The QCGB on my 1942 lathe was much harder to take apart, AND put back together.
#SouthBendLathe #QuickChangeGearbox #Disassembly #MachineShop
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Sweet flea market score! Got this vintage caliper for only $5! And the guy through in that old @starrett_tools vernier for free! 😂😂 I mean, the Fowler is Swiss Made, after all. 😂
