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I think I finally have a shop that will keep me smiling until I retire and move to (hopefully) a more permanent domicile.
Two years ago I decided I wanted to get back into hobby machining on a small scale, so I bought a LMS mini-mill and a Micro-Mark 7x16. Then I think I found this web site...
Then I decided I wanted to get back into pistol smithing, but these machines were not going to be big enough to do some types of 1911 work. So, I bought my PM-25 and the SB 8x18. Perfect. Then I decided I needed the capability to do long gun work. Enter the CO 12Z and the PM-1340GT. Sigh...
These machines are more than capable of doing anything I want at the hobby level. The only change I 'might' make is after the move I could see myself maybe getting a small knee mill like the PM-935. Maybe. We'll see how El Hefe holds up over the next 4-5 years. And I am thinking of adding TIG capability for the pistol/rifle work, but will have to think on this some more as I've only done stick/brazing/gas cutting in a body shop a LONG time ago.
Some pics:
This is what I see when I step into the garage...er...shop.
The lathes and band saw (I WILL be upgrading the 4x6 so something a bit bigger).
The mills.
Hand work station.
And my misc. work bench and my golf club building bench.
It may not be the greatest little workshop to some, but it's mine.
Two years ago I decided I wanted to get back into hobby machining on a small scale, so I bought a LMS mini-mill and a Micro-Mark 7x16. Then I think I found this web site...
Then I decided I wanted to get back into pistol smithing, but these machines were not going to be big enough to do some types of 1911 work. So, I bought my PM-25 and the SB 8x18. Perfect. Then I decided I needed the capability to do long gun work. Enter the CO 12Z and the PM-1340GT. Sigh...
These machines are more than capable of doing anything I want at the hobby level. The only change I 'might' make is after the move I could see myself maybe getting a small knee mill like the PM-935. Maybe. We'll see how El Hefe holds up over the next 4-5 years. And I am thinking of adding TIG capability for the pistol/rifle work, but will have to think on this some more as I've only done stick/brazing/gas cutting in a body shop a LONG time ago.
Some pics:
This is what I see when I step into the garage...er...shop.
The lathes and band saw (I WILL be upgrading the 4x6 so something a bit bigger).
The mills.
Hand work station.
And my misc. work bench and my golf club building bench.
It may not be the greatest little workshop to some, but it's mine.