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I say my shop because I'm the only one who works in it now. I do contract tool & die work for a local metal stamping job shop, I also maintain their equipment. It's kind of sad really, I am THE tool & die maker there and get in about 10-20 hours a month just to help them out. They used to have 5 tool & die makers in the shop, the last one retired a couple years ago so they called me to see if I wanted to do it. They are down to 1 press operator and the shop manager, both a few years from retirement age. They still crank out a lot of stuff, but nothing like it used to be. I think they keep the doors open just for something to do.
Anyway here are some shop pictures
The surface grinders. Left to right, 10x30 automatic, 6x18 automatic, 6x12 manual
![IMG_0566.jpg IMG_0566.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52110-d62f8f1b74a716d53c6e4357ef0dda35.jpg)
The milling machines. 3 Ex-Cell-O 9x42, one of them actually has a DRO. That's a DoALL 30 inch vertical band saw in the far back.
![IMG_0567.jpg IMG_0567.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52111-3cb5b69f8b17e61b3b528b653d34126b.jpg)
The monster CNC mill with Fanuc controller. About 120 inches of X travel, about 48 inches on the Y, and a couple of feet on the Z. This used to be a planer that was converted to a mill. I haven't had a need to use it yet, but it will do some serious work.
![IMG_0568.jpg IMG_0568.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52112-9685725d47e23c233f9d20ad5821fab6.jpg)
An American Ultra-Precision, about 16x60 or so. A nice machine to run, I've done a couple of jobs on it.
![IMG_0570.jpg IMG_0570.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52113-29de32c372c51f9bb1bf7d9f7bdf730c.jpg)
An old Kerny-Trecker horizontal, it gets used for one specific production job about once every 5 years or so. I did a major overhaul on the hydraulic drive on this one.
![IMG_0571.jpg IMG_0571.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52114-f9905f77d3a214215cad62c5cbdff95e.jpg)
A little job on the 10x30 B&S grinder. Taking off about 0.005 on that pass.
![IMG_0575.jpg IMG_0575.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52115-159013ef6d884abe96b3c04552afe32a.jpg)
![IMG_0575.jpg IMG_0575.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52115-159013ef6d884abe96b3c04552afe32a.jpg)
Anyway here are some shop pictures
The surface grinders. Left to right, 10x30 automatic, 6x18 automatic, 6x12 manual
![IMG_0566.jpg IMG_0566.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52110-d62f8f1b74a716d53c6e4357ef0dda35.jpg)
The milling machines. 3 Ex-Cell-O 9x42, one of them actually has a DRO. That's a DoALL 30 inch vertical band saw in the far back.
![IMG_0567.jpg IMG_0567.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52111-3cb5b69f8b17e61b3b528b653d34126b.jpg)
The monster CNC mill with Fanuc controller. About 120 inches of X travel, about 48 inches on the Y, and a couple of feet on the Z. This used to be a planer that was converted to a mill. I haven't had a need to use it yet, but it will do some serious work.
![IMG_0568.jpg IMG_0568.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52112-9685725d47e23c233f9d20ad5821fab6.jpg)
An American Ultra-Precision, about 16x60 or so. A nice machine to run, I've done a couple of jobs on it.
![IMG_0570.jpg IMG_0570.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52113-29de32c372c51f9bb1bf7d9f7bdf730c.jpg)
An old Kerny-Trecker horizontal, it gets used for one specific production job about once every 5 years or so. I did a major overhaul on the hydraulic drive on this one.
![IMG_0571.jpg IMG_0571.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52114-f9905f77d3a214215cad62c5cbdff95e.jpg)
A little job on the 10x30 B&S grinder. Taking off about 0.005 on that pass.
![IMG_0575.jpg IMG_0575.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52115-159013ef6d884abe96b3c04552afe32a.jpg)
![IMG_0566.jpg IMG_0566.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52110-d62f8f1b74a716d53c6e4357ef0dda35.jpg)
![IMG_0567.jpg IMG_0567.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52111-3cb5b69f8b17e61b3b528b653d34126b.jpg)
![IMG_0568.jpg IMG_0568.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52112-9685725d47e23c233f9d20ad5821fab6.jpg)
![IMG_0570.jpg IMG_0570.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52113-29de32c372c51f9bb1bf7d9f7bdf730c.jpg)
![IMG_0571.jpg IMG_0571.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52114-f9905f77d3a214215cad62c5cbdff95e.jpg)
![IMG_0575.jpg IMG_0575.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/52/52115-159013ef6d884abe96b3c04552afe32a.jpg)