It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to do any type of woodworking, though I’ve been meaning to upgrade my son’s bed as it seemed like the initial allure of a slide had worn off. At one point … Continue reading
When I started building my Gingery Lathe, the end goal was to have something similar to a 7×12 Chinese Lathe. Since those come stock with a small 3″ universal chuck, it was an early requirement of mine to at least … Continue reading
When I started to cast aluminum the end goal was to build a lathe from scratch following the dave gingery machine shop from scrap metal series of books. Now that I have the lathe, I won’t necessarily need to cast … Continue reading
With the lathe pretty much done per Gingery’s Lathe Book, I was fully capable of turning stock between centers, but that can leave a lot to be desired. A chuck is really needed for drilling and boring on the lathe, … Continue reading
I finally had a moment to take some photos of our Backyard Ice Rink this year ( or should I say front yard ice rink ). Everything came together quite well, and even though it is our 3rd year with … Continue reading