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Just a few of the projects that have floated through the shop. Some are new projects, some are older,
finally put up where they can be found, read and enjoyed. Something new posted as time permits.

4 inch milling vise
Reworking a 4" Import Mill Vise
In this case, also known as "polishing a turd".
Baldor Buffer Stand
Building a Better Buffer Stand
From awful to amazing.

Sgt. Schlock's Plasma Cannon!
BH-209i Plasma Cannon
Sgt. Schlock's (from Schlock Mercenary) weapon of choice- here's how I made a 1:1 replica in aluminum and stainless steel.

Plus: Photo Gallery of the completed project.
Arcade buttons for your VFD control
Arcade Controls for your Lathe
Making an AC Tech VFD a little bit more user-friendly
Nichols Hand Miller halfnut
Halfnut for the Nichols Hand Miller
This piece is commonly missing or broken on these machines, and mine was no different.
Here's how I made a replacement to restore full handwheel functionality to my mill.
W.H. Nichols mill medallion
Restoring a cast aluminum nameplate
Quick little project; cleaning up the nameplate-medallion to go on the Nichols mill.
Nichols 5/8" drawbar
Making a new Nichols Drawbar
The stock Nichols drawbar works, but isn't easy to use in the home shop. Here's a better one.
Drill Grinder Stand
A Bench Grinder Stand
Something a little better than a chunk of old drill pipe welded to a discarded car rim.
Grizzly G4027 vertical mill
The Grizzly G4027 Vertical Mill
Back in 2003 I finally splurged and bought a shiny new and badly-needed full-size vertical mill. Here's the story of the unwrapping, moving, installing and cleaning. 2009 update? After six years of near-daily use, zero problems, tight as a drum, works great.
The ten-minute machine knob
A new Knob for the Speed Control
Now that the Nichols is fully wired, I needed a knob to finish off the external speed dial...
Magnum barrel mod
 Modding a Magnum
Cutting down a 6" .357 Magnum barrel to 3"... and we keep the front half!




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