New! 1939 Warner & Swasey No. 2 Turret Lathe Part 1: Acquisition, unloading and inspection. Part 2: A bit of colletry. Part 3: Powering up and button-pressin'! Part 4: Diagnosing and beginning disassembly of the closer Part 5: Removal of the whole mess, then disassembly Part 6: Yep, more disassembly!		Grizzly MiniMill CNC Conversion Part 1: Checking out the already-converted mill Part 2: Fitting a proper ballscrew to the Y-axis Part 3: Fitting a ballscrew to the X-axis
	1962 Nichols Horizontal Horizontal Mill, 2008 Build Part 1: Pickup and preliminary inspection Part 2: Continuing evaluation, certification by ShopCat Part 3: Beginning the teardown Part 4: Major disassembly Part 5: Stripping the paint Part 6: Removing the spindle Part 7: Removing the motor arm, patching holes Part 8: First paint and modding the belt cover Part 9: Stripping the motor and beginning reassembly Part 10: Installing the knee, saddle and table Part 11: The handwheels and other details		1962 Nichols Horizontal Mill, 2020 Rebuild Part 1: Taking 'er down and sending parts off for grinding Part 2: Repainting to a proper Machine Grey Part 3: Spindle bearings and other detail bits Part 4: Time to refit the table and way bar Part 5:
	1956 Sheldon EXL-56 10" x 36" Lathe Part 1: Discovery and purchase Part 2: Repairing stand legs and adding adjustable feet Part 3: Adding remote start/stop buttons for the VFD Part 4: Repairing and painting the stand Part 5: Modding the oil drip tray Part 6: Carriage oilers, depth stop and belt drive Part 7: Enclosing the base cabinet Part 8: Whipping up a chip drawer Part 9: Adding drawers to the cabinet		1956 Logan 955 11" x 24" Lathe Part 1: Aquisition and preliminary setups Part 2: Upgrading to 3-Phase and a VFD Part 3: Adding a quick coolant system Part 4: Upgrading the cabinet for coolant, part 1 Part 5: Upgrading the cabinet for coolant, part 2 Part 6: Upgrading the cabinet for coolant, part 3 Part 7: Adding a better bed turret and tooling
	Anayak Exacto Vertical Mill Part 1: Pickup and preliminary examination Part 2: Initial disassembly and evaluation Part 3: Cleaning and painting the main castings Part 4: Installing the knee and lift screw Part 5: Cleaning and installing the saddle Part 6: Machining replacement leadscrew nuts Part 7: Installing the new nuts and both leadscrews Part 8: Table and handwheel cleaning and installation Part 9: Saddle oil pump and way locks Part 10: Initial disassembly of the head Part 11: Painting and beginning reassembly of the head Part 12: Power downfeed mechanism and depth stop Part 13: Power downfeed key and clutch mechanism Part 14: Backgear engagement handle and linkage Part 15: Spindle drive pulley and motor installation Part 16: Evaluating and repairing the spindle Part 17: Reassembling and reinstalling the quill Part 18: Re-reassembling the spindle, again Part 19: Making a junction box cover for the motor Part 20: Finishing and installing the box and wiring Part 21: Installing the VFD and the start-stop switch Part 22: Installing the speed pot and a power cutoff Part 23: Detail bits and a new table stop Part 24: A new knee crank spline collar		Logan conversion to CNC Part 1: Disassembly and beginning of the carriage modification Part 2: Machining a new cross slide base Part 3: Machining and fitting the cross-slide gib Part 4: Wiring the cross-slide stepper motor Part 5: Starting the cross-slide stepper mount Part 6: Refining the mount and adding the pulley Part 7: Preliminary mounting of the Z-axis ballscrew Part 8: X-axis stepper motor mounting block Part 9: Z-axis stepper motor mounting brackets Part 10: Machining a new carriage "apron" Part 11: Machining Z-axis ballnut mount Part 12: Machining Z-axis ballscrew cover Part 13: X-axis drive belt cover Part 14: Adding T-slots to the cross-slide Part 15: Stepper and controller wiring Part 16: A toolpost and a couple quick tests! Part 17: Switching to an Centroid controller and new encoder Part 18: Building the encoder drive belt assembly Part 19: Finishing the drive belt and adjuster Part 20: Preliminary test wiring and X limit Part 21: Z limit switch and setting the turns ratio Part 22: Tool offsets and we finally run an actual part! Part 23: Time to move the controller into an enclosure Part 24: Finishing the enclosure and adding cable chains Part 25: Adding a carriage lube system Part 26: Making a slide extension and leadscrew support
	Arboga E-825-L Gear-Head Drill Press Part 1: Purchase and preliminary inspection Part 2: Initial head disassembly Part 3: Gearbox and motor disassembly Part 4: Base prep and making adjustable feet Part 5: Column assembly and crack welding Part 6: Head and gearbox reassembly Part 7: Quill reassembly and table repair Part 8: Table cleaning and reassembly Part 9: Spider handle modification and install Part 10: Rewiring the hi/low speed range controls Part 11: Remaking the broken gear selector handles		1948 DoAll LHF 16" Bandsaw Part 1: Pickup and preliminary cleanup Part 2: Fitting a new table-blade insert Part 3: Removing and disassembling the gearbox Part 4: Rebushing the central shaft Part 5: Reassembling the gearbox Part 6: Drive wheel spacer and shifter linkage Part 7: Drive wheel crowning and new guide buttons Part 8: New gearbox shaft seal Part 9: Improved speed control linkage Part 10: Wrap-up and a speed check
	1943 Springfield 16" x 56" Gear Head Lathe Part 1: The ignoble beginning, a wrecker and a quick check Part 2: A couple preliminary fixes and a quick powered test! Part 3: Disassembly, inspection and cleaning Part 4: Beginning assembly of the bases and bed Part 5: Installing and painting the headstock Part 6: Oil pump and new oil lines Part 7: Oil filter with a custom fitting Part 8: Repairing the 3-way shift lever Part 9: Assembling and installing the 3-way shifter Part 10: Milling a new shift assembly endcap Part 11: Cleanout plate and drip tray Part 12: Fitting a carriage stop Part 13: Wiring the motor Part 14: Beginning disassembly of the QC gearbox Part 15: Continuing disassembly of the gearbox Part 16: Finishing disassembly of the gearbox Part 17: Disassembly and cleaning of the carriage Part 18: Cross-slide repair and paint Part 19: Reworking the cross-slide leadscrew nut Part 20: Cleaning and reassembling the reversing gearbox Part 21: Cleaning and painting the QCGB casting Part 22: Repairing the QCGB range selector lever Part 23: Repairing the QCGB gear selector tumbler Part 24: Cleaning and painting the leadscrew support block Part 25: Miscellaneous cover and part clean & paint		1985 Jet 8" x 24" Mill-Drill Part 1: Dusting off a long-dead project Part 2: Reassembling and installing the spindle Part 3: Installing the quill springs and downfeed gear Part 4: Rebuilding the vari-drive jackshaft Part 5: Rebuilding the front vari-drive pulley and adjuster Part 6: Installing the spindle drive and belts Part 7: Installing the new 3-Phase motor Part 8: Troubleshooting some vibration Part 9: Finishing up some details Part 10: A first test cut, and a first disappointment Part 11: Let's try regrinding the spindle
	2003 Grizzly 9" x 42" Vertical Mill Part 1: Pickup and preliminary cleanup. Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5:		1968 Christensen 40-Ton Hydraulic Press Part 1: Dragging it home and checking it out Part 2: Painting and preliminary plumbing Part 3: Machining a new HP pump shaft Part 4: Machining a new LP pump piston
	1905 Stockbridge Shaper Part 1: Pickup and preliminary cleanup Part 2: Immediately regret purchase Part 3: Consider stuffing into Salvation Army donation box Part 4: Google "Can shapers be turned into something useful?" Part 5:		Early Covel Type 15 Surface Grinder Part 1: Disassembly and preliminary painting Part 2: Reassembling the spindle Part 3: Installing the motor and mount Part 4: Installing the knee and lift screw mechanism Part 5: Installing the table and reciprocating wheel Part 6: Fabricating a new cross-slide screw Part 7: Mounting and wiring the VFD Part 8: Finishing it up and taking if for its' first grind!
	1909 Rockford Drilling Machine Part 1: Discovery, picking up and hauling home Part 2: Analysis and disassembly Part 3: Derusting with reverse electrolysis Part 4: Part 5:		Shapeoko 3 CNC Router Part 1: Unbox, assemble, Hello World! Part 2: Fabbing mounts for a water-cooled spindle Part 3: More enclosureousness Part 4: Forming first Plutonium hemisphere
	Wellsaw M1000 Horizontal Bandsaw Part 1: Use it for a few years, then take it apart Part 2: Fixing the cracked cast iron legs Part 3: Starting to reassemble the frame		KMG Style Belt Grinder Part 1: Initial assembly, and lots of waiting Part 2: The first belt tensioner arm Part 3: The platen and tool rest Part 4: A better tensioner arm Part 5: A motor, a VFD and a test grind!

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