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Cooking a late supper. Or actually nuking some and cooking some. Should have started earlier but am having a bad case of no energy…With emphasis on famine.A very long day at the store. Did mostly shelf stocking with the very occasional customer to wait on. Tis a very feast or famine town…
Cooking a late supper. Or actually nuking some and cooking some. Should have started earlier but am having a bad case of no energy…With emphasis on famine.A very long day at the store. Did mostly shelf stocking with the very occasional customer to wait on. Tis a very feast or famine town…
Cooking a late supper. Or actually nuking some and cooking some. Should have started earlier but am having a bad case of no energy…With emphasis on famine.A very long day at the store. Did mostly shelf stocking with the very occasional customer to wait on. Tis a very feast or famine town…
The grocery store that is. The Little Curiosity Shop isn’t doing nearly as well. We did a little bit today but not enough to cover costs.Twas a totally exhausting day at the store. Did more business by noon than a couple of days last week, and didn’t slow down much all day.
@ScionBoo Yea, tis one of the old tabletop Atlas drill presses with 5 speeds, and 5 gang pulleys. Weighs somewhere around 300 lbs.Need to get some pix of this stuff, but tis such a pain with the old cam. Need to see about getting a new one sometime soon.Just finished turning an extension for the mainspring winder so it will do loop end springs. Made it out of the same plastic as the handle.@ScionBoo And most of that would end up being cut away. The one I have on there now will work, just won’t be able to change speeds.@ScionBoo Could, but will be a LOT easier to cast a rough one and trim it up with the lathe. Would take a chunk of metal 7″ dia x 4″ long.
@ScionBoo Yea, tis one of the old tabletop Atlas drill presses with 5 speeds, and 5 gang pulleys. Weighs somewhere around 300 lbs.Need to get some pix of this stuff, but tis such a pain with the old cam. Need to see about getting a new one sometime soon.Just finished turning an extension for the mainspring winder so it will do loop end springs. Made it out of the same plastic as the handle.@ScionBoo And most of that would end up being cut away. The one I have on there now will work, just won’t be able to change speeds.@ScionBoo Could, but will be a LOT easier to cast a rough one and trim it up with the lathe. Would take a chunk of metal 7″ dia x 4″ long.
Course now I have forgotten what I needed to use the drill press for. 🙁Next time I get the aluminum smelter set up I’ll see about pouring a new one.out. Of course since it was made prior to WW2 tis not gonna be easy to locate. Went to barn and found a single that will work for now.happened. Tried to take pulley off and was stuck. 30 minutes later get it off with assistance of crow bar. Pulley is shot. Both inside andset screw and turned it on. Quiet for a minute and then starts vibrating again. Screw is loose again. Tightened it again and same thingWent to use the drill press and noticed a vibration that it had not been having. Checked the motor pulley and it was loose. Tightened theto get small bearings out of them to use for the pivot lathe. Cleaned up the old hand piece shaft and cut some groves in it at the ends ofThink I am gonna give in and try for a nap. Till later…the bearings. Cut up a spring and made spring retainer clips to lock the bearings into place. Am about done in. Was hoping to get more done.Shaft ended up an odd size so I reshaped/sized a spade bit to drill the holes for it in the wood. Took a couple of dead hard drives apartBeen working on clock tools all day. Got the crank part of the mainspring winder done. So now most of the rest is wood work.Have lots that I need to do today but am doubting many if any get done. Especially as it’s after 4 (new time) and all I want to do is nap…Decided I had too much else to do so didn’t bring the clock home to work on over the weekend. Will get to it when I do. Waiting is…mounts to. Then will start on the rest of the unit. Getting closer…turned down the head of the bolt that is gonna be the shaft. Still got to slot the head, drill and tap the offset piece that the handle
Long, LONG day at Piedmont today. Quite busy part of the time, but still long patches with no one around. Home now and thinking about a nap.Will see about bringing it home tomorrow and getting started on it over the weekend. Well, guess it’s past time to get on to supper…Need to bring it home and give it a complete clean and lube. Mainsprings are sticking and suspect at least two of the wheels need rebushing.Made it home. Sitting down for a minute prior to starting supper. Has been a very tiring and long day. Did buy a clock and got it running.
before I can even think about it.Tis one of those days. Having a hard time thinking or doing much of anything. Think I need to take a day or so off but looks like next weekSupper ingested. Fire built. Getting to sit down and kick back finally. Gonna be an early night.Gonna do that after eating though as am in need of food.Been a long tiring day. Just got in a few minutes ago and am finishing cooking supper now. Still got to get the woodburner fired up.
For now think I am gonna call it a night, so till later folks…Will see about getting a bigger tub so the larger files can lie down in it and cleaning the rest of the really rusty/dull ones.will need sharpening. Put one small points file in just to see how it would clean up and seems to be sharper than new. ???Did not really expect it to be usable but seems to be mostly undamaged now that the rust is gone. Most of the drill bits are ok other thanSome stuff is done, whereas some is due for more cleaning/brushing. Got the Jacobs chuck cleaned off and after a bit of oil working again.So dipped it out of the nasty solution and started scrubbing with the brass brush. Got it much cleaner than it was at the very least.Cooking supper and after eating gonna see how much more I can get done on the clock spring winder.Another long day in Piedmont. Today with almost no customers. Which wasn’t really a surprise with all of the rain last night and today.
And is MUCH too late for me to be up with having to be in Piedmont to open the store at 9 am, so till tomorrow folks…Just finished turning the shaft for the main spring winder. Still got issues with the lathe but am getting closer to being able to work.
Just hoping I can make it through the day.Very nauseous today though am at work. Guess we’ve both got a bug as Cat’s at home sick. Would rather be there myself but am only one here.Twas a long Monday in Piedmont. And gonna be a short night at home. Gonna hit the sack here soon, so type at yall later…
Why Evangelicals Hate Jesus http://huff.to/gJEwWb via @huffingtonpost SOOOOOOO true…Got the first piece turned down to size for the main spring winder I’m building. Lathe worked great! Need to cut some wooden pieces next.
Had put it together before with just 2 of the larger ones and there was a bit of a bump when it went around the pulleys. Tis all smooth now.Adjusted the tension and it all works again. Actually better than the old belt has in a while. And I like the smaller ties better too.Used the 4 slot lacing punch on both ends and put it together with the smallest zip ties I had. Tightened the ties up and cut them off.Dug out the strip and strap cutter, adjusted the blade and width and cut the old belt down and made a new one for the lathe.Piedmont as it had no buckle and was personalized to “Eddie”, and I knew the one on the lathe was close to going. Found the leather tools.Other stuff won. Had broken the belt on the lathe earlier while working on the chuck, so found an old leather belt we had brought home fromLunch done. Fire built. Trying to decide if nap is necessary or if I have the energy to get some other stuff done. So far nap is wining…time back that I cut apart and can modify to use at the head stock. Where shaft goes through the bushing is scored, but should turn down ok.Now I can at least make the tools and a smaller lathe to work on the clock stuff with. Got a Dremal flexible hand piece that froze up someAt least with the existing chuck. This is the large one, as the smaller one I was trying to get working was between 7+ out. Way too much.Well after about 3 hours of work on the lathe, this morning, got it within a couple of thousandths. Guess that will have to be good enough.
For now am gonna call it a night, so till tomorrow folks…Planning on making a trip to Pell City tomorrow to see the clock master at Landis Antique Mall to pick up some stuff he has for me.Now have a rough idea of the bushings I will need to get it back to where it will run without problems for another few years.Got the callipers out and measured the plates and pivots, then used Google to translate the inch measurements to metric.Took pix at each gear removal. Then after cooking and eating supper put it back together without looking at the pix. 🙂Got the living room cleared enough to move a table in to work on. Moved a few tools in and after taking pix took the Ingraham clock apart.
With a bit of work. With a lot more work could make a lot more off of it but am not sure it would be worth the time or effort.Bought a Hoosier cabinet today while on the way back from lunch. Think I paid too much but should be able to get money back and then some.Home early for a change. But was still a long day in Piedmont. Gonna be off tomorrow to do some stuff that needs a weekday off to get done.
Another long day at Piedmont done. Now to see what I can figure out to cook for supper.
Will get out in the morning a look around a bit more just to make sure. Tis time for bed, so till tomorrow folks…Power back on after the storms this afternoon. Took trees and power lines down up the road from us. No damage here that I know of.
Back is done in as is the rest of me. Most all of this stuff is cast iron and quite heavy. Don’t know how I am gonna get the mill moved up.Got another clock in for repair this afternoon. Needs at least two bushings, pivots polished and possibly 2 replaced, and a full cleanup.But tis gonna get done and soon. Along with the shaper, band saw, bench grinders, and some other stuff. Slowly, slowly eats the elephant…Got the vice table, machinists vise, Atlas drill press and assorted tools moved too. Still got to clean and mount the vise n drill press.Still got some alignment to do but overall seems to be good enough for right now. Also moved most of the mill bits, lathe tools, and such.Been a long busy and productive day. Got the lathe moved from the barn to the q-hut. Cleaned up, lubed, and working.
For now am gonna do a bit more browsing and then call it an early night. Tomorrow will be a day at Piedmont. Till later, folks…Needs some work on the case but the mech is in like new condition. Haven’t decided to take it to the store or work on it here first.more than I had planned on. But did get several really good deals. Got a set of 6 stacking tables to use for displays and a nice wall clock.Made the trip there and back again, with only a few major irritations along the way. Stopped at the antique mall in Pell City and spent way
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