Thread: Slowly but surely

I actually have my first major workshop purchase sitting in the back of my SUV. It's a 10" drill press with a 2 3/8" quill travel (perfect for almost all pen work). It's made by Performax (part of Jet), and I am assured that it will be a well working tool.

It's got dual lasers for marking where the quill will come down, and seems to be very nicely constructed. The best picture I could find was this one:




I have also ordered a lathe that will be here hopefully within the week. When that gets purchased, so will a slow-speed bench grinder for tool sharpening work.

Future power tool purchases
-Band saw
-Belt/Disc sander
-Lathe bed extension


When all is said and done, I'll be set up to do all sorts of fun Turning projects, as well as (MAYBE) jumping on the Scales and Restorations bandwagon, but that's a big MAYBE.

As more purchases come in, I will post pictures, and eventually a picture of my corner of the garage where I'll be working for the summer.

Bandsaw purchased. It's a Rikon 10" bandsaw with a 3 1/8 inch rip height. Perfect for pens and other small turnings. Also perfect for slicing up scale material. I have some really nice looking Brazilian Rosewood that would make some nice scales. I think the grain is too big for nice pens, but I'm going to give it a try. Anyone know where I can get a fence for this saw that will allow me to easily control the thickness I am ripping? Here is the saw:

http://www.toolcenter.com/rikon/10-300-10BS.htm

I paid 149USD for it. It's really nice, but I'd like to be able to control thicknesses for things like cutting my own pen blanks and eventually making scale blanks too.
Any advice?




PS-Lathe should be in Wednesday or Thursday.

That's it, Harry's slowly approaching the MA/TM territory

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

That's it, Harry's slowly approaching the MA/TM territory

MA/TM? Was ist das? I'm un familiar with that term.

Matt Anthony and Tony Miller.. You'll just be in charge of the pens

Ilija,
Thanks . I do have quite a shop of stuff from all my fabricating days. I made a partial living over the years on the side with stonework (architectural carving), metal work, woodwork, pens, bamboo Shakuhachi flutes, razor strops, etc....

Right now we are adding a large treadle leather sewing machine and a kicker press to speed up assembly. Fun aquiring new equipment which opens up new possibilities for designs and projects.

Anyway, very nice little saw and you may find a simply straight piece of wood clamped to the table will make do as a fence for quite a while. Not fast to adjust but for ripping scale materials it's fine.

Tony