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Machine Shop Tour
After all these years, I can hardly believe I have a machine shop of my own. Last video you saw how we moved all these industrial machines, but we didn’t talk much about what they actually are. So let’s take a shop tour! Here I break down the four “big” machines including the vertical milling machine, engine lathe, surface grinder, and metal cutting bandsaw. I’ll be going over the other equipment including the granite surface block, drafting machine, drafting table, sandblasting cabinet, parts washer, and more. You’ll also see the shop I built for all these tools, the wood stove heating I installed to make the frigid winters bearable, and the shop dehumidifier for keeping the tools moisture and rust free.
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I Inherited a Machine Shop
I inherited my grandfather’s machine shop. He was a hobby machinist and his machine shop consisted of several industrial machines including an engine lathe or manual lathe for metal turning, a vertical milling machine like a bridgeport mill or 3 axis mill with several mill machine bits, a surface grinder, and a metal cutting bandsaw. Also part of the machine shop was a drill press, belt sander, bench grinder, and a granite surface block, all tools essential for metalworking projects. A critical tool in moving machinery like this from the remote Kentucky holler where they were located to my personal machine shop was a drop deck trailer and a ton of heavy duty ratchet straps. Follow my journey of inheriting my grandfather’s machine shop and getting back to my metalworking roots.