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Panoramic* View of My Work Area

*In 6 pictures

My work area is basically a hobby/machine shop. For making formal videos, I simply lay a bath towel over my (disgusting) bench top, and place a 2'x5' piece of tempered hardboard as a neutral backdrop.

First picture shows my main work area, consisting of workbench made from random pieces of 2x4's and plywood top. From left to right: Wilton bench vise, Grizzly tool chest, jars of various solvents (some resembling urine specimens), parts storage drawers, miscellaneous this-and-that on shelf above, oxy-acetylene outfit and petrified Sackrete bags below. On the right is a 2-ton arbor press:

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Second picture, left to right: South Bend drill press, Gerstner tool chest, S & D drills, manetizer/demagnetizer, surface plate, misc. round stock, and world's crappiest bench grinder:

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Third picture, 1947 South Bend 9A bench lathe, Grizzly G0619 bench mill:

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Fourth picture, Baldor grinder pedestal (for Baldor grinder, being upgraded), another shot of Grizzly mill, Grizzly 14" bandsaw:

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Fifth picture, brooms, Tormek sharpening station, Delta wood lathe parts, Skat-Blast abrasive media blast cabinet:

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Sixth picture, Enco cut-off bandsaw, Jet combination 4x6 belt & 12" disk sander, 1948 Whizzer engine (restored), Paragon heat-treat furnace (below), which brings us back to the workbench:

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(No, I don't have a pump well in the middle of my shop! It's being restored to go in the yard.)

Not shown: South Bend shaper, Miller 211 wire welder, Quincy 5hp air compressor

Paula