Originally Posted by
mechanicmatt
It reminds me of my college job. I worked in a pretty extensive machine shop part time for 5 years but they also had a decent wood shop. I wish I had a nice wood shop with a couple of bits of machinery for myself. Pretty much what you've shown.
Matt,
I spent a considerable amount of time looking for, and acquiring, most of my machines, back in my Tool Acquisition Phase. In the 90's. I wanted all American made, cast iron "home shop" type stuff, made back when they really made great stuff. Those days are long gone. All of my machines are 1970's or older, with one exception. When I first started setting up my shop, I made one concession to modern machinery and the first thing I bought was one of these.
https://www.google.com/search?q=INCA...w=1006&bih=804
A really amazing, if slightly persnickety, little machine. Swiss made precision , and the finish this thing puts on a piece of hard wood is nothing short of outstanding. Rosewood looks like it was hand-scraped.
Just as I got my big, custom shop, that I built myself out in Utah, fully outfitted, we had to move across the country. One of the prerequisites in buying a house here was enough basement for a shop…or two…and a walk-in sliding door to get all my machines in here. I'll never do that again, I tell you, so this stuff is here for the duration, or until I croak.
