some pictures of the old shop equipment that I use. Show us what you have in the way of old junk or homemade equipment.
garage shop tools pictures by oldfatguy - Photobucket
garage shop tools pictures by oldfatguy - Photobucket
the only equipment that I bought new was the craftsman drill press and the harbor freight press but that was over 20 years ago.the rest is used or home made. I bought a craftsman radial arm saw last year for 35 bucks,I haven't used it that much because I'm still afraid of it. Once I get the shop cleaned up I should post some more pictures of it .I started building a forge to try blacksmithing,it would be nice to get it working. I have a section of train rail set up as an anvil. I collect antique tools that's why I like all this old equipment so much.
i usto have an old old dewalt radial arm saw that thing was a beast. never really used it so i sold it to make way for a new milwaukee metal chop saw. Iv got lots of old hand tools from my great grandfather that i still use ocassionally. I just built a little shop press with a bottle jack. it works great for anything iv needed it for sofar. havnt taken a picture of it yet. Iv got a craftsman bandsaw from 52 its pristine. Also a scroll saw and a small wood lathe and jointer they all use a seperate motor. Iv also got a bunch of those grinder wheels like you pictured but i havnt got around to rigging those up to be functional yet
I was way too cheap to buy a harbor freight buffer, so I built my own .It works great and has a lot of power and is rock solid. The only problem is that I should have made it smaller instead of a whole work bench thing,it takes up a lot of space in a small shop.The wire wheels are the best thing for cleaning rusted parts The antique grinder is nice because it runs slower than a regular bench grinder so it doesn't heat the crap out of parts. I mostly use it rough shaping like rounding corners and edges. I also made a sheet metal bending brake from 2x2 angle iron,simple and slow but it works.
