Hey all,
I've had a few people wondering about me. Thanks, for noticing.
My big lathe broke again and has put me out of business for the last couple months. (or so) I am pleased to say that I have all the parts finished. Gears sure aint for the faint of heart!!! I had to build one gear cluster with 3 gears on it and a keyed hole. One gear cluster had to be fixed. Then there was a small gear that had an oddball spline cut in the center. tomorrow I'm going to reassemble the lathe and make sure that everything is good. Then I plan on tearing it back apart and the gears that I cut will be sent off to be heat treated. Hopefully that won't take very long. Keep your fingers crossed. I can post some pictures of the gears that I made if any are interested.
I also have been building a copycarver.
http://www.copycarver.com/ I got it done a couple of weeks ago. I've used it a Very small amount. I think it works as good as advertised and should be added to the links. I think it will be very helpful in building carriages. I can carve a master and then carve as many as I want off that. When I get some time I'll post some pictures of it, and the results.
I have also been trying to get my shop finished. I needed more room for the foundry and my woodworking stuff. You can't imagine how crowded I was. A friend helped me insulate it and we got the OSB up and painted last week. The heater should be running by this weekend.
I've been kind of hard to get as hold of because of all the goings on here. I'll be back to good after the first of the year. If any need to get a hold of me, Email me at
wesleyp9@cableone.net I'll be sure to get back with you.
Everyone please be safe this Holiday season, Wes
