Home Machine Shop Hall of Fame, Page 4

Last modified: March 17, 2024

J. King's Fabulous Shop

Ever since witnessing the remarkable collet chuck that this individual crafted from an automatic transmission planetary gear set, I have been vigilantly looking out for more notes from him.

Close-up of a green lathe turning a cylindrical brass or bronze part.

Beautiful Shopmade Collet Chuck (it's in my wish list to do one for myself!)...

Here are some photos of his extremely well equipped shop which is built as a kick out on his existing garage:

Well-equipped machine shop with lathes, mills, and grinders.

The door into the shop reveals a Monarch 10EE lathe and big Cincinatti Cinel 60 mill...

Industrial metalworking lathe in workshop setting, labeled "MONARCH".

The Monarch 10EE is a round dial version. These lathes are art deco gorgeous, no?

Metalworking machinery, machine tools, CNC machines, and metrology instruments.

Looking back towards the entrance door you can see a second much larger Monarch lathe and a collection of tool boxes full of tooling...

A compact garage or workshop with heavy-duty machinery and natural light from two windows.

Looking into the shop more deeply from the door, a Bridgeport, a Shaper, a Surface Grinder, and a lone Arbor Press...

Large industrial drill press machine in cluttered workshop setting.

Get a load of that huge 22" Cincinatti Bickford drill press! That baby will handle about any drill press job you can imagine...

Large gray Monarch metal lathe in a machine shop workshop.

Here's a better view of the big Monarch Series 50 15" x 64" lathe...

A large white machine with black accents and dials sits in a workshop or factory.

And a Brown & Sharp Micromaster Surface Grinder...

Milling machines and tools in a well-lit workshop.

The two mills, but you gotta love the overhead travelling crane!!!

Blue metal beam with red and black components suspended from ceiling, featuring two wheels and a red winch.

Traveller Close Up...

Blue garage door opener track with yellow cords and a red handle, mounted in a well-lit workshop or storage area.

There's even a pro-style carrier for the power cable...

Industrial lathe in a workshop setting, surrounded by various tools and equipment.

The crane is handy for lifting a 15" rotary table. Check some of the big angle blocks on the shelves at left too...

Silver metal component on wicker surface with brass tube attachment.

It's not all giant scale machinery, here's a Hula Hula engine J. King made in his shop...

Xtremecycle Shows What a Young Guy Can Do

Let's admit it, a lot of the home shop crowd are old guys. First, not many young fellas seem that interested in building things, and second, it can be kind of expensive to acquire the machines and tooling. I was really impressed with Xtremecycle's clean well organized shop, but especially with the custom bikes he builds there and some his tooling that he's made.

Cluttered workshop with drill press and bandsaw on concrete floor and surrounding tools.

The basics: a drill press and bandsaw. These are exactly the first two machines I bought!

Compact workshop setup with red toolbox, pegboard, and gray metal drill press on wooden workbench against white concrete wall.

Nice square column mill similar to my IH mill...

Blue and silver lathe on blue cabinet in well-lit room with gray walls and woodpile in background.

Looks like a very decent lathe. Larger than my Lathemaster 9×30 I started with...

Bicycle with unusual frame design outdoors.

Cool bike!

Two custom bicycles, one silver and black, the other red and white, parked under a tree in a grassy area.

Radical chopper bikes...

Custom motorcycle with red frame, black tires, and chrome accents.

A metal part with 2 holes and a central slot, on a wooden workbench.

Fork brackets look really nice...

Red and silver tapping machine on wooden table.

Hand Tapper is nice. I should make one similar...

Stainless steel tube bender with adjustable handle on wooden bench in workshop setting.

This is the tube bender he uses for the bikes...

S_J_H: A Mixture of Old and New

Well-organized workshop with two lathes and various tools on white walls and a concrete floor.

Old school lathes...

Well-organized garage workshop with tools, bandsaw, drill press, and metalworking machinery.

Grinding and bandsaw...

Well-organized workshop with drill press, machinery, and storage units.

Stock rack, arbor press, surface plate, and some counter space to work on...

Well-organized metal workshop with various tools and machinery.

New age: CNC mill and a scratch-built CNC lathe...

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