My shop progress.....and tour......

[Mike Pung]

Norm, what a great woodworkers name.
I think you will be hard pressed to find a longer time than yours But for your sake I hope you loose the record. I bought a skill saw yesterday, plugged it into my converter on the truck and cut the end of the board off that was sticking out the back. I think it was about 1 min 23 sec from the door to the sawdust flyin. Just thought I would throwe that in. Hope you get up and running soon.

Mike

[Don Taylor]

One thing for sure though, is that I'm certainly no quitter, and it WILL get Finished, no matter how long it takes.

Now for a little Fun, I would like for everyone to keep their eyes open for someone that has a major tool or tools that have been waiting LONGER than mine to be fired up, and report it here, (so I can get rid of this RIDICULOUS and unwanted RECORD).

GO NORMAN!

I have a PM209HH that I have not finished aligning the extension tables or plugged into the wall yet?
It's all a part of having had to find someone else to finish the cyclone installation. It's almost a year old now.
I suppose the last time it was run was by some guy from India with a cell phone answering customer service calls from Taiwan.
The day that sky hook is finally finished I will fire that baby up.
It has a great deal of work to do.

Does that count?

DT

[Tyler Howell]

Lookin good Ken. Great work space.
TJH

[Joe McCormick]

Ken Nice setup. I am in the process of setting up a new 24x28 shop similar to yours. I noticed the heater mounted close to the ceiling. Is it gas or electric?

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Joe...It's natural gas Lennox 75,000 btu

[Joe Mioux]

Hey Ken, Guess where I was today????????????

That 30 ft statue of you outside the city limits does you no justice to your likeness here on fww.

joe

[Russ Cass]

Hey Ken,
If you're anywhere near Chicago, you can borrow my engine hoist if you'd like.

Your shop is looking good. I wish I had the ceiling height you do

Russ

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Russ..........where were you when I lived in Joliet?



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Guess what I see and you don't?


The ugly cardboard box is empty.......the double pallet under it has been relieved of it's load. Even an old goat can safely assemble a 626 lb. spinny thing safely by himself! I used my little giant ladder and part of an old header I replaced on my carport. Put the header on the top rungs (only about 7" span) wrapped chain around it. Hooked a come-along to the chain and hooked the cable to the brace near the end of the lathe. Tipped one end up just high enough to bolt on on leg assembly. Moved the head stock to that end....moved the ladder and the hook to the brace near the other end and tipped that end up and screwed on the other leg assembly. I leveled it. I'm going to get cleaned up and go to a hardware store to get some WD-40 to clean the bed and surfaces up.

Photos later.


If I don't take it for a test drive first.....

[Ken Fitzgerald]

And here's the photographic proof..........

[Barry Stratton]

Please............please.........please........... show us the curlies!!!!!!


Congrats Ken!