Travis Johnson
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As Jeff said, I have salvaged just about every machine in my shop in form or the other, still I will limit this post to three items.
The first is a picture of a "Secretary" type furniture thing. We were going to sell it as used furnature, but it got a big gouge in it on its way out of the house and thus I kept it for a shop cabinet. I use it to hold my power tools such as drills, routers and other hand-power tools like that. Only half of it shows up in the picture however.
The second is a picture of a broken locomotive windshield. Kids would often shoot BB guns at the passing trains and once they were dinged up, it was my job as a railroad machinist to replace the windshield. They were considered junk so I brought a few home. I used 3 as windows in my shop, and one as a platen for the Scary Sharp method. They are 3/4 of an inch thick, made of laminated glass and are literally bullet-proof as per FRA specifications.
The last item is of a Canedy-Otto Post drill press circa 1909. My Grandfather gave it to me, and yet I threw it out in the weeds not caring one bit about it. That was until he died and I felt guilt. It still needs rebuilding, but it does work!! It is located in the far right of the picture given.
The first is a picture of a "Secretary" type furniture thing. We were going to sell it as used furnature, but it got a big gouge in it on its way out of the house and thus I kept it for a shop cabinet. I use it to hold my power tools such as drills, routers and other hand-power tools like that. Only half of it shows up in the picture however.
The second is a picture of a broken locomotive windshield. Kids would often shoot BB guns at the passing trains and once they were dinged up, it was my job as a railroad machinist to replace the windshield. They were considered junk so I brought a few home. I used 3 as windows in my shop, and one as a platen for the Scary Sharp method. They are 3/4 of an inch thick, made of laminated glass and are literally bullet-proof as per FRA specifications.
The last item is of a Canedy-Otto Post drill press circa 1909. My Grandfather gave it to me, and yet I threw it out in the weeds not caring one bit about it. That was until he died and I felt guilt. It still needs rebuilding, but it does work!! It is located in the far right of the picture given.
I use to get lassoed into making the base dump run now and then. I sure wish I had that job now!!!! I saw some great things just thrown away.
