Hank's Machine Shop

[PRR Modeler]

Very nice job on the milling machine.

[Jerry]

Nice job Larry!

Jerry

[Larry C]

Curt and Jerry thank you both; your comments are appreciated.

[Rick]

Looking good Larry.
Only thing I'd change is the rust on the gear teeth.
Those parts would stay rust free from use.

[friscomike]

Howdy Larry, 

The milling machine looks great. I like the green color.

Have fun,
mike

[Philip]

Ah! 

[Larry C]

Rick thanks and for the suggestion. I did remove most of the rust on the gears and it does look much better.

Mike thank you. I'm trying to stay away from the green since I see it so much in other  Shops; I like to be different than everyone else.

Philip thanks.

[Larry C]

Machine # 2:



The drill press is another Crow River product which required much the same prep work as the Milling Machine. The piece was primed with a grey primer and I was able to get the blue-grey color I wanted. The belt is made from Tyvek and painted with raw Sienna craft paint. Also added some metal filings to the drilling plate and more will be added around the drill once it's permanently glued in place.



Here's the other side



Now that I have the "well used look" I want the challenge is going to be making the lathe look the same as both completed machines.



Lastly here's looking at the front of the machine that the LP will see. Next will be assembling the 24 inch lathe. That should be interesting since everything is 3D printed and some of the details look quite fragile. I'm thinking the lathe will go in the front of the Shop and the drill press will be in back of it on a secondary belt line. Also I did order a pedestal grinder and a shop blower from Wiseman I would like to incorporate into the second line.

That's about it for now. As always thanks for stopping by and for all those great comments and/or suggestions.

[deemery]

How did you attach the belts?  That was a challenge on my (HO) machine shop.

dave

[Larry C]

Dave I use a glue called "Rapid Fuse" by DAP which can be purchased at hardware stores. It's supposed to glue any material together in 30 seconds and takes a couple of hours to fully cure. It's a little pricey but I use it for most non-wood material and it works pretty well. I use it on white metal and also 3D printed parts of resin. Also I try and put the joints of the belt where it won't show.

[deemery]

I'll have to look for that stuff next time I'm at a hardware store.

dave

[PRR Modeler]

Awesome machine Larry. Does crow river do HO? Thanks for the glue tip. Next trip to ACE I'll be looking for it.

[deemery]

Awesome machine Larry. Does crow river do HO? Thanks for the glue tip. Next trip to ACE I'll be looking for it.

They do some stuff in HO, and it's very nice.  But their belt drive kit is a bit too big, particularly shaft diameter, for HO.  They've recently done a steam engine in HO  https://www.crowriverproducts.com/product_info.php?products_id=68&osCsid=q88vgn3q5uenn9pqtft3qup646

dave

[Larry C]

Curt thanks. Like Dave mentioned they do HO as well, although I've never looked at the items. Their O scale items are well made but do require some prep work being pewter/white metal but the prices are reasonable and their service is quite good.

[KentuckySouthern]

Dave I use a glue called "Rapid Fuse" by DAP which can be purchased at hardware stores. It's supposed to glue any material together in 30 seconds and takes a couple of hours to fully cure. It's a little pricey but I use it for most non-wood material and it works pretty well. I use it on white metal and also 3D printed parts of resin. Also I try and put the joints of the belt where it won't show.

I recently used some of the DAP Rapid Fuse Super Glue to assemble some pieces of a large hand blown glass lamp shade the Doll had, it works well.  I then used it a couple of other places and finally became careless with it and found out that it also glues the 2 pieces of the top together quite firmly, QUITE.  Beware that there is another product that hangs from the next pin over DAP RAPIDFUSE Ultra Clear.  It has a top similar looking to the old Standard Oil Crown.  It is really decent, but...takes 30 minutes or more to set up.  A real time killer with the glass project.