Author Topic: Hello from the Oregon Coast  (Read 3249 times)

Offline lugnut

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Hello from the Oregon Coast
« on: November 04, 2009, 01:40:39 PM »
What a great site you have here.  I just found it by following SBHART's post on his tool post grinder over on the HSM site.
My name is Mel Larsen and I live on the great Oregon Coast.  I retired in 2003 and moved to Oregon from Idaho where I worked for nearly 30 years at the INEL, a nuclear reactor testing site.
I am a self taught, Do IT Youself sort of guy and enjoy almost all the Home Shop Hobbys.  I have a pretty well packed little shop in a single car garage with most of the needed tools for wood working, welding, and machine shop activities.  I also dab a little in the stained glass world.
I love to modify and build tooling for the shop.  My most recent project was adaptiing a treadmill motor to my 9 X 20 grizzly lathe for the varible speed capability.  Works great.
I have built several small air powered steam engines in the past couple of years and one IC hit and miss engine.  Following photos are of the engines and my messy , crowded shop.
Mel





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Re: Hello from the Oregon Coast
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2009, 02:05:50 PM »
Hi Mel welcome aboard the cube  :borg:-

Looks like you've got some good kit there, and a real nice collection of engines. Look forward to your contributions and watch out for the leg pulling we do a bit of that on her.

Have fun

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Re: Hello from the Oregon Coast
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2009, 02:12:30 PM »
Hi Mel  :wave: welcome to the club.

As Stew said, you look like you've got a nice setup there, I look forward to reading and seeing what you are working on.


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Re: Hello from the Oregon Coast
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2009, 03:04:33 PM »
Hi Mel,

Welcome to the collective.  :borg:

When I seen your handle as a new memeber I was wondering if you were the same "nut"  :lol: that is on HMEM? Can't be two nut's living on the Coast of Oregon now can there?

I don't think the shop is messy at all, crowded maybe, but not messy.

I have a bit of an interest in your conversion of the 9 X 20 Grizzly. I have one too and have it totaly torn apart and plan on putting a tread mill DC motor on it. So I might have to pick your brain to see how you did it.

Make your self at home and join right in.

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Re: Hello from the Oregon Coast
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2009, 05:09:53 PM »
Bernd,  just as soon as I get a little time I will put together a post on the treadmill motor conversion.
Mel

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Re: Hello from the Oregon Coast
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2009, 05:50:01 PM »
Hi Mel,

Welcome to the site of free thinkers and get it done artists.  :wave:



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Re: Hello from the Oregon Coast
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2009, 12:40:36 AM »
Mel

Welcome to MadModders. Looks like you have a fairly well stocked garage. Be interesting to see some more info on the engines as you get a chance.
Be careful as  :proj: seems to be running rampant this year.  :lol: :lol:

Cheers  :beer:

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