Hi all, I just came accross this forum and there's some really interesting stuff on here. I've been a machinist for the last 25 years or so but have just sold my engine shop and now have some time for some projects I've been looking to do for a long time. I work in a jail and given the shifts are 12 hours, it gives me 4 days a week off to do other things plus 7 weeks holidays a year (I wish I had have thought about doing this years ago).
I've got a pretty well setup hobby shop, Colchester Master 2500 lathe, Tormach PCNC1100 with the 4th axis, Cincinnatti Sabre 750 CNC mill (from an auction but not up and running yet), grinders, Mig/Tig welders, car hoist and handtools etc.. still a fair bit of stuff. A little CNC lathe is on the cards in the future, maybe one of the Tormach ones if they get them to market soon.
I do a fair bit of rifle stuff, stocks and other bits and pieces and I'm looking at getting a licence to do some gunsmithing but it's quite a process. I made a lot of my own equipment for the engine shop, a cylinder hone, flowbench, pressure tester etc, I'll try to find some photos of that stuff.
Cheers,
Greg
Below are some photos of some recent bits and pieces I've done:
