I have added a few new machines to my collection. They were found in a small shop in Connecticut. They are nice machines and only need a little cleaning and new paint. All are driven by a line shaft and were operated that way up until a few years ago. To the left are links to a few  photos of the machines in the shop when they were in Connecticut. I will post some more as I get them cleaned up.

01/08/02

I have finished work on the planer for now and have started on the lathe. Most of the headstock is done and I have moved on to the legs and bed. I hope to have the legs and bed finished in the next few weeks. I will post more pictures when they are finished.

02/23/02
I have finally finished painting the legs, bed, tailstock and a few other parts. I had to spend a little more time on it than I thought I would. I had to go over and over the machine to get it just like I wanted it. To clean the machine I used Zep's Industrial Purple, which can be found at The Home Depot. It is the best thing I have found for removing old grease and paint. You can spray it on for larger parts or submerge smaller parts in a bucket. It works well for removing paint from old machines built before 1900. I have not tried it on machines with any new latex or enamel paints. I don't think it would work as well on them, but it will remove all of the grease. After soaking the parts I wash them with warm water or use a pressure washer for large castings. When finished the castings look as though they came right from the foundry. Now that the bed and legs are out of the way, I hope things will start moving along faster.