Clark Lord wrote:
> Harry Wade wrote:
> > >I could not begin to guess the number of people that are into scratch
> > building
> >
>
> Are you (list member) scratch building now?
>
Yes. 1:20.3 Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge #18
>
> Are you contemplating starting?
Every day I think about working on it. Have even tried to cut back on time
spent on computer (email, etc) as it COULD be spent on making chips.
>
> Do you own (or have access to) a lathe, mill or both?
>
Have a Maximat V10 with milling head (which I have never used) because
I also have a Clausing 8520 6x24" knee mill which I am about finished
putting a Star Techno DRO on. Can't wait to use it. Haven't mounted the
readout yet, but it seems to work fine.
I did some horse trading (buying and selling) of lathes before getting my
Maximat. In the end, it cost me about $800. I first had a Southbend 9".
Turned a taper so I sold it for a slight profit. Then got a Rivet 503 from
a retired toolmaker for Revell, the plastic model co. Didn't have a lead
screw, so I sold it for a $800 profit (it was a beautiful machine with
original tooling marks on the ways ! ) and dumped the money into the Maximat
which I got from a friend who had no clue what to do with it. And, of
course, I use all this stuff in my millwork business, so they are "business"
assets ; ). Only problem is that I have to go back to work to use them.
This is not politically correct according to my wife & daughters. So I
don't get as much done on my project as I would if my shop was at home. : (
I suspect that my project will take the rest of my life to complete. But
it's the process that's the joy. (Although I did contemplate asking Trent
if he wanted to part with one of his three Philidelphias just so I could run
something at the steamups I am fortunate enough to attend).
Scratchbuilding ! Yeah .
royce w
