I have a small machine shop for personal use. It is a hobby with little thought to making any money from it (but then again....). As an engineer I truly like building things. Also machining, particularly things one has designed, is a sure way to improve ones design skills.

I have a 14 inch lathe, knee mill (see below), horizontal band saw, vertical band saw, TIG welder and a multitude of hand tools. I also have enough projects to keep me busy for many many years.

However, with our starting full time RV travel as of June 2018 the large equipment was put into storage. The Traveling Sherline Show comes with us at least during the winter in Arizona.

• Traveling Sherline Show - As stated we're traveling full time our RV. I can't take my large machine tools so I've put together a traveling shop based on Sherline tools. Here is a description of the set-up.


• Traveling Sherline Show
  


• CNC knee mill conversion - I've completed retrofitting an older Supermax milling machine for CNC. I started the conversion in 2000 and basically finished it in 2004. Yes I'm slow but a lot of stuff got in the way. :-) I've divided the description of the conversion into two parts, mechnaical and electrical. Those links are below:


• CNC Mechanical Retrofit
  


• CNC Electrical Conversion
  


• Heat Treating Oven - I've wanted a heat treating oven for some time. In the past I've always "borrowed" one when needed, but in 2014 I finally got around to constructing one. The following links to my build log


• Build Log
  


• Model Engines - I've wanted to build model engines since I was very young. I've now stared down this trail.


• Model Engines