Sam Salvati Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I have been very lucky in finding a friend who is a kindred creative spirit, but chooses a different set of tools . Lee is a machinist, not a hobby machinist a true blue working machinist, and is one of the smartest guys I know and am proud to have him as a friend. Plus, he has a DREAM shop, with tons of cool tools, and being a machinist when I say tons I mean it! Lee gracisouly allowed me to take some pictures of some of his machines, hope you guys like. The big green lathe is a monarch, the BIG drill press (if you could call it that) is a Fosdick, and the bandsaw is an I don't know, i'll look for the casting mark when I am there again, but it is a VERY good bandsaw, and in perfect working order. Also, the anvil in the pictures is Lee's father's anvil, used to be a smith in a quarry, it is the most in perfect condition Fisher I have ever seen, with 1/3 of the corners of the face from the table with a slight radius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdwarner Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 fosdick was known for precision jig bore machines , hold a tenth all day long {.0001} probally still does , thats the way that old iron was . nice shop , does he have a lot of contracts ? does your stomach have butterflies in it when you visit, do you get a headache thinking of all the tools you could make for blacksmithing or other projects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Good to have buddies! Thanks for the pics Sam. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 Frosty, it's the best thing there is! HD, WOW I didn't think anyone would know anything about fosdick! I still do get butterflies! Lee is a great guy though, he is teaching me to do all the finer work, like working with a milling machine, and soon a lathe, and is also very artistic and does welding sculptures, oxy tank gongs and stuff, he does wonders with aluminum! he does a good bit of outside work for others, like the days of the town blacksmith he is the town machinist and does mostly one of a kind repair work. You guys will flip when you hear what he just sold that old drill for, 400$ on yor truck and out the door! I wish I had the funds and space at the time. It was replaced by a mag drill, which Lee assures me can do just about the same work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmonds Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Thanks for sharing Sam. Great photos and amazing shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markb Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Thanks Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan B Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Fosdick drills are pretty common Sam. They were tough and held up really well. I know of at least 3 here at local shops in my area. Thanx for the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt87 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 sam, what does your buddy say when you tell him most of those tools were invented by blacksmiths? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 tenth is .01, ten thousands is .0001 Nice old Radial Arm Drill Sam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdwarner Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 a tenth is what us knucklehead machinists call a tenthousands thanks for the correction everyone is a critic looking to correct someone that misspeaks or miswrites thanyou i will try not to do that again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 hdwarner, it is a language problem. Different crafts have their own vocabulary that needs explained sometimes. Coke to a blacksmith is the black stuff that burns well. When you buy a ton of coke and pass out samples "of the good stuff" to your friends, the cops get all excited. They test your samples and find out your coke is better / different / not the same as they expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ietech Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 irnsrgn: .1 is tens not tenths, .01 is hundreds, .001 is thousanths, .0001 is ten thousanths -- more commonly known as TENTHS :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevan Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 a tenth is what us knucklehead machinists call a tenthousands thanks for the correction everyone is a critic looking to correct someone that misspeaks or miswrites thanyou i will try not to do that again Hey Hd, Was that said with tongue in cheek or with cheek in the tongue:) Kevan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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