Lathes, Mills, Welding, Metal, Home Shop

Made some copper jaw pads for the bench vise.

Thelma now has a friend. Yup….meet Louise…

My 9.4 meter Ka gateway antenna project in Utah. Going back there to finish it up in a few days.

Pulled the trigger (figuratively) on a new addition to the pistol family. My first ever double-stack .45acp

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Had these relay rack adjustable bases just laying around. Threaded some rod and made an adjustable rolling dolly for my cut off saw. Helps the fluid drain since my shop (garage) floor has a drain and isn’t level at all. :)

Had to machine some sub-gauge tubes for a friend’s Beretta shotgun. Made a set of adapters to center the chamber on the tailstock.

Engine cut-aways are cool...

New Covid skill development! :)

I don’t....sorry. Perhaps when this turns into more than just a hobby. :)

VOX VT30 guitar amp repair. Amp just stopped working. No sound but I could hear the slight buzz of the output so I figured it was an input problem. This little connection between the input jack and the signal path was open. Couldn’t see it with the naked eye but the oscilloscope helped me find it rather quickly. The PCB circuit broke so I just added a little solder bridge and presto! It works again. https://www.instagram.com/p/BuzqIYvgBUj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=99wq7ewsnir0

Cool steam punk rifle I found at a brewery in Anchorage https://www.instagram.com/p/BuxkEDLA_sP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lcbfwwk4l1p9

Some new leveling caster wheels for the Super11. Had to machine some standoffs to get around the lip on the cabinet. https://www.instagram.com/p/BtaqU67gmXV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cocge9nmsqi8

Now I’m no fan of the Beretta CX4 Storm..it has the world’s worst trigger...but if you are going to make it less sucky....then thread the barrel for a can....:)

Had to make a specialty bolt for my vise. Cut from stainless hex stock. (Right) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtFgt3NA8bt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1thul23dm0dfe