Lathe & Mill Work Bench With LEVELING Feet

[@RedBeardOps]

It's coming along! If yall have any suggestions on the organization I mentioned at the end... please let me know. I can't wait to start making some knives in here! Cheers 🙌

[@jjppres]

Well done! Things are really looking good. I don't think I've ever seen such a clean shop.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you sir! I hope to keep it that way.... kinda

[@threeriversforge1997]

Looks like a very fun build. Those Fireball squares are a boon to any shop! Love how you made the bucket holder for your grinder stand. I'm going to have to borrow that idea!

[@RedBeardOps]

Right on!

[@waynestinyworld]

Cool setup bud. Part of the fun of building stuff is making the tools and other items needed. Sure beats buying everything and you have something that actually lasts!!

[@RedBeardOps]

Agreed! Thank you sir!

[@Stillpoint23]

Dude, those squares are off the hook, cool to see them in the field as it were

[@RedBeardOps]

Man, they really are handy! Cheers sir!

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

Looking good! Love the tables!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you! Cheers sir!

[@NRiggiKnives]

James, congrats again on the new space and awesome job getting it ready. Have fun filling it up with new toys!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks! Will do!

[@gurvinderkau1e5w18]

Nicely organised tables and tools. Levelling feet look cool👍👍🔥🔥

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks 👍

[@williamcunha9136]

Awesome Job Red Beard! Might consider a chip Tray for the Lathe. I bought a 2X4 drip tray from Walmart (it was in Automotive) & installed it between the lathe and table surface. Makes for easy clean up.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks for the tip! I'll look into that for sure! Cheers William

[@REKKnives]

Thanks for sharing man, your fab skills blow me away! 👍😜

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you greatly sir! Have a great wek!

[@stevenprice8065]

Love your production values .... very professional. Just a note on your MIG welding technique ..... always push into the weld with any gas shielding process. Only drag when arc welding.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks for the tip! I've been doing the exact opposite!

[@Skinflaps_Meatslapper]

@307Driftwood I started out with flux core and it took me a month to re-learn how to weld with shield gas. Breaking old habits suck, and so do the welds in the meantime LOL

[@armadilloforge]

Coming together nicely.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you sir!

[@patrickshaw7983]

Nice set up, you have a good lathe there. I like older machinery, I have a British made lathe about the same size as that, made in 1953 in Nottingham.

[@RedBeardOps]

Heck yeah! That's awesome patrick

[@antonioosoriodaluzfreire5925]

Very good this project yours my congratulations.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much!

[@ericmoore2236]

Great job Sir 👍

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks Eric!

[@АндрейНаливайко-в3д]

Молодец! Отличная работа!

[@RedBeardOps]

Спасибо! Хорошего дня!

[@heikolang335]

Dann, that is one hell of a workshop. I am sure you‘ll make good use of it. I am still jealous about your Space though...

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you greatly Heiko! Cheers

[@astormofwrenches5555]

My drill press showed up today. I went with the 4214. Setting it up tonight, while I do like 8 other things.

[@RedBeardOps]

Heck yeah man!

[@zwergimuschi]

nice work man!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jimkeeton4492]

Looks great, I'm going to have to enlist your skills when I shorten my 12" Atlas/Craftsman and modify the the "table"....

[@RedBeardOps]

For sure! Thank you sir!

[@troyam6607]

If your tapping a series of through holes with a drill stick to a gun tap so it has a bit more core strength and it can push the chips forward. spiral flute taps are great for blind holes but can snap a bit easier with hand tools. great setup!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks for the tip sir!

[@MrSoloun]

Looks really good, always good to start to get things sorted and laid out who you want them. The only thing I might have done different is have the new table bolt to the old one with some locator tabs on the old one, BUT, that's just so I could pull it apart to move it if needed and not as strong as what you've done. That square kit looks very handy I must say :) Might have to look into those.

[@RedBeardOps]

That would of been a good idea for sure! I'm pot committed big time the way it is now. Hope I never have to separate the two.... Cheers sir!

[@jwspock1690]

well done!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you greatly!

[@ClenioBuilder]

👏👏👏 Here comes the knives🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@RedBeardOps]

I'm working on it sir! Still have a few more videos of other projects first though.

[@chadbutler3277]

Looking Great! Good job making due with what you can in these tough times. I recently got a some Fireball squares almost the same as yours and love them. Have you seen his video on welding sequence to keep things square? It's good. I just made a bench this spring for my grinder and drill press and got a chuckle when your leg lined up with your plug outlet. Is that a rule that has to happen because same thing happens to me lol. Keep up the good work!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks Chad! I know right.... I ended up shifting it a little off the wall so that I can get to the plug. I need to re-watch the fireball videos for sure. Thanks for dropping a comment, cheers!

[@robert574]

Good job! The color on your lathe looks like it has the original paint and in great shape. I have the longer version from 1939 that was my grandfather's. A sheet of something under the lathe would be nice like maybe stainless or formica. How tall is your lathe bench from the floor? I need a new bench. I bought a sheet of plastic at a yard sale. It's a clean 1" thick blue wall for a bathroom stall (without graffiti). I also bought a piece of butcher block, but either would need support like you did. Looking at yours, a sheet of stainless that would come down the back wall, bend 90 deg, come forward across the table top, bend down the front of the board and then under, would be a really, really nice touch. It should be at least 16 ga or thicker since it gets those little dents and then bring it to my house and I'll report back how it's doing.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks for the tips. I put the lathe at around 38 inches.

[@astormofwrenches5555]

You got a sweet shop setup now! Almost all the toys. Whats next on the acquisition list?

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you sir. I'm going to be refurbishing my hydraulic press next I think!

[@wyattselleck7236]

Texas huh? DFW here. Liked and Subscribed.

[@RedBeardOps]

Heck yeah Wyatt! Best state in the country!

[@wyattselleck7236]

@@RedBeardOps you mean best country in the world. 👍

[@Junkmann-kp9mv]

Awesome video. I have a question did you wire up the drum switch to your lathe or was it that way when you got it. I still can’t figure out how to wire up the drums which I have for my life which is the Same one you have would it be to Too much to ask for some pictures of how it wired up

[@RedBeardOps]

Hey man it was on there when I bought it, but I did take it apart and rewire it to run. It runs forward in both orientations of the switch... which is probably not right. I did it here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4CVmn6jmb-GpLM

[@Junkmann-kp9mv]

Thank you I have the same problem I wired it up from all the videos I’ve seen on KZbin and I still can’t get it right it seems to go forward in both positions still can’t get it to reverse. Appreciate the help and then I try to do some more research

[@edanpino5035]

"I wanted to test out my new toys" Yeah, I think everyone knows that feeling lol

[@RedBeardOps]

The truth man! Some times I'll news a new tool even if I don't have too!

[@edanpino5035]

Man, tell me about it XD

[@rawdio.docdar5715]

Wow from scratch, while eveything is brand new

[@RedBeardOps]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gregwaters944]

Looks good, hopefully you have thought out everything so you don't have to move machines around, it is a work in progress.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks Greg!

[@astormofwrenches5555]

I'm not sure where to ask this, I'm not on the twistagram or the facetok so youtube is it for me. But you seem like you know your stuff when it comes to the ekectrical side of things. Would I be able to utilize the unused dryer plug-in in my breezeway to power a 2x72 grinder?

[@RedBeardOps]

Man.. I really don't know for sure. But if you have a 220 plug and a 220 grinder I don't see the issue. I would probably check the breaker to make sure the motor your using doesn't over run it amps wise.... If in doubt... call an electrician.

[@astormofwrenches5555]

Thats good advice, I'll take it. Thanks again!

[@jegergladformad86]

Hey I really like the video's bud.. thamks for sharing but man the marking/scratching with calibers makes me cringe. anyway you can get awesome tools for just that purpose. or do you have other calibers for mesurments?

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks man. For sure, I have a better set that I keep clean and sharp. Those are kinda my "beat to hell" set.

[@jegergladformad86]

@@RedBeardOps Ohh thank god! keep it up looking forward soo some knife crafting and ect. I enjoy you personallity and hope you keep em up.

[@RedBeardOps]

@@jegergladformad86 Heck yeah man. I'll to my best to get some knives build! Getting everything set up has been a bear.

[@mike-carrigan]

To help your welds you need to get the scale off your material. Soak in vinegar will knock that right off. Nice work!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks for the tip!

[@jessemendes9491]

Muito bom !

[@RedBeardOps]

Obrigada!

[@sudo_nym]

🤜💥🤛

[@williamemerson1799]

If those welds don't look good, I'd like to see the ones that do.

[@RedBeardOps]

Lol, thank you William! I'm getting better. I've been working on my hydraulic press this weekend and had to build some new "feet" for it... finally got that welder figured out. Cheers!

[@achirawitrhenpattom9927]

😃

[@hamedahmed3766]

أهلا وسهلا بك صديقي

[@RedBeardOps]

شكرا لك!

[@rawdio.docdar5715]

Kinda going to get it squared, with that fancy jig, KINDA get it SqUarEd ok bro. Yup,

[@RedBeardOps]

Glad you liked it!

[@rawdio.docdar5715]

@@RedBeardOps i did enjoy it, thanks