Deep-N-Hock Follies - June 2011

[DEEPNHOCK]

Nose job on the black '53....

Added some Rick Courtier vinyl bling to put some 'Stude' back on the Stude...
More about this ongoing project over on Sonny's Racing Studebaker's website..

http://www.racingstudebakers.com/foo/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2230

And some other pic's at:

http://rides.webshots.com/album/580323795FcbacW

[Corvanti]

lookin' good!!!
read the blog on sonny's site - makes me wish i was building something, rather than "maintaining"... (sigh)...

[JRoberts]

Lookin' good Jeff, lookin' good. Those graphics are exaclty what the front end of that beast needed. (Beast in a very positive way...... )

[Pat Dilling]

Sweet!

Pat

[BobGlasscock]

Jeff, love the look of that plastic layer over the grill inserts. Looks really neat.

[jlmccuan]

Ahhhh, that's better.

[railway]

I'm just a little slow, guess it goes with age, had to Google E-85. (G) I now like the idea.

[DEEPNHOCK]

I guess it is more about 'what' you are working on that makes it interesting for wimmen'...
(Or... I don't have a clue as to what makes wimmen think the way they do)

Was up early Saturday working on Jim's intake manifold, and I needed to get sidetracked.
(Needed a lathe built tool, and my lathe is/was broken since the move to Georgia)
So, decided to repair the lathe, and clean it and prep it for use.
The repair was to install the replacement cast motor mount bracket that was purchased off Ebay a few months ago.
But then I decided to really 'clean and lube' the lathe, and the lathe stand.
This is a vintage 1930's Atlas 6" swing flatbed lathe that was my late fathers.
Sort of a nostalgic piece. No quick change, or anything.
(Learned to chase threads the hard way as a young pup teenager).
So, the lathe got a Royal Purple bath, pressure wash, scrape, wash/rinse/repeat treatment, and then a quality lube and rust prevenative prep.
Funny thing was, after the initial pressure wash to blast the 60+ years of underneath crud off, my wife came out to see WTH I was working on.
She grabbed a lil' scraper, and a mini wire brush and pitched in to help.
While I was taking the tailstock apart to clean and lube, she was cleaning the threads on the leadscrew, and scraping old dried up lube off the motor plate..
Spent a couple hours together cleaning it up. Quality time
After it was all done I showed her how all the levers functioned.
She was amazed at how well engineered such an old machine could be.
She commented on how it made her feel good to see me take extra care of a family heirloom.
Heirloom? A lathe? Yessir.....and a darned good unit, too.
Oh....and the lathe just purred... So smooth.
Nice morning well spent.
I took her out to supper as a payback.
Jeff

[jimmijim8]

Super schnazzy

very good Jeff jimmijim

I guess it is more about 'what' you are working on that makes it interesting for wimmen'...
(Or... I don't have a clue as to what makes wimmen think the way they do)

Was up early Saturday working on Jim's intake manifold, and I needed to get sidetracked.
(Needed a lathe built tool, and my lathe is/was broken since the move to Georgia)
So, decided to repair the lathe, and clean it and prep it for use.
The repair was to install the replacement cast motor mount bracket that was purchased off Ebay a few months ago.
But then I decided to really 'clean and lube' the lathe, and the lathe stand.
This is a vintage 1930's Atlas 6" swing flatbed lathe that was my late fathers.
Sort of a nostalgic piece. No quick change, or anything.
(Learned to chase threads the hard way as a young pup teenager).
So, the lathe got a Royal Purple bath, pressure wash, scrape, wash/rinse/repeat treatment, and then a quality lube and rust prevenative prep.
Funny thing was, after the initial pressure wash to blast the 60+ years of underneath crud off, my wife came out to see WTH I was working on.
She grabbed a lil' scraper, and a mini wire brush and pitched in to help.
While I was taking the tailstock apart to clean and lube, she was cleaning the threads on the leadscrew, and scraping old dried up lube off the motor plate..
Spent a couple hours together cleaning it up. Quality time
After it was all done I showed her how all the levers functioned.
She was amazed at how well engineered such an old machine could be.
She commented on how it made her feel good to see me take extra care of a family heirloom.
Heirloom? A lathe? Yessir.....and a darned good unit, too.
Oh....and the lathe just purred... So smooth.
Nice morning well spent.
I took her out to supper as a payback.
Jeff

[okc63avanti]

Jeff ..... Let's see some pictures of that lathe !!!

[Corvanti]

Mrs. Corvanti never helps me clean my tool...

[starliner62]

I once put a sawzall in my wife's hands. She hacked up a rusty 54 hardtop like a pro. After it was all over, she was a dirty girl. The only problem I have now is that the only time she wants to help is when I'm scrapping one.

[SilverHawkDan]

Compromise

My wife and I compromise. I build the engines, trans ect. She builds the interiors. Here's a sample of her latest work.




She did all the cleaning and wood restoration. Resufaced the counter tops and table. Bought the foam and covered it in nice soft blue fabric. Made the curtains and installed them. At the car show this weekend she decided to redo the curtains in a more period fabric to keep with thte nostagia theme of the outside. This woman is a real pro with any kind of power tool especially a sewing machine. And yes, she loves the sawsall. Here's my new favorite picture of the camper taken yesterday at the show.

http://s125.photobucket.com/albums/p56/dieselguy2006/Buellton%20Car%20Show%206-25-11/?action=view&current=DSCF3792.jpg

[StudeRich]

Nice Truck, Nice Camper she did a great job on the interior, but who is the Bordens Milk delivery guy?

[JJWMACHINECO]

Jeff ..... Let's see some pictures of that lathe !!!

Jeff, is this the lathe you have?




I have one of these 1928 South Bend Lathes with a 9" swing and 18" between centers without the quick change gear box, but does have the over the top drive unit.



FYI, here is a web site with information on almost every manual lathe ever built. http://www.lathes.co.uk/page21.html