Green Machine

[Reg Mitchell]

Well I have been missing, if anyone noticed, working at getting the shop wired and machines set. Its been long days and HOT!!! Now just waiting for the inspector to grace mw with his presence :eek: .
Anyway I started getting the nuts bolts and pins together for the Oliver I have been trying to get painted. I did finally get a little paint on the base and thought you might like to see it

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I'll try and get some pics of the shop in the unorganized mess this weekend and post as well
Oh and any oliver fans i doo have the mix code for the Oliver Green color if your intrested

[Maurice Metzger]

Reg, it looks good, nice follow through. I remember your post when the urge to do this first struck...

Maurice

[Bill Simmeth]

Reg, looks GREAT!

[Dennis Peacock]

Looks great Reg.!!! When my stuff gets rough looking, I'll drop them by so you can make them look all purdy again for me. :D

[Reg Mitchell]

LOL sure thing Dennis.....you should have seen the color befor I started. I couldn't sleep at night thinking about that pea green. Thanks Bill I high have a little left if you have something your doing in olive green.Maurice It seems lie years since I gor it started and I have wanted to get started on it but then the shop started and then the wireing and working 7 days a week ect......but It looks like I might get a little time to work at it
Reg

[Reg Mitchell]

Well her's a few pics I snapped this evening as i was finishing up the wireing to call the inspector Tuesday. Man talk about a lot of wire and I still didn't get one for the Oliver and Northfiels jointeer. But I fuigar he has enough to look at and I will finish after the inspection
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those are the wood working stuff i have in the shop but still have some work for the Oliver and the jointer should be here soon.

[Reg Mitchell]

mmmmmmmmmmmmm seems I got them mixed up
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any way i picked up a few to make parts for the machines and jigs&fixtures

[Alan DuBoff]

Please post more as you progress! Ollie 232, a very nice machine indeed.

What type of mortiser is that in your shop?

[tod evans]

more pics reg! quit teasing :)

[Greg Ladd]

Reg,

What model jointer did you get and where did you get it? I would love to find a decent 16" or bigger Northfield.

Pics would be great!

Greg

[Jim Becker]

Wow...nice space, Reg!!

[Maurice Metzger]

Reg, your shop is starting to look GOOD! I don't know framing terms - is it timber framed with stick framing on the inside? It's going to be sharp.

Maurice

[Reg Mitchell]

hi Guys...Alan the mortiser is a Powermatic model 10
Maurice the building is a "metal pole building" I am building interior walls to keep the noise dwon and to have a little more insulation, altho it is insulated.
LOL tod...thats all I really had time for but I promis I will take more the next time I am there. For the time being I only get to visit it. I am still working trying to get tooling and things now but I reall hope to be makeing things befor too long
I will be takeing the Oliver over in pieces so I can manage them by myself. I should have the northe field HD soon
I bought it from Dev and he will be comming this way this month to pick up some maple and another saw in Maryland.
I'm getting pretty excited about it and can't wait for the power to be turned on.
Greg the northfield is a 12 inch heavy duty.
Alan I do have some pics of the Oliver comming apart and will be makeing more as it gos back together
Reg

[tod evans]

reg, tell dev i said he`s stuck-up:) tod

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Reg.......Tell Dev I miss his posts!

[Reg Mitchell]

I'll tell him guys, but in his defence his PC is broken and he said he is pretty busy trying to finish up a job it would be better to not fix it until he is finished....but I'll let him know he's stuck up (tod) and missed (Ken) :D

[Greg Ladd]

Reg,

Thanks for the information on the Northfield 12HD. I bet that jointer is a beauty. I would guess that Dev did a real nice job on the restoration.

I wonder if this jointer is the one that he bought the big Rubbermaid tank to clean the tables by electrolysis?.....

Post pictures of all your old iron when you can. I believe there are many 'closet' old iron fans here. The Oliver saw looks really great.

Please do let Dev know that the Creek is running a little low without him around.

Great looking space by the way. I am envious.

Greg

[Reg Mitchell]

Yes Greg...thats the reasoning for the large rubermade tub....and from what Dev told me he is takeing good care of it for me.....he has an agenda....lol he is a very nice guy and a very smart one about any machine I have asked about and some I haven't
Reg
He will be back soon I hope....

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

As much as I love my austrian equipment I can never put aside my deep abiding love of old thick heavy cast iron.

It just sort of says "God is in his heavan and all is right with the world."
Neither statement appears true once I turn away from all that old thick heavy cast iron.