Thread: My 1930's Farm Shop

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Wow, that one didn't take you to long! Seems like you just got that one. And it sounds / looks / runs great! Thanks for sharing the video also.

"Darned thing won't start!"
Classic!

Thanks for sharing...much appreciated.

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What a great piece of history, especially with all the memories connected to it!!!! Very well done, Mike!

Thanks guys.

"...Wow, that one didn't take you to long! Seems like you just got that one...."

This was an easy one, Dad had done the hard work 50 years ago and I already pretty much knew the engine inside and out. I have to also admit I was also very motivated doing it. It's actually been running for a couple of weeks now and the first time it fired and ran was really pretty special.


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Originally Posted by Mike P

Thanks guys.

"...Wow, that one didn't take you to long! Seems like you just got that one...."

This was an easy one, Dad had done the hard work 50 years ago and I already pretty much knew the engine inside and out. I have to also admit I was also very motivated doing it. It's actually been running for a couple of weeks now and the first time it fired and ran was really pretty special..

I had seen your videos a couple weeks ago on youtube. It was great to see it in action. Your Dad would be proud to say the least!

Very nice restoration. Love the enscription and decals!

Well I have this very neat engine and the novelty of (as Uncle Bob puts it) watching it just turn money into noise has worn off a little bit.

I’ve also got this neat belt drive equipment…….. and you know what happens when that tiny seed of an idea gets planted.





I’ve gotten beyond the planning stage and have everything to put it together








The kind of down side is it’s taking a fairly major rearranging/remodel of this end of the shop to get everything to fit. And here I was wondering what I was going to do this month.

There always seems to be somthing to do...Looks like more fun than work

X2! Definately more fun! That's great!

Mike,
There's a really neat old turn of the century wood shop at Silver Dollar City near Branson, MO. I was standing there admiring the equipment on a visit a few years back and one of the operators was near by and we struck up a conversation. He told me that they had found the whole lot in a building up along the Missouri River, where a paddle wheel provided the main shaft rotation, and everything else was stepped down from that main shaft, with equipment rotating speed determined by pulley size. As I recall they have a table saw, drill press, shaper, lathe, jointer, planer, and scroll saw all driven from the main shaft. Quite a sight, and they build furniture there that sells in the shops.
Another display there is an old duplicator lathe, which they use to crank out baseball bats, which are then personalized to order. Neat stuff!

And considering the colors you've chosen Mike it's the perfect month for this phase of the project!

Looks like fun Mike, gonna be way kewl when it's all up and running!!!!!

Mike,

Love what you are doing.

Jack.

Ditto all the above, very cool project!

“...Looks like more fun than work…”

Ok, I’ll admit that it has been enjoyable designing, collecting and refurbishing parts and getting it set up to put together. I did question my sanity about 2 toning the pulleys instead just shooting them one color a couple of times though

The rough part has been rearranging the shop to get everything aligned and make room for the engine and jack shaft (I’m still working on that). I ended up losing 6 feet of bench and 30 feet of shelving. Losing the bench space doesn’t bother me too much but there was a LOT of stuff on those shelves that had to be sorted thru and a new home found for the things.

Once I get that done, I’m also going to re-do the corner where I have the computer workstation set up. It currently has a couple of built in shelves I’ll be ripping out to make room for the small roll-top desk that my Granddad (from my Mom’s side) used in his business.