texasgeartrain
Titanium
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2016
- Location
- Houston, TX
Had a visit to Steve Watkins shop. He was going to help me check a couple of straight edges I bought, and let me check out his Toolmaster 1D.
For those that don't know, Steve has been doing a youtube channel which has grown quite a bit. You can find it here:
Steve Watkins at Work - YouTube
Poking around, and talking about a whole host of topics, thought I'd get a few pics of some of his machines and projects he has going on. He does have a more detailed shop thread here:
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/member-and-shop-photos/steve-watkinss-shop-376117/
One of his best known and popular, "The Beast" Rockford planer. From this thread:
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...nd-history/1943-rockford-planer-beast-317291/
One of the Axelsons he got which is pretty massive. I thought a Pacemaker had a large headstock. This one may be bigger yet. One of his Axelson threads:
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...gone-heaven-axelson-lathes-everywhere-379334/
His B & S No 13 tool grinder, a few threads on it here:
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...tory/1942-b-s-no-13-grinder-what-heck-303763/
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/abrasive-machining/older-b-s-13-grinder-questions-303765/
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...grinder-spindle-not-reaching-full-rpm-314806/
One reason for my visit was to see a Cincinnati Toolmaster 1D he's working on. Mentioned in this thread:
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...-iron/toolmaster-1d-vs-van-norman-22l-385407/
A new acquisition Cincinnati tool grinder:
For those that don't know, Steve has been doing a youtube channel which has grown quite a bit. You can find it here:
Steve Watkins at Work - YouTube
Poking around, and talking about a whole host of topics, thought I'd get a few pics of some of his machines and projects he has going on. He does have a more detailed shop thread here:
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/member-and-shop-photos/steve-watkinss-shop-376117/
One of his best known and popular, "The Beast" Rockford planer. From this thread:
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...nd-history/1943-rockford-planer-beast-317291/
One of the Axelsons he got which is pretty massive. I thought a Pacemaker had a large headstock. This one may be bigger yet. One of his Axelson threads:
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...gone-heaven-axelson-lathes-everywhere-379334/
His B & S No 13 tool grinder, a few threads on it here:
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...tory/1942-b-s-no-13-grinder-what-heck-303763/
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/abrasive-machining/older-b-s-13-grinder-questions-303765/
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...grinder-spindle-not-reaching-full-rpm-314806/
One reason for my visit was to see a Cincinnati Toolmaster 1D he's working on. Mentioned in this thread:
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...-iron/toolmaster-1d-vs-van-norman-22l-385407/
A new acquisition Cincinnati tool grinder: