home made mill and shaper

[samco]

My grandfather passed away recently - the world lost an excellent machinist/woodworker/jewlery maker so on and so on.. I had forgotten that he had made these - I don't know where he got the plans.

Thought some of you would get a kick out of that. I might have been over while he was casting parts for these (I was probably 12).

As you can see from the chips - he did use them

[beone]

Those are a Gingery Shaper and Mill built according to Dave Gingery's books. I would bet he also has the entire set of books. Well worth your time to find and study. Also the foundry has to be around somewhere.
Dave

[samco]

we had also found parts that must be part of a metal cutting lathe he started to cast. He had way too many projects going on

sam

[samco]

That sounds vaguely familiar - thank you. I am sure they are around there.

Originally Posted by beone Those are a Gingery Shaper and Mill built according to Dave Gingery's books. I would bet he also has the entire set of books. Well worth your time to find and study. Also the foundry has to be around somewhere. Dave

[Anwar]

Yep, those look like the Gingery series. Myself, I am about to construct the lathe. What other projects did your grandfather do? It sounds like he was very active.