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Title: A night at the museum
Post by: lab-dad on April 12, 2026, 06:07:40 PM
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Title: Re: A night at the museum
Post by: lab-dad on April 12, 2026, 06:08:03 PM
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Post by: lab-dad on April 12, 2026, 06:08:39 PM
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Post by: lab-dad on April 12, 2026, 06:09:41 PM
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MJinTN
Title: Re: A night at the museum
Post by: finescalerr on April 12, 2026, 08:39:20 PM
Most satisfactory and apparently not iPhone shots. -- Russ
Title: Re: A night at the museum
Post by: Barney on April 13, 2026, 04:11:08 AM
Absolutely exquisite of excellence - Only on this Forum is workmanship like this to be found !
Why I ask ?
 Barney
Title: Re: A night at the museum
Post by: Bill Gill on April 13, 2026, 05:36:47 AM
Excellent all around.
Title: Re: A night at the museum
Post by: Barney on April 13, 2026, 10:58:27 AM
How was the lamp effect "like a star" done was it a filter on the camera or some magical Computerised thing
it definitely adds to the atmosphere !
Barney
Title: Re: A night at the museum
Post by: Hydrostat on April 13, 2026, 11:56:48 AM
Love the atmosphere! All the machines are looking great, but the little hacksaw is an eye catcher.
By the way. Who's cleaning that floor? I'd like to hire him/her/it in a politically correct manner!
The big lath tailstock seems to tend to bend the truth, a wide spread bad habit currently.
Title: Re: A night at the museum
Post by: lab-dad on April 13, 2026, 03:08:17 PM
Thank you gentlemen (except Unc the scallawag) for the kind words.
I finished the first machine February 25th 2012.
This has been a dream fora long time.
Unc, pictures were shot with a iPhone 12.
No filters or software.
Barney the star like was just a dirty lens. Probably sawdust!

I'm glad y'all like the shop.

Marty
Title: Re: A night at the museum
Post by: EZnKY on April 13, 2026, 03:49:22 PM
Everything looks fantastic!  I especially appreciate the concrete pad under the horizontal mill - this is an often overlooked detail under the larger machines. 

I agree that the floor is too clean. I've got cutting oil stains and the occasional swarf on the floor under my lathe, and it's only a jeweler's lathe!!

But really nice work!
Title: Re: A night at the museum
Post by: finescalerr on April 13, 2026, 08:43:28 PM
I shall go stand in the corner. My current iPhone won't take photos like that without 3rd party software. -- Russ
Title: Re: A night at the museum
Post by: Stuart on April 16, 2026, 01:14:19 PM
Wonderful. Like drinking in a breath of fresh air to see such exquisite workmanship and attention to detail.  Gotta love it!

Stuart
Title: Re: A night at the museum
Post by: lab-dad on April 16, 2026, 03:19:25 PM
Thanks Stewart!
That's pretty high praise.
I owe it all to my mentors, many on here past and present.
MJinTN