Model 125 Goodell Pratt Metal Working Lathe. Probably 1920s vintage.
Great shape, shown here in as found condition. Will be cleaning soon and hooking up a motor. Will get some vids going when it is in action.
Happy 4th
Fired up the Columbia Newsboy Special for me and the LaFrance Twinflex for my wife to ride in the Lincoln Parade!
Iron Rake – Gardner’s Tool Organizer
Got rid of our bucket of chaotic garden tools and replaced it with this stylish iron rake head. Might put it on instructables.com soon.
Sticky Rice – Baltimore!
Another steel cut logo for the new Sticky Rice in Baltimore.
Soap Box Derby – circa 1960s
I have had this piece for a while but finally got around to taking some pics of it. It is a great early soapbox derby racer. Shows some age but is a great looking peace. Almost folk art in look. “Rival Unchained” !!! Great name.
Still has last race banner attached. Class A race!
Cockpit is pretty cool too. Has a 60s auto type upholstery look. Very cool steering wheel as well.
Ode to David Smith – Spays over Tools
I was intrigued by David Smith when he did similar spays over found objects. These are simple studies of black spray paint on paper towels. I used a variety of wrenches and plan to add more found objects to the process.
I will get in touch with some of my paint friends and get a better paper source. These images are 11″ x 5.5″
Hossfeld No1 Bender – Great Metal Bending Tool
This is a Hossfeld No1 Bender. I already have it’s bigger brother the No2 but I found this one at auction and could not pass it by. I may try to see if I can use it for bending bicycle frame tubing and bicycle forks. It being smaller than the No2 I think it might be easier/cheaper to make dies for it.
Close up – all necessary parts are with it including the bending yoke and eyelet bender for the top. See http://www.hossfeldbender.com/ for details.
Sculpture Supply – Latest Drop Off
Here are a few items recently dropped off by a friend of mine. Love the tapered cylinder! It is actually a log splitter if you can believe that. Will make a nice piece of sculpture I am sure. More shovel heads too!
Slow Frame Building Progress
Not a lot going on in the frame building front. Working on getting an alignment table figured out before I can go much further. Will probably not get the frame complete by the time I go to the Handmade Bicycle Show in Feb.
Gotta Love Liberty Tool Company
Got another chance to visit the Liberty Tool Company as I vacation up in Maine. The Liberty Tool Company offers a never ending supply of used tools, tooling and agricultural items.
