Author Topic: Looking for Puget Sound, WA, rebuilder.....  (Read 1390 times)

Offline 10KPete

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Looking for Puget Sound, WA, rebuilder.....
« on: October 13, 2015, 01:02:06 AM »
I've asked around here (Port Townsend area) but haven't found any leads on a guy/shop who
does machine tool rebuilding work. Specifically I'm looking for someone with a good size mill
who can dust off and straighten/square up the ways on my Benchmaster mill. It's not very big
but it's probably more that a standard Bridgeport should do to get it right.

Anyone know about someone??

Thanks,
Pete
Craftsman, Tinkerer, Curious Person.
Retired, finally!
SB 10K lathe, Benchmaster mill. And stuff.

Offline oehrick

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Re: Looking for Puget Sound, WA, rebuilder.....
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2015, 01:54:55 AM »
Don't know if its any help but I used to be in contact with a chap called Stewart Marshall who was a foundryman & machinist specialising in steamboat work around the Lopez Island area (IIRC) he'd know the skills needed but might even be retired now (he features in one of Guy Lautard's Bedside Readers)

HTH - if not there are plenty of good books on scraping & fitting by 'Machinery' and others in the Internet Archive  :killcomputer:

Richard
Cheers, Rick in Bogside-on-Bure - Where Stationary Steam is still alive !

Offline 10KPete

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Re: Looking for Puget Sound, WA, rebuilder.....
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2015, 02:33:10 AM »
Thanks Richard, I believe I've heard of Marshall somewhere.....
I'll check into that.

Pete
Craftsman, Tinkerer, Curious Person.
Retired, finally!
SB 10K lathe, Benchmaster mill. And stuff.

 

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