Morning coffee

[mustang6984]

Yes...Roy and Buck Owens were sort of the centerpieces for that show.

[fdlrc]

Music is awesome, but how about this talent!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24796741@N05/sets/72157604247242338/show/with/2346008881/

[hiball3985]

What awesome modeling 

[RICH MUISE]

Wow. I had seen some of his work before, but not near as much as what Les just posted. Sooooooooooo impressive. I have no idea how he gets so much done and with so much detail. So many questions I'd have for him, particularly about the model cars. How does he get the detail, like chrome, looking so real. All the plastic model kits I've ever seen look like plated plastic on the chrome.....not his! Detail on the interior in that 64 Impala convert. is just unbelievable.  Makes me wonder if he's somehow photoshopping.

[djfordmanjack]

that is just amazing and such fantastic work, both models and photograpy !!!

[rmk57]

  The only giveaway are the perfect roads. The roads around our town are filled with cracks, utility cuts, potholes. It takes a lot of patience to do beautiful work like that.

[CobraJoe]

WOW! I'm lost for words....truly impressive work

[FiveSevenLiter]

Here some more ink on Paul.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/obituaries/michael-paul-smith-dead.html

[fdlrc]

This article also has a nine minute video.

[RICH MUISE]

It's a shame he has passed. My comments on his model cars were answered, sorta....Franklin Mint and Danbury Mint. I wasn't even thinking along those lines.

[rmk57]

  Picked up this little gem a few months back. It's British (Myford ML7) made and were mostly sold to the colonies, Canada, Australia, South Africa, India and so on. Very well made and quite accurate.
It's really a hobbyist lathe, good for smaller projects. So far Iv'e made aluminum bushings for my leaf springs and a couple spacers for engine brackets.

 

[hiball3985]

Thats a nice little machine. I like the oil cups for the head bushings. If it does thread cutting I would imagine it would be metric?

[RICH MUISE]

That looks to be a very well built unit. It's just got that mid 1900's quality written all over it. Obviously well cared for too! Any idea what year it was built? Did you get much tooling along with it, like a 4 jaw chuck?

[rmk57]

  Metric thread cutting was available but being imported to Canada it's standard. The oil cups are glass and I don't know how they've lasted this long without getting broken. The oil flow is adjustable from a thumb screw and takes some getting used to as it can empty out the cup in 10 minutes.

According to the Myford website the serial # dates it to 1969. Unfortunately I didn't get much tooling with it. I spoke with a retired high school shop teacher and he says that all the schools had them and were fairly common. Chucks, steady rests, milling attachments and so come on craigslist now and again.

I had an Atlas I sold a few years back but it was taking too much room in my 2 car garage. This one is just about right for my shop.

[Tom S]

maybe there are some Rhythm'n'Blues Fans here ?

Yup.
Here's a rare blues tune that might even fit in with the Christmas season or just the general November - December holiday season.
It is short, sweet & very tasty.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/08LzhobYj-8