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I checked it after cleaning it and it was ok for just sitting
on the bench, but it really didn't get that hot.
It was mounted to an old oil soaked wooden bench, so it got
paint damage and the motor fried.
The bench actually survived the fire, charred but still
standing.
The fire was the work of an arsonist who lit it with gasoline
that eventually got the wood roof burning to the point of
collapse, so all of the heat remained on top until it fell.
The rust was from when they extinguished the fire.
I haven't mounted it yet because my new shop area is still in
the works, but I'm confident that it will be fine when I do.
They is heavy to move in one piece so it is just sitting
disassembled on her new bench until moving day.
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I got it out of the rubble a day after it was burned, took
it home and slathered it with oil before the disassembly and
cleaning began.
A new DRO is waiting in the wings for her and I found the
original milling attachment for her in the rubble.
It is pristine looking now too.
All of the smaller items were glass beaded then oiled,
bagged and painted if needed.
There is a new felt kit for it and all that is really left
to gather is a new three phase motor and a VFD.
For now, my shop is inside of my home, with four lathes in
the lineup.
The Grizzly is sitting on my diningroom table.
It got placed back there after my '57 Atlas 618 was
refinished.
The Atlas is on the original cast legs with the original
wood, has a brand new 4 jaw in it and I got the Dumore toolpost
grinder, a Hardinge tool post and mica undercutter for it.
Because it is so pretty, it sleeps under a blanket in the
livingroom.
I will share some images of that soon.
We estimate that it only has about 20 total time hours on it
due to the lack of any signs of wear on the bedways.
My plans for it are to sell it to someone who only wants an
heirloom to tinker with because I already know that it is too
small for my needs and using it will only screw it up.
And instead of machinery gray as original, it got a very nice
coat of Rustoleum Sail Blue.
I went with the blue because the original gray only yellows
after it gets oil on it, and if you aren't over oiling it, you
aren't treating it right in my honest opinion.
The belt cover wasn't up to snuff after it's refinish, so it
got stripped bare again and polished before the next coat of
paint.
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The quick change gearbox housing on my Logan was stripped
bare then polished too, but is oiled wears no paint.
I do most of my machines in black these days because I like
them that way and they never yellow.
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The horizontal saw resides in my polebarn along with a metal
cutting vertical.
I only have three drill presses here in my home and a
Cincinnati Toolmaster I left at my Dad's shop to complete my
package.
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