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The amazing Pumpkin Boy...
The goatee is actually sweet potato.

Another great picture of a great boy (I'm rather proud of him).

He looks so innocent... just before he unties Grandpa's slippers!

Here's George keeping the Grandparents out of trouble.

While on vacation I found a GREAT deal on a used snowblower...

"Where are you going to put it?" Asked the wife, ever the voice of sanity.  I hadn't thought about that, I was just looking forward to driving it 450 miles home . Parking *would* be an issue.

Rotorex Tool & Cutter Grinder
The files are named: rotorex1.pdf through rotorex16.pdf
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Burke Number 4 in action. Here's an AVI of the mill running with the vertical head installed.Click Here

Side View of Burke.
The stand is shop built by a previous owner. The non-functional airconditioner is optional.

Front view of the Burke.

Vertical Head

The vertical head is not a Burke OEM. It was carved from a solid block of steel by skilled craftsman. The taper in the head seems to be a Jarno number 6. The tool holder that came with it is 1/2" which should work for most end mills of the appropriate size for this mill.

Pulleys and Belts on the rear.

As the original source of power was an overhead belt, the mill was converted over to electric. 115V, 1725RPM Baldor farm duty is what's powering it now. The table feed was in pieces when I bought it. Luckily, all the pieces were there. One repair I did was to silver braze the end casting of the power feed, which had cracked. That's why the paint is slightly lighter than the rest of the machine.

Table. No vise, as it came without one. It was set up as a slotting operation with a big chunk of aluminum to hold the specific part. I used either a drill press vise, or the bridgeport vise if I needed precision.

Shape-Rite Model B Manual

Tailstock views of the Altas (Green) and Craftsman (Blue).