Wood Shop

June 14, 2008

Many different hands make short work

The passenger department was on hand making new access step boxes.  Here Fred Ash is priming the new boxes made by Wayne Baksic.

Nice trailer load

We have a new saw in the woodshop!  Here it is being delivered.

circa 1918

And here is a closeup of the side of the saw showing it to be an American Woodworking Number 10 Model 3.  Age is circa 1918, and it can plow through timbers using up to a 20 inch blade.  Want to help clean this one up and get it painted?

80 year old molding

And finally, a Kirk Warner image of me staining the last piece of curtain box molding for the Sand Springs 68.

Apprentice Machinists at Work

John Nelligan and John Faulhaber are at the drill press sinking holes into steel to be used in constructing a machine base for the Fay molder - a new to the woodshop machine we hope to have running later this year.

Much Needed new Floor

George Clark is in the Lake Shore Electric 810 freight trailer adding a new wood floor to the center section of this car.

Outdoor Car Shop

Henry Vincent is fitting new doors, made in the woodshop, for electric car Illinois Terminal 101.

June 7, 2008

How do you hold these parts?

John Faulhaber is putting the finishing touches on a wood jig to hold pieces together in alignment for welding. These pieces were fabricated this week as part of the work to expand our woodshop capabilities by restoring a circa 1883 molding machine, back to operation. These brackets will mount and hold a necessary countershaft.

New Machine and countershaft base

The above referenced machine will be mounted with motor and countershaft on a unitized base. Victor Humphreys is centerpunching holes following a cardboard template of the machine base.

SPC guys- euww!

The passenger department guys were back in the shop, hiding from the rain and enjoying the air conditioning. Wayne Baksic and Mike Baksic were making 5 new step boxes for improving the safety of visitor access to some of our cars.