Gary,it always impresses me at your resourcefulness. I enjoy your creating something from junkpile pieces. We are a rarity in this day and age.AL B.

Very well thought out and executed . Watching you work with your hands is hypnotic and calming . A nice retreat from the outside .

Gary, your scrap pile is much more useful than mine!

Over a lifetime ihave accumulated about 1000 kg of stuff which I always said would come in handy someday. It fills up my daydream box, and sits there slowly rusting away. I can’t help myself…..it is a genetic weakness. I have given instructions that it be buried alongside me when I finally fall off the perch!!! Stavros

Beautiful! The Missus wants one in her kitchen, sacrilege!

Always nice when you can find exactly what you need in the scrap pile. Good idea to make it this way. Something to remember.

Very nice, Gary! That's quite the elaborate support system 😃. That's the thing about engineering things from the plans and ideas from your head, they can be very flexible 😉. Cheers! Chris 👍😊👍

It's really satisfying when you find those perfect pieces in your scrap pile isn't it

Very elegant solution Gary. Makes it that much nicer when you can do it from the scrap bin. Always enjoy seeing you make nice useful things from old bits and bobs.

A really nice addition to the shop. You have a better scrap bin than I have metal supplier. LOL

Very interesting video Gary, keep'um coming.

Thank you Gary, interesting as always. Repurposing any item is always satisfying.

Always a treat to watch on of your videos, Thanks so Much !

Thanks for sharing Gary. Space in any workshop is nearly always at a premium, so we have to make the most of what we have. You certainly maximised your space with this project. Amazing scrap bins / piles you have access to. Keep up the videos, loved the details in this video :)

Getting low on silver solder? I don't believe it! All the best, Tom

I'm paying attention! Got a 600 pound tabletop lathe on an old repurposed restaurant back kitchen table. Despite a rock solid frame, that table needs help IF I'm ever going to get the lathe level with more than itself. No bed twist - but still looks like it's falling in super slo-mo. Thanks for sharing!

new subscriber here and just want to say I enjoy your videos and appreciate all the little the details you show. Dont mind long videos at all. just like to see start to finish and also the project at work whenever possible. break them down however you like I will watch them.

Nice . A great way to take care of it . 👍

Thanks for sharing 👍

Always an enjoyable experience watching your videos ! ! !

That was an amazing build! Very interesting, thanks.

Thanks again for the videos!

Nice work Gary

Nice Gary. Looks great.

Another great job and video!

Nice clean job.

Nice video, thanks

Love the unique modifications to cabinet and top in support of the stone. Very cool build! Enjoyed watching,and thanks for your time.

That paint can shaker has to be my favorite tool. 😂 Passing by Rio Vista next month on the way to LA. What's a good place for lunch in Rio Vista? Any place with a view of the Bridge? Thanks Gary always appreciate what you share.

Awesome Gary !

Those shelves made that project much more complex.

Thank you

Fantastic Gary buddy, great seeing you again buddy, hope all's well with you and yours, working more from home seems perfect too, I'm very happy for you 😀

That is a really nice surface plate. Great job mounting it on the bench. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.

I had something similar happen with glued pads under my surface plate. I ended up just using cushioned leveling feet from McMaster. Just mounted them upside down in the top of the cart I built. Adjustable and a ball and socket to take up any alignment issues.

Gday Gary, I really enjoy the longer videos, the scrap bin delivered well for this project, it amazing what you can find in piles that suit a certain job your doing, beautiful surface plate mate and thanks for sharing, cheers

You never know when those scrap pieces will come in handy. That would have taken a lot of material and work to bring to the scrap usable state. I try to save as much as I can from the scrap bin. I may have it for years with out a use, but have you ever noticed if you finally junk it, no longer than six weeks afterwards, you will find a use for it. Great job Gary, thanks very much for sharing. I am definitely going to put this concept in the To-Do-List when I get my surface plate. Thanks very much.

Fantastic video. Between the surface plate and lathe you are a master mover.

Due to lack of funds, I am forced to use a piece of kitchen cabinet bench top as my surface plate. It weighs about 7 kilograms and cost me about $2.50. I painted it to look like a piece of the finest Himalayan granite. Stavros

Gary, I don't think many people would think of reinforcing the cupboard like that. It's great when you can find old stock where the job is already half done. Neat job.

Enjoyed, very nice build…IMO, I think you will find the shelf overhang over the plate an issue as the plate real estate surface gets crowded quickly especially with tall standards

Great video Gary, thanks very much. I got to get rid of one of my two surface grinders for that very reason. Cheers from Vancouver Canada...!!!

Nice work Gary very nice color in that stone

Gary, I enjoyed the post, seems like floor space is the most important aspect of everything I do in the shop. Great repurposing of the cabinet and other parts. My plate is sitting on top of a steel cabinet. I was worried I was the only one.

I’ve used stacks of plywood shims many times to Linotype machines up and down. I even lowered one off of a trailer using them.

Nice stone. You are right that is an odd size. A friend of mine is holding my 24x36 stone for me. I just need to go pick it up and get it in the shop sometime.

Looks like You are using drill gig pipe. nice job Gary.

Gary, I too have one of those beater calipers. Been trying to destroy it for years, but it just won't quit -- glass cover over the dial is long gone and it's been hacked every which way imaginable. Got a brand-new B&S ready to use that still sits in it's case after 30 yrs ... but no need as long as I can clip-off any burrs on the beater or dress it with an Arkansas and still maintain it's accuracy. Out of silver solder after all that you got from Tom ??? And I confess to being a surface plate abuser. Can't say if I've ever located the original tri-points on any of them and I'm not about to lift them to look . Too late in the game, now . This time you cut into my bedtime with this "marathon" vid LOL ! 'Til next time ...... keep up the good work ! - Ken

Another great job done do you ever hear from Tom Lipton have'nt seen a video for months from him

That's great for you to have Gary. Nice way to set it up. I knew you would use loctite somewhere. Have you branched out on your own doing the valves? Take care.

Any idea what you will do for a cover? I have a smaller import granite plate that I'd like to keep in it's current OK-ish condition, but still be able to use the horizontal surface.

any earth quake safety?

It looks like your running out of space in your shop.

The old caliper argument if you have a tool which you use or modify for a non standard function and you recognise it as such what is the problem. Only an idiot buys a £5 paint can key to open a tin of paint when there is a £1 screwdriver on the next shelf or better still a knackered knife. pry bar or other tool sitting in your tool box.