New membet saying Hello

**jcon** · Oct 27, 2015, 02:46 PM

Hello All:

I am Jim Connell, retired Tool Maker/ Mold Maker.
I an a native of De Land FL, Daytona is about 20 miles east of us.
I have loved making things all my life. I have a pretty complete metal and wood working shop. I do mostly metal work. I have a Bridgeport, 9" South Bend lathe, Springfield Shaper and a Bourr-Schultz surface grinder.
Thanks foe having me.
Jim

**kbalch** · Oct 28, 2015, 07:40 AM

Hi Jim,

Welcome!

Sounds as though you've got the perfect shop setup. What are you working on currently?

Ken

**DIYer** · Oct 28, 2015, 07:24 PM

Hello Jim, looks like you've got a shop any of us here would be happy to be in. Welcome to the forums!

**jcon** · Oct 29, 2015, 08:52 AM

Hi Guys:
Thanks for the welcome. My current project is a stand for a drill sharper. I did break off from that to make a quick and dirty fixture to grind the welds on band saw blades on the surface grinder, because a friend wants me to shorten some blades. My spelling is terrible and my typing is not much better, so it takes me a while for me to post. At my age about an hour at a time in the shop, maybe twice a day makes projects go pretty slow.

Thanks Again
Jim