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Tekamah72GMC · 12-07-2016, 12:14 AM

I spent a lot of time when I was in high school using a Bridge Port Mill. Made a lot of cool stuff out of chunks of Aluminum/Brass that we had cast with our forge in school as well as some really awesome wood boxes. This was in the late 90's. Sad that most kids in high school will never know the joy(pain in the rear) controlling three dimensions by hand. Computers do it now and will even rotate the piece for you.

People only see the finished job not the work that we have put in to build and recreate these "projects" we have.

Similar to you I own a 1905 Farm House. The only original plaster that is left is a 3 foot by 3 foot chunk that I just couldn't bring my self to tear down. It is covered by Quarter Sawn White Oak so I left it. Otherwise the entire house has been massaged and updated. No one understood the process and the total Love(hate) i have with the house now.

Thank you for sharing all you do with the community!

Sorry I am posting about a few pages ago about 106 to 108 maybe...

12-07-2016, 12:14 AM	#2750
Tekamah72GMC Registered User Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Tekamah, NE Posts: 42	Re: PO has me PO'd I spent a lot of time when I was in high school using a Bridge Port Mill. Made a lot of cool stuff out of chunks of Aluminum/Brass that we had cast with our forge in school as well as some really awesome wood boxes. This was in the late 90's. Sad that most kids in high school will never know the joy(pain in the rear) controlling three dimensions by hand. Computers do it now and will even rotate the piece for you. People only see the finished job not the work that we have put in to build and recreate these "projects" we have. Similar to you I own a 1905 Farm House. The only original plaster that is left is a 3 foot by 3 foot chunk that I just couldn't bring my self to tear down. It is covered by Quarter Sawn White Oak so I left it. Otherwise the entire house has been massaged and updated. No one understood the process and the total Love(hate) i have with the house now. Thank you for sharing all you do with the community! Sorry I am posting about a few pages ago about 106 to 108 maybe... __________________ 1972 GMC Jimmy - The wife HATES it! 1973 Chevy Camaro - The wife HATES IT MORE! 1994 Chevy Suburban - Never getting rid of it. 2005 GMC Yukon Denali - That's the wife's. 2012 Chevy Silverado 1500 Z71. 2005 Chevy Tahoe (May use this for a 5.3 Swap)