Boot Press Modification

[Philpug]

Every home boot lab needs a boot press if you want to do any serious punches but they can be expensive, well over $1K (including adaptors). I was fortunate enough to come across an older press but it did not have the adjustability to access certain parts of the boot like the toe box due to the 8" bar and not having the two positions for the lower bar. @Tricia's father, a machine worker, to the rescue.

While it is not as clean as this...

We are very happy with the results and it will do the job.

 

[Philpug]

While we were at it, we ("we" as in @Tricia's father) fabricated a toe lug protector.

 

[Jilly]

Why we need more trades people!! My 2 welders are constantly making, fixing something in the shop that may not be related to what we do. But we have the tools.

Way to go Dad!!

 

[Noodler]

Wow, that was some major surgery. Well done. Have you taken it out on its maiden voyage yet?

 

[LiquidFeet]

So much fun to see those pictures. I'm glad you included the last picture; before that it wasn't clear how the boot and the machine fit together.

 

[Philpug]

Wow, that was some major surgery. Well done. Have you taken it out on its maiden voyage yet?

No, we are still in Michigan, when we get how, we will put it through it's paces but I have no concerns that it will function as designed.

 

[cantunamunch]

Handheld bandsaw for the nosejob win!

 

[Philpug]

Handheld bandsaw for the nosejob win!

It was the big floor table one that he designed and built himself was really the wining tool here. I will get a picture of the whole thing later on.

 

[Dwight]

What color are you going to paint it, Navy or Red?

 

[Dakine]

Old school, stick welding with no gloves or sleeves!
But there is a fire extinguisher nearby which is smart.
Nice project.

 

[Tricia]

My dad's name is Jack,(Jack of all trades) and at the age of 76, he's a retired excavator, machinist, and metal fabricator.
One of the things he was eager to show me is his lathe that he picked up in a "barter" deal so that he can bore the hole in his cannon barrels.

*This workshop is not OSHA compliant

 

[KingGrump]

*This workshop is not OSHA compliant

Those are the funnest.

 

[Jilly]

I know guys that would be so happy in that shop. A place for everything and everything in it's place. Personal space does not have to be complaint!!

 

[cantunamunch]

. Personal space does not have to be complaint!!

I see what you punned there.

 

[James]

Sweet!
Little sand blast, little paint, looks factory.

 

[Tricia]

Old school, stick welding with no gloves or sleeves!
But there is a fire extinguisher nearby which is smart.
Nice project.

You probably won't be surprised to know that I rarely remember my dad wearing welding gloves growing up.
I do, however, remember having my own welding helmet so that I could putter in the shop with him without hurting my eyes.

I should take pictures of some of the other treasures in this shop, like the old Farm-all tractor, and too many other things to mention.

 

[Roundturns]

Great stuff. Having zero mechanical aptitude I am blown away seeing what people can do with tools , and adapting to the the needs of the process.
I can't connect the dots and visualize and see it. I make myself feel better by thinking it's just that I am not mechanically inclined.

But I really think those that can are really a lot smarter than me!

 

[KingGrump]

But I really think those that can are really a lot smarter than me!

Some are. Some aren't. And some been at it way longer than you have. But then, some never get it regardless how long they go at it.

 

[Dakine]

You probably won't be surprised to know that I rarely remember my dad wearing welding gloves growing up.
I do, however, remember having my own welding helmet so that I could putter in the shop with him without hurting my eyes.

I should take pictures of some of the other treasures in this shop, like the old Farm-all tractor, and too many other things to mention.

Looks familiar....

 

[DanoT]

I thought that the portable band saw in the first pic was