Benchmaster Rebuild - Page 10

With painting complete, assembly of the mill got underway. The parts were moved back out to the shop to get started. First, the base was bolted back onto the column. The uncoated bolt heads were then shot with some smoke gray spray paint before the base was bolted down onto the stand. The knee was reassembled with the miter gears and lead screw and fit back onto the mill. Then, the saddle and table were added along with all the cranks. The overarm still needs to be derusted, and I have only started to mock up the new belt drive system, which will use a motor and some parts robbed from a cheapo drill press to replace the homebrew motor/countershaft setup which looked pretty crude when I first got the mill.