Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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My Jones+Shipman 540P surface grinder has been sitting on the pallet it delivered on. Time it stood on its own three feet.
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00:00 - Intro
00:49 - Why is it still on that pallet?
01:53 - Mail time
02:44 - Coolant tank
03:07 - Steel for the riser blocks.
03:29 - Riser block design
03:55 - Sawing the stock to length
04:43 - Zinc removal
05:23 - Milling the stock square.
05:52 - Milling bevels for welding
06:56 - Arc welding the riser blocks.
09:45 - Mill fail
10:54 - Facing off the welds.
11:36 - Surface grinding the riser blocks.
12:07 - #lappemountainliving
12:53 - Drilling the riser blocks
15:17 - Getting a heavy machine off a pallet
17:31 - Longer studs
17:56 - Installing the riser blocks.
19:24 - Leveling the surface grinder
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Music:
Roger Rivas - Heading West
Dan Ayalon - Stop the War - Alternative - Instrumental version
Roger Rivas - Lazy Lover