Paul and Bob worked in the shop on a truly beautiful day. First, they finished up the installation of the VFD (variable frequency controller) for the new hydraulic press. They added a proper 220v power switch and a remote from the drive press start/stop switch. Then, they added a window to the PVC enclosure so VFD status can be seen with it all buttoned up. The new press is officially ready for action.

Work on the cab has reached a new milestone. Bob and Paul cut material for the new cab front window outer frames to size with mitered ends. This will get TIG welded up at Bob's shop. This is officially the start of the window assemblies. Can’t wait to see how great it will look with the windows Bill made! Check out this post if you missed the cab window update.

Paul went through a five gallon bucket of donated pneumatic tools. After cleaning, oiling, changing out some quick connect fittings, he is excited to report that everything works! NESCo now owns a brand spanking new riveting gun with mandrels for both 3/8” and 5/8” round headed rivets. This hammer is quite a bit shorter than our old beastie. Rated for 3/4” rivets it should be easier to handle and can get into tighter work spaces.

The guys also had the pleasure of meeting Jeff Kitchen first thing in the morning. He contacted NESCo recently offering 3D laser/optic scanning services. He brought some pretty amazing tech along and performed some demonstrations for Leverett and Bob. Impressive stuff! Jeff was pretty excited about his first visit and seeing 470 up close. We came up with some ideas for scanning projects. There will be more about this in the near future. Stay tuned!!