Frankenmill: Bridgeport J head onto Victoria U2

[Pete O]

A tiny bit more progress over the past couple of days, small steps but I am beginning to see an end to the task. Not so much that the end is close, more that it is beginning to look like a future reality rather than a pipe dream.
The top plate has been surfaced on both sides in the shaper and dowels have been installed to locate it where it will be held in place by four 5/8 unf capscrews.

   
   

The front plate has been rough cut, had to take it to a mate's place as I no longer have an oxy set. 1 1/4" thick unknownium plate, this is the same stuff that I used for my shaper table extension, had to anneal it for that job so I'm hoping I have not hardened this by the cutting process, will find out when I start to machine the edges.