It's possible that the motor is not original. It could be a 3450rpm motor, not a 1725rpm, as originally called for. Thus, in order to reduce the speed the...
Noah: FYI.... Turns out that the seller of the DP column I lost out on had two and the high bidder actually wanted a shorter column. So the high bidder paid...
Dave, Thanks! You have been a wealth of information. I will let you know how it turns out. Glad you were able to get he column you wanted. :) May still want...
Sal, I looked at the parts list for the 6 x 48 sander and it calls for a 1725 motor with 5" motor pulley and a 4" diameter machine pulley. Alternately it calls...
Your help would be appreciated in connection with a Blount lathe with a headstock and tailstock taper smaller than a 3MT and larger than a 2MT. Is there a...
-After exhaustive reseaches with Major Hoople , down at the Owls Club - I'd say you recommendation aint half bad. A little viscous maybe. From your description...
... \stay vigilante... I don't know diddly about Blount lathes, but maybe the taper is one of the older series that isn't used any more. Try one of these...
Herberts made some tools for Sears in the early-mid 1930's. I used to have a Wood Wizard table saw and I still have a Craftsman bandsaw made by Herberts. I've...
Out of curiosity I came home from a recent auction with a late '60s or early '70s vintage Rockwell electric chainsaw, bought for next to nothing. It's a...
Recently added to the upcoming auction, there is a lot of two jointers in Barstow, CA. The biggie is a Boice Crane long bed, 8" I think. It's listed as Model...
Hello All, I'm strongly considering selling my Sears Craftsman 6" jointer. I think it is about 15 years old, and in very good condition (I'm the second owner....
Dave, Thanks for the info. Since I don't have a spanner wrench, I used a BFC to loosen the knurled ring. It's threaded normally (i.e. not reverse threaded)....
... johnny0: thanks for the info; i feel better. the initial suggestion came from slow-dave at the local machinery dealer. in lieu of ponderous amounts of...
Well, I don't know what to say. I just don't have the time to do the restoration I wanted to on this old jointer and I need the space. How old? 1905, is what...
phil, as full as my dance card is i'd probably be over there in a minute if you weren't on the wrong coast. nice jointer. babbitt heaven. why is it that you...
My shop is so full right now, I can't even make stuff! That's the problem. Thanks for the kind words about my site, and yes, Johnny O is all over this. I...
I bought a old Drill Press a few weeks ago that tured out to be a Walker Turner. I do not know what modle it is because the tag is missing. I am guessing it is...
I had an old Sheldon woodturning lathe with an odd taper, took the spindle to a machinist friend who identified it as a Jarno, sorry don't remember the size. ...
... I should have added before that I have some sources for those less used tapers if someone needs a plain center. Don't know if I could help much with a spur...
I put a couple of pictures of an old lathe in the Photo section a few days ago. I have not had any response or help in identifying this ole thing. Any info...
Hello: I am new to woodworking and by chance have aquired some Craftsman tools in good condition from the 1940's all original right down to the motors! I real...
... I have a 1909 Blount catalog, and some day Real Soon Now I will scan it and post it to http://www.oldwwmachines.com/ But if you already read the Blount...
Keith B. mentioned in an aside that Sears has re-introduced the Companion line. Here's a quote from the Manufacturers Index: Interestingly, in 1998 Sears...
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