just a touch more on my yearnings and searchings. while i would like to be able to do c.i. i don't think tig is for me; sounds a little delicate for my lack...
... I did get the Bird book from the library... It does mention the older 'chines with babbitt bearings and tells me to watch out for 'em cause of the babbitts...
FWIW, I have been running a 0.032" x 1" Lennox band in my 14" bandsaw for the last many months without a problem. It is the first band of that thickness I have...
Called Eagle Machinery (formerly Oliver) today...... regarding replacement gibs and knives for an 18" Oliver. I was sitting down, but perhaps I should have...
Ouch. $900 would buy you over 20 hours in a machine shop around here... ... From: dpotts77 [mailto:dpotts77@...] Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 9:31 AM ...
well, perhaps a machine shop can make them a little cheaper...? ghp ... From: "dpotts77" <dpotts77@...> To: <oldwwmachines@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
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gary@...
May 1, 2002 2:41 pm
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hi some of you Craftsman and Yates folks may be interested in these local california ads. Mike Ca BOYCE crane indust scroll saw, w 26" reach, $200 714...
this reminds me of someone I called about the return spring assembly for the 20" WT Drill Press (which I'm still looking for, btw). They were going to charge...
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gary@...
May 1, 2002 2:44 pm
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Gary, There is a fellow in the Chicago area that is parting out a couple of W-T 20" on ePay right now. Might want to ping him on the back channel and see if...
... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Keith did you by chance save this one it is now dead on ebay As you may have noticed I bought Phil Anderrson's Supior 8"...
Went to a local machine tool dealer (used stuff only) that had advertised an 8" Rockwell Jointer in the paper. I walked in , asked and he said "it left ...
Tony... My handy-dandy pocket guide to Delta serial nbrs puts it in 1965 which I think is a good era for these machines. Frankly, if the machine is in ...
According to the Keeter *Delta Decoder Ring*, (http://www.oldwwmachines.com/delta/VintageProject/Part1.asp)it's a 1965, born in the Tupelo plant. Dean...
PE Jon wrote: <Snip> ... Hmm, I made a sojourn to one of my less frequented old iron haunts at lunch today. Found a vintage PM66 (Houdaille) *nestled* in the...
Me too, me too! If you run across another one, drop a line! Thanks! ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your...
Let me clarify - I did not buy the PM 66. I only mention it for consumption by the *general populus* of the OWWM. Hey, I already have 2 Unisaws, and a W-T...
Hi all, A quick note, W & M Mortiser arrived in...well great shape. It needs a paint job and some cleaning up but it all seems to be there except for one of...
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gary@...
May 1, 2002 7:37 pm
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Thanks! I'm still trying to build up a network of contacts for 'old arn' so all assistance appreciated! ... have 2 ... Railroad*....
WOW...$900., That means it costs them $90.00 to make. I think it is called usury. never wonder anymore why the Taiwan machines have made such inroads. sorry...
Thought I'd give us southerns a heads up. There will be an auction wednesday the 15th of May in Rome GA. It's O'neills Manufacturing. They are going out of...
I finally got the grizzly spindles down to my favorite machinists. This guy is in his late 70’s inherit the business from his father and his father from his....
... Here is an investigation path for new heads which can be relatively reasonable. I've just started the hunt myself. Thank Jeff T for this if something good...
I called grizzly today to get a price on their 16” jointer guard. The girl couldn’t pull-up the part number that I gave her. She transferred me over to the...