Come see the new home at: http://owwm.org "Hey, I was a member here... how do I log in over there??" Due to technical difficulties with the mail server, the...
Just to give the concerned an update, there's no need to panic... the new forum is still on the way. We ran into some last-minute Yahoo! problems that will...
The Old Woodworking Machines Group has left the building (Ok, just the Yahoo! Groups building). We've moved on to greener pastures and larger barns. Please...
It is time... Tomorrow (July 4th) at 3:00pm central time, the Old Woodworking Machines group on Yahoo! will be locked down, and we will be moving to our new...
So long Yahoo, it's been good to know you. You have done your part in this great endeavor that is OWWM. It has come to the point that you have outlived your...
Six years and five days ago, our ma's brought forth upon the internet the owwm, conceived in brotherhood, and dedicated to the proposition that not all iron...
I am always amazed at how well electrolysis cleans cast iron. Especially machined table surfaces. Ol' Missy Porter, as received, was in a pretty sad state. A...
Okay, Oliver owners. I've measured up a handful of the thumb nuts that are part of the extension bar clamps on the type 1 miter and quadrant gauges, and have...
A few days ago there was discussion about blackening steel parts. I was in the process of redoing my PM141. What I did with good results was to bead blast the...
The part is gone - Joe Blenzi claimed it first. Thanks for playing along. Joe, The Twisted Knot Woodshop, "There's never been a classier joint" Visit The...
Tony tells me he's close to having all the light bulbs screwed in on the new forum. He'll be around sometime between then and now with some tips and a brief...
I know this doesn't have all that much about Old Woodworking Machines, but in a way it does. First of all, the shop taken out by a tree, which in itself is a...
I don't have the breakdown schematic in front of me but this is the part that sits against the cabinet right behind the tilt handwheel. It is LTA-460 There is...
Hi. Does anyone know how to disassemble a Parks 97 planer. Needs to be rebuilt. So far I took the bottom apart. I can't see how the gear box comes off....
I have a unisaw restoration project ahead of me, and need to replace the 3 phase motor on it. First, the origional motor is a 2HP model and I am not sure what...
I recently purchased a 1977 Unisaw at an auction. It's an ex-school shop machine, and is in pretty good shape, except for the arbor beraings.After I got the...
Who on the list is it that casts parts? I inadvertently broke one of the trunnions on the Duro scrollsaw in transport and need one made. Unless someone has an...
just finished rebuilding a 14" walker turner amd there is no tension gauge that i can see, going by sound only. wouldn't mind purchasing a gauge if they aren't...
Anybody got a good source for a replacment speed handle for a cast iron handwheel? The handwheel on my Oliver 399 is a real knucklebuster without one....
I've gotta line on a 6" Powermatic jointer in St Louis--supposedly good condition, original owner. It's a green era machine, not yellow, but I don't know if...
We had a strong storm come right thru our area this evening. I had been up north at my buddy's house helping him finish up the final touches on an engine...
Thanks to Bob and Phil for their experiences. I have no intention of converting the machine to belt drive, and I earnestly hope not to have to disassemble it...
Greetings, I purchased a Darra James table saw. It is a closed base saw with the motor mounted on the rear. The table surface measures 32" deep by 42" wide and...
There was a little discussion recently regarding riving knives for a table saw (Unisaw disappearing splitter). I would like to make a set of riving knives for...
I answered an ad earlier today in the local paper. The ad just states "Powermatic table saw -shop type -old, but works well" or something similar to those...
I recently aquired a 24" planer that has a grinding attchent with it. It is complete with the bar, the lead screw and the grinder. what is the procedure for...
Looking at a couple of miter gages. One is marked with Canadian patents and not sure if it has US Pat. numbers. The other is marked with some patent numbers...
Just got back from a 72 hour drive from Arkansas to Eugene, OR to take T.J. Forrester's Oliver 116D off his hands. Got to see his Y42 in person (as impressive...
