Recent content by 1956ford

Thank you all. Outstanding information. I will follow up your suggestions and links. El Wifo and I are looking at homes in Arkansas soon and some have shops, so hoping one works out.

I recently bought a Delta Homecraft bench top drill press. I believe it is 1957 vintage, operates perfectly, well maintained. HEAVY! For ordinary home / garage use, is a drill press vise recommended? If so, what are reasonably priced and decent brands. Is a one dimensional vise sufficient...

drivesitfar, thanks for the reply. The turntable allows you to rotate the work 90 deg. The tube clamping jaws are as the name implies. With the 2 of these I can work on items like bicycles, tubing, light pipe bits. I am a car nut as long as I can remember. I like nearly all of them from...

I am new to GJ, so I'm not clear on the definition of "vintage". I just received a Profi-King, Swiss-made Zyliss vise, originally sold in 1986. Vintage? I have all the basics (even the original box). But I'd like to buy some accessories: - turntable - tube clamping jaws - carry/storage case...

Been lurking for a bit. Finally signed up when I found a Herbrand ratchet at a garage sale here and wondered its origins. I'm from S. Louisiana via Tulsa, Oklahoma and hopefully headed to NW Arkansas. Keen to exit the energy industry and try something else. Would like to teach younger folks...