Recent content by baumgrenze

I have a # 315.17280 Sears Scroll-Saw that is now designated as 'Vintage.' Does anyone know what years it was being sold? The online user manuals describe it as lifetime lubricated. As someone who is long past his 86th birthday, lifetime has a different meaning to me than perhaps the manual...

Thank you Old Radar! I will look at the link soon, I hope. Lotsa' alligators in my pond at the moment. baumgrenze

Are these 2 drills made by Millers Falls? I do not see any maker's marks on them. Are they more recent? To my eyes the closed red face looks more 'modern' than the spoked eggbeaters. I've not seen any online images of the single speed drill with 2 pinion gears. Does the pinion closest to the...

Re: Quill Spring 'Repair' - Tiger Tools 16" Drill Press - Sad News Thanks for all the input. I am back at start here. My repair broke after about 10 uses right across the diameter of the 1/4" hole I drilled to attach the moving end of the spring. Clearly temper here is critical. Perhaps...

Thank you, MShaw I did not heat enough of the spring the first time and another 1.5" broke off when I tried to bend it. The second time I used some flame resistant ceramic wool batting for heat retention. I gripped the spring in a large ViseGrip wrench at about 3" from the end. With ceramic...

Here is one more perspective. In 1970, I came to Palo Alto to work for the new startup company, Zoecon, spun out of Syntex, to explore new ways to control insects. To help pay the bills the businessmen acquired Thuron in Dallas, the company that made the first pet flea and tick collars. There...

Re: Quill Spring 'Repair' - Tiger Tools 16" Drill Press - More Wisdom? This evening I had a few minutes and I grabbed the broken end of the spring in a small ViseGrip wrench and freed it from the well. I've attached a photo. The pin at 6:00 that holds it in the well is tight. I could drive it...

Thank you both for your observations. I just tried again. The "imgur.com/a/XqJgf" link is to a folder. If you scroll down there should be more images revealed. I'm inclined to try to 'restore-to-service' the existing spring. At 77 it is not likely need to be called upon to serve me all that...

My Tiger 16 drill press is blue. It does not have the smaller Hollywood Tools decal. In the 1970's my late neighbor. Mac, inherited it from his uncle, Bill (Wm Ordway,) who lived in southern California. Mac 'stored' it in my shop because he knew I would use it more than he would and he knew...

Re: Today's haul...Here's another Tiger Here's another Tiger 16 drill press, this time in blue. Mine does not have the smaller Hollywood Tools decal. My late neighbor. Mac, inherited it from his uncle, Bill (Wm Ordway,) who lived in southern California. Here's an image link...

Does anyone have more information on this 3" clamp-on hobby vise? I made a composite of 4 images to show it from several vantage points. http://imgur.com/a/CqF9X The only attribution is "Made in USA." I believe it may have belonged to a late neighbor's uncle (1893 - 1979.) I ask mostly...