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The brochure says the saw was supplied with a 2hp 2 speed motor - 860/1725 rpm. Is that still on it? That'd be OK for a VFD if the...

An interior storm window insert could reduce the U factor enough to get it into compliance. Most push into place and are held there by...

Yes, they had the parts I needed, for a saw made in 1947! They had everything I needed in stock, but that was quite a few years ago so...

Yup, that's my line of thought, too.

The issue isn't really whether the cellulose is touching the metal, it's that the metal doesn't allow moisture out evenly.

It's a Grob NS18, excellent saw. Blade tension is set with that handwheel-with-knob thing in the 1st pic with the wires looped over it...

Tony Griffith's site has a listing for this lathe: https://www.lathes.co.uk/bausch&lomb/ According to him, made between 1900 and 1910.

In your area, where heating degree days exceed cooling degree days, packing cellulose against the outside metal is theoretically OK, so...

I go with the original. Some have the DT 80 in them. Can service it and I still like the handle.

I've been using my old Craftsman 3/8", round head, fine tooth, quick release ratchet for so long that it just feels right in my hand. I...