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I recently purchased a 1965-ish Craftsman 150 drill press locally. It even came with a Craftsman drill press vise of the same vintage. Only thing was, the drill press was missing the feed stop nut. That part is next to impossible to find. Shayne was liking the vise, so we struck a deal on a...

My Craftsman 150 is sporting a feed stop nut again. :rocker: nine4gmc (Shayne) and I did a trade, my mid '60's Craftsman drill press vise in return for a feed stop nut and jam nut that Shayne would make. The pieces work great, and Shayne is a good guy in my book!

Zeke, you're my hero!! :bowdown: Thanks a lot, man!! Thanks to all that replied!

My Craftsman 150 was complete when I bought it, except it was missing the feed stop nut. A board member has been kind enough to make one for me on trade, but I need to provide him with some external dimensions of it. Can someone please take a couple minutes and measure (with vernier calipers...

Thanks for the link. I looked, but they don't have a feed stop that would work for the Cman 150.

What an amazing restoration! It probably didn't look that nice when it was new! Bravo! I think you mentioned you are in the Tampa Bay area. So am I. I read through the entire thread, looking for info on the paint you used. If you don't mind my asking, what brand and color paint did you use...

Thanks, and yes, it is a Craftsman vise. The red label on it is partially worn off, but I can tell it says Craftsman. What is the best way to de-rust the parts to make them look like new, without scratching up the bare metal surfaces? Scotchbrite pads, or ? So, if it has 5/8-12 Acme threads...

I just purchased this Craftsman 150 from a guy just a few miles from my house today. I plan to restore it to its former glory, but I'm missing the feed stop nut. It appears to be a 5/8" thread, but I tried a 5/8-11 UNC nut and a 5/8-18 UNF nut, and neither of them will thread on. I counted...