Recent content by nali

Old topic ... Found one today. Pictures will come.

Thanks Shawn. That's right for the rat :) But most of the time the door is open and she is free to go where ever she wants. Of course, the power part of the electronic has been removed :) Philippe.

Thanks Tom :)

Any drill press needs a light. So I used an old lamp payed 2$. The flexible part comes from a junk halogen light. The bulb support/deflector comes from an "Emergency" sign with baterry. The fixation was made with aluminium after cuting the lamp. The switch is new :)

Nice job removing the rust, I'm still fighting making my Weiller shine :)

I found mention of a Weiler press drill in a 1949 book, in Toronto. "Canada Lumberman, Volume 69". https://books.google.ca/books?id=dnblAAAAMAAJ&q=weiler++drill+press&dq=weiler++drill+press&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjgyZCqoJHSAhUs2oMKHRQ6DWIQ6AEIIjAB

I have a nice old press drill. Since here it's a bit OT, I have a topic on OWWM. Any information will be appreciated Of course I can copy here. But it seems to me vintage is for OWWM, not Garage Journal :) It s a Weiler Machine made in Woodstock, Ontario. If you have any idea about the age...

I've been using servimg.com for years, and never lost any picture. What about the compressor a long time ago ? :)

Thanks for the replies. In fact I'm now sure the mechanism is dead. This explain why the saw is in so nice shape, it may have been broken early. Even the foot has only minor scratches. On the top side of the shaft there's a screw, and a retainer for the blade on the bottom. Both are mobiles and...

Hello. I think I need some help. I had for quite cheap (5$) a vintage Lesto Jigsaw model GEB4 from circa 1958. It's in very decent condition, I even thought it was much younger. My plan is to use it to build a small bench jigsaw. Of course I did my work, found some information about those saws...