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PPlaceholder17 replied to the thread 1950's - 1960's Wards Powerkraft Jigsaw - Impressively Well Made Clamshell Model.More photos of guts:
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PPlaceholder17 posted the thread 1950's - 1960's Wards Powerkraft Jigsaw - Impressively Well Made Clamshell Model in Vintage Tool Discussion.This Montgomery Wards jigsaw was of the first jigsaws I ever picked up, along side a few of the ever-common aluminum Black and Decker...
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PPlaceholder17 replied to the thread Atlas Model 53 Drill Press Restoration - Lots of Pictures.Regarding removing stuck ball bearings in housings, if you can't get a puller in: Heat the housing with a torch (heating only needed...
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PPlaceholder17 replied to the thread Original Craftsman Ball-Shaped Right Angle Drill Adapter - Comparison to Later Vintage Options.Later vintage models: The other vintage models have halved plastic or aluminum housings held together by screws. Their shafts ride in...
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PPlaceholder17 posted the thread Original Craftsman Ball-Shaped Right Angle Drill Adapter - Comparison to Later Vintage Options in Vintage Tool Discussion.I picked up a few vintage right angle adapters before I got an actual right angle drill, and they were all wobbly and erratic. For...
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PPlaceholder17 replied to the thread Craftsman 6" "Alien Head" Bench Planer - Disassembly, Blade/Table Setting, and Fence Replacement.This is relative to the flats of the cutterhead, not the clean circumference of the cylinder. On my Craftsman 6" jointer (NOT planer)...
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PFinished cleaning up this find from a garage of a friend of a family member was was retiring and fleeing south to a warmer climate...
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PPlaceholder17 replied to the thread Craftsman 6" "Alien Head" Bench Planer - Disassembly, Blade/Table Setting, and Fence Replacement.Additional info regarding blade/spring adjustment: The original projection of the blades beyond the flats of the cutterhead is...
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PPlaceholder17 replied to the thread Craftsman 6" "Alien Head" Bench Planer - Disassembly, Blade/Table Setting, and Fence Replacement.Planing down a piece of board used in a homemade router edge/circle cutting guide for a vintage industrial Black and Decker 2Hp router...
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PPlaceholder17 replied to the thread Craftsman 6" "Alien Head" Bench Planer - Disassembly, Blade/Table Setting, and Fence Replacement.More photos of the guts of the head casting and cutterhead/spindle assembly, as well as the new fence.
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PPlaceholder17 posted the thread Craftsman 6" "Alien Head" Bench Planer - Disassembly, Blade/Table Setting, and Fence Replacement in Vintage Tool Discussion.I finished setting up a 1950's-60's Craftsman 6" planer (not jointer...) that I bought two months ago. I got the planer without a stand...
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PPlaceholder17 replied to the thread Benchmaster Mini Knee Mill - Production Model Vertical Travel Overhaul and Spindle Disassembly.No, I just got the machine and original vise. I picked up the lamp separately, and bought collets from Little Machine Shop. I did...
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PPlaceholder17 replied to the thread Benchmaster Mini Knee Mill - Production Model Vertical Travel Overhaul and Spindle Disassembly.More photos:
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