Recent content by REVRobert

Thanks Frank! I'm looking forward to discovering the changes AND as always thanks for sharing your wisdom here!!!!

Another bench drill press popped up and I couldn't pass it up. Needs a good cleaning, lubrication and a belt. Previous owner used it to rebuild a vintage Impala that he has. Just love the build quality on these units!

Welp.....wouldn't you know that my FB MarketPlace AI showed me a Craftsman Band Saw that looked like a similar vintage to my Drill Presses AND I had to go check it out. I was sold with just the pictures, but was in love when I saw it in person. The owner had taken great care of this gem and...

I was able to carve some time to do some basic lubrication and replace the belt on the 80. Needed it for a project I'm working on that involved thick wall stainless 1" pipe for a flip back cooler seat on a boat. What a wonderful piece of machinery!

Thank you for the post FL! I was able to check the floor column on the 100 and didn't see any milled bore inside. The cap on the column of the 80 wouldn't come off easily, so I'm letting that one soak in penetrating oil. The 100 Craftsman motor label has K3 50 (Oct 1950) and the 80 has E2 51...

YES. Thank you very much. It is now showing up under the Find Threads.

Thanks NGU - unfortunately it is not there. Since it was under review I presumed (we all know what the does) I had submitted the post properly. Happy to create it again, but didn't want to double post. Any ideas?

I created my first post yesterday evening (ET) in the Vintage Tool forum and saw that it was on hold to reviewed by a moderator (completely understand why with all the junk we get theses days). Where can I find the on hold post? I looked in my profile, but don't see anything. Thanks!

I started looking a drill presses, both table top and floor standing, to see what was out there. I didn't want cheap imports. I wanted made in the USA. BUT soon realized that for my non-commercial use I wasn't looking to spend the dollars required to buy a quality new USA made one. Started...