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Shooting hasn't worked so far!

I am planning on adding a concrete floor to an existing 32' x 24' unheated pole barn in lower Michigan. The structure is divided half & half with horse stalls and an open 12' x 32' area where the concrete will be added. There are numerous ground hog holes throughout the dirt floor. The new...

Re: Vintage Floor Jacks REES 10 Ton Jack Cast into the back of the jack is the following: NO 21, CAP 10 TONS, LIFT 9 IN, REES JACK, PATENTED, MFG BY ICP CO. PITTSBURG U S A. It weighs 45 Lb. is 14 " tall 23" fully extended. Cast into the jack in three places are the numbers NO 21, 21-1, &...

Good to know. I'm heading North for three months, I'll get back to the lathe after Labor Day. It was assembled onto a heavy board which I still have. I unbolted it to move it into storage.

Thanks, I might consider that, but my recent experiences with shipping heavy objects has been "pay more in shipping than the cost of the object". I'll cross that bridge later on, if I decide to sell it.

No Duct Tape, but I did sacrifice an incandecant Milwaukee flashlight, but added a newer LED model.

Thanks!

Thanks for your input. If I do sell, it would have to be a local pickup, Tampa Fl. "Looks pretty minty", as I said before, he died before he could use it! Here is a sideways picture of the end plate that was requested. Can't seem to rotate the image properly. It is in storage, but when I...

Milwaukee & Black & Decker.

How much do you think this cost new back in the late 60's. $300-400??? This one had the independent three jaw chuck still wrapped in oil paper in the original box when I got it, unfortunatly the chuck was for the next larger size Craftsman lathe, so it would not fit this one. I'm sure my Uncle...

lathe bed to center of spindle 3", overall lenth 32", lathe bed width 4 5/8", lathe bed length 24 7/8", chuck to tail stock approx. 18" To make it easier to move I took it off of the wood base & partially disassembled it when I moved it into storage. I will try to get a picture of the end...

Even more.

More pictures.

Pictures. The manual is a 1900 plus page, 13th edition, copyright 1948.

This was my uncles lathe, he purchase it just prior to his retirement, then before it was ever used, he passed away. When his stuff was distributed I got the lathe. I have always thought that someday I would learn about it but I never did get around to it. Its serial number is 016989. Can you...