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Picked this boxed set up yesterday at an estate sale, but I don't have a clue what it is. Handle has a socket wrench-like ball on the end of it though. Any ideas?

That pulley, if it’s got a 1/2“ shaft bore sounds like a winner!

The smallest step was cracked/torn, and had a very jagged edge. It might have been bendable back to position but likely would have torn up the v-belt. The seller gave me a refund promptly. Scanning eBay daily for another. :)

Thanks so much for this post! My parts looked very similar. I removed that pulley, cleaned things up a bit, re-united the pulley and its washer, and re-installed to the correct position. I now have only a hair of vertical play now. That feed stop collar wasn’t really an issue after all...

Here’s a question on these; the spindle pulley will drop about 1/4” when I initially lower the feed handle/quill. The pulley will resume that height when I do the reverse. Normal?

I grabbed a few photos of the inside and the rear with the motor swung up out of the way. In comparison to the earlier 23620 model, there are some differences: The motor mount; the feed return adjusting knob (mine doesnt have one), the headstock locking handle (mine needs a 1/2" wrench to...

Last weekend I acquired this Craftsman (King-Seeley – 103.23590) 12 ¼” drill press from a very nice gentleman, that I think was a short run “value priced” variation of the 15” bench top model (24505?). I’ve seen a picture of a very similar one in the 1964 Craftsman Power tool catalog (23595) and...

To this as a part of a $12 estate sale bundle (also included a Craftsman four-drawer portable too chest) and did my best to clean it up in evaporust. Question is, is there anything else I can do to restore its appearance (to make it more legible)? And, are these things still used? I see...

Any idea when this was built? I don't see any date stamps in the metal but there is a label in the top drawer...

i see lots of 8 point sockets in the older sets. What were those used on?

Who made them for Craftsman?

Picked this item up - missing adaptors. Do you need adaptors to flare tubing? If so, are they generic or proprietary?

Picked up all these items yesterday at estate sales for $30. Drill press vises alone cost $300 retail new today.

I had a HF battery powered underhood light, and also found its run time lacking. If it had an AC power option, I'd still have it, and I didn't see that feature listed on the subject DeWalt .

My Brother in Law sees lots of scrap in his work. I told him to pluck anything marked "Wilton." Within a month or so, he got a nice, newer 5 inch for his garage. A couple months later, he snagged me a vintage bullet, model 9-500, and with "Chicago 14" on the side.