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Now THAT's cool !!! awesome job restoring it

These vintage lathes are great as they are built to last and are much heavier than similar ones built these days. As other have said ...safety ...safety ...safety ... always check the balance of the rotating piece at a lower speed and safe distance before just diving into cutting.

Kudos to you twertsy - that display is awesome and you're doing great filling it

Looks Great

Again, I'm with zkling - I say skip this press and look for a used older 15"+ floor model Delta / Rockwell, etc. Even an older Craftsman from the 1950's or 1960's. With a bit of looking you should be able to get one in good condition for about $150.

I have sets from almost every manufacturer under the sun from Japanese (not Taiwan or China) all the way through Mac and Snap-On in my personal collection. I also sell all of these brands used in my store so I get a lot of feedback and Craftsman are by far the most popular sellers. If you are...

I agree with zkling... a guy selling a new in the sealed box drill press he bought 3 weeks ago for 1/2 what he paid when he can just return it for full price makes no sense. Although $75 is a fair price for it if it is really new and nothing wrong, I would skip on it based on Occam's razor -...

$100 is a good deal on that - the stand alone is worth as much as the saw. Even $175 would be fair for an end-user price for that combo.

Today's Cool Tool of the Day is a Vintage Oxwall 1/4" ratchet. A rather cheap little tool by any standard but still kind of neat. If anyone knows when these were made please chime in.

Very True - at most of the estate auctions I go to out in the countryside, the only tools and machines a lot of guys had were Craftsman. As for prices, on benchtop and floor model machines, compare a late 1970's - early 1980's Craftsman catalog to what you can buy today for "comparable"...

Today's Cool Tool of the Day is from our store - a vintage Black & Decker U-338 Professional Heavy Duty 8" Circular Saw. All cast construction, 12 amp, 2hp, 2 23/32" depth of cut. You can feel the torque when you start it up, it's an animal for a side winder. Questions and comments welcome.

I have had the welded HF 20 ton orange press for about 15 years with no issues. It has done everything I needed it to do. I think I only paid about $125 for it on sale back then so definitely no complaints.

OMG... I thought my store, The Tool Basement, was cool... you'd never get me out of that Japanese store !!!

After being really sick for a week... here's the next Cool Tool of the Day... A Sonin Inchmate Pro. More than a calculator, a handy tool for the workshop or job site that measures feet, inches, fractions, yards, meters, centimeters, millimeters, including square, cube, plus board feet for...

Today's Cool Tool of the Day is another vintage storage solution, an AC Hot Tip Spark Plug cabinet. This one is just in and barn fresh so it's dirty and needs to be cleaned but it's still cool. If anyone can supply info on this particular design please share.