Recent content by tscheuzger

The release valve is actuated with a button you press with your foot. A plunger/valve is threaded into a tube on the opposite side of the pump. At the bottom of that tube is a sealing washer. More to come... Tom

Before I emptied the oil from the pump, I used a piece of wood as a dip stick to measure the oil level. There was about 6" in there. The whole pump/base plate assembly weighs about 36 lbs.; I was glad I blocked it up over my oil tub rather than try to hold it while I lowered it down. Parts...

While I continue my thread on this over on owwm (https://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=253569), I thought I would post some more photos of the disassembly as well as some observations I made - just in case someone with another one of these turns up. I pulled the pump out which is bolted to that...

The past 15 years or so I've been collecting and restoring old woodworking machinery, which is why I'm much more active over on owwm.org. That particular gang press was a fairly cheap auction purchase that I got to aid in my restorations. My machine acquisitions have slowed down quite a bit...

Thanks, Ronin. I'm beginning to realize that I'm going to have to disassemble it to really access the situation - I was just hoping someone might have recognized it and been there before me. Right now I have the table, upper column and casters/brake removed so it's down to about 350 lbs...

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I've been a lurker here for a while but haven't posted much at all. I just got this table at auction. I was in touch with the company that bought out Midwest Tool & Eng. Co and they no longer make these nor provide any kind of support. https://trifectagroupmfg.com/midwest-tool In my...

PM sent in OWWM - GJ won't accept my PM, rejecting it as spam...

Any new updates on this project? Thanks. Tom

I don't post a lot but am a long time lurker. I hope I'm putting this in the right place. I found this Reed 405 1/2 vise and thought I would post. According to my shipping scale it weighs 140.7 lbs. Needs to be cleaned up, but I already found what I think is the date stamp of 1121 for Nov...

Here are mine. A Greenerd No. 2, a Famco No. 3, and a Greenerd No. 14. The 14 is a work in progress... Tom

Whatever happened to this project? Tom

I have the same 1815 press with the power feed. I later got a second 1810 (without the feed) for spare parts - that one had a commander multi bit head on it. They're certainly heavy enough - easily over 500lbs. I'm curious (if you bought it) whether or not you have the quick adjust depth stop...

Hi Tom, I have a couple of these presses and I've found that the column locking wedges are prone to getting stuck. They're made out of pot metal and can deform if over-tightened. What worked for me was to remove the locking bolts and insert another rod into the hole, slightly offset, so you...