Recent content by wmec627

This originally was in the trunk of a car,the owner said,”You can take it or it go into the junk pile.” So naturally I took it home.The base and table didn’t come with it but I found them for sale and made it a full drill press again.Motor works,spindle is good. After some more work and maybe an...

This beautiful piece of old American made machinery was left at the transfer station scrap metal bin. I loaded it up and brought it to its new home in my garage. The spindle bearings are very good and the blades are still sharp. A little cleaning and a new motor and it will be back in use. I’m...

I rescued this from the scrap pile. Warner electroplating power source. It came with all the attachments and original manuals along with instructions for bronzing baby shoes and other items. The guy dropping it off said it worked last time he used it(40 years ago)so I will be investigating its...

It is noncompliance by today's standards for certain. Mild steel and wood are unsuitable for food production. I worked in a seafood processing facility for many years. Everything today is stainless steel, aluminum and plastic.

Never came across a hack saw this size before. I’m wondering if it was a bone saw for butchering? It’s interesting.

A pair of made in England height gauges. I bought a Starrett height gauge from a local machinist and he threw these two in with the deal.

Went to the transfer station to drop off the household trash and saw this height gauge that was dropped off at the scrap metal dumpster. It wasn’t damaged and after replacing the battery it works perfectly. Some people throw out some good stuff.

I have three of these lathes,one has the complete accessories including the xy axis tool holder and steady rest.All three have the original cast iron legs.

my Rockwell Delta 1460 wood lathe after cleaning it up and painting it.

This little alcohol heater,made in Dresden Germany was among the items I found in my Kennedy tool box I bought.

Stopped at an estate sale today and found this beautiful Kennedy tool box from the red paint era. I wasn’t very interested in the tools,just the box.The guy said 40 dollars and you can do what you want with the tools.I paid him the money and after getting it home and emptying it I am glad I got...

Here is an interesting Craftsman box I acquired a few months ago. It caused quite a bit of interest when I first posted it trying to get some information on it. So far it eludes identification but it's certainly a craftsman,the logo is a bit rough but it's still legible.

Picked this up the other day,after brushing the lettering it read USMC,which in this case stands for United Shoe Machinery Corporation. It’s a trimming tool used to cut pieces of leather trim in shoe making production. Some say it makes a good wood working tool,I intend to find out.

My Dad ran a large landscaping company that sometimes did mass planting and they used the tool I pictured.It could be that they didn't want to invest in hoedads and chose to use the more commonly available grub hoe,although grub hoe always meant a two bladed affair but no matter. I'm curious on...

I picked this one up at the transfer station. If you worked for timber companies,often after cutting a lot for lumber you would then have a crew come in and plant seedlings. This would be a useful tool to break open a spot to put in the new seedlings. Useful for a lot of garden property management.