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I've been looking for a belt/disc sander for a while now, so last week I saw a Craigslist ad for a belt/disc sander, tablesaw, drill press, and work table for $150. I emailed the guy, and he said he'd take $100 for all of it. I already have an old Craftsman tablesaw and an old Delta Milwaukee...

Well, I finally decided to go ahead and start my own build thread. After lurking for a while and enjoying such great threads as the 1950s Craftsman Garage, the Restored 1930s Auto Shop, and Workshop 88, I realized that it helps to have a great name to give an identity to the places we spend so...

Thanks to the peer pressure of garage journal, I've been slowly acquiring vintage power tools to go into my empty shop. I started out by getting a 1942 Delta Milwaukee floor drill press a few months ago, then added a 1956 Craftsman table saw with the pedestal base. Then a couple months ago...

There's a guy nearby selling a vintage 9" Craftsman table saw. I'm not sure of the model number, but when I talked to the guy, he said his dad bought it in 1956. It appears to be taken very good care of, has the neat heavy pedestal base, the miter gauge thing, and rip fence. It also comes with a...

Six months ago, I bought a house with a 30' x 40' heated shop. I've been slowly trying to acquire my own tools because my dad gets tired of having to run over to my house to get his tools back that I borrowed. Even though I'm a young guy, I know the value of good quality tools. Anyways, the next...

Hello everyone, I've been a lurker for a while now, and finally decided to introduce myself. I'm a young guy (24 years old). I graduated a couple years ago with my mechanical engineering degree. Six months ago, I married the love of my life and bought a nice house with a 2 car garage, 30' x 40'...