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Got to love how these machines come back to life, with some time, elbow grease and a dash of paint. I bought 3 drill presses for $75.00 and one of them was an 1100-100. It was missing the table. I modified Grizzly parts, that tilt, to replace it. When you say bearings, I guess you are...

======================= No, the cast iron block, was once the center hub of a brake band flat pulley with spokes. You can see remnants of the spokes. One spoke was extra heavy and became the mounting point, for the 3/4" adjustment rod. I single pointed a thread, on the 3/4" piece of bar stock...

When I put this Walker Turner (WT-900) together, the slow speed unit was missing. Looked for a photo of an original on E-bay and pretty much just copied the design. Only real difference is that the bearings for the shaft, are in the cast iron block, instead of the pulley. The original one on...

Thank you very much. My mistake ---- I was in the right church, but looking in the wrong pew. Mom said there would be days like this, but she never let on, that there would be so many of them. --- John

Before lunch today, I posted a reply in the thread about storage cabinets, with one that I made, . I checked and I was the last reply to the thread. After lunch, I checked back, and my post was gone. Just wondering what happened. --- John

I guess this counts. It is both old & new. I made this a number of weeks back to hold the tooling and all the parts, for 2 products I produce. The top, sides and bottom are made from scraps of industrial packing crate wood and held together with glue & wooden pegs. (Some of the wood from the...

=============================== Sounds like it may be worth a try, although there seems to be more cons than pros about doing it. I do like a challenge. I cut the blanks on a 6" chop saw, with a carbide tipped blade. ---- Then on my 7x10 mini lathe, I turn one end, for the 10mm male thread...

Leave it to me, to come up with the odd questions. I am producing some parts, out of 6061 Aluminum 3/4" hex bar stock. One end gets drilled and tapped with a 1/4 pipe tap. Tapping them by hand, gets old pretty quick. Got to thinking, that maybe I could use battery powered impact wrench to do...

============================= The Vise thread seemed to be more for the vise collector and not so much for the everyday user. Maybe I was wrong on that. Guess I was in the right church, but the wrong pew. Not sure it is ok to post the same thread in 2 places, on the G.J.. Maybe one of the...

I was sprucing up a few vises and wondered about the ID on 2 of the 4, that I was fussing with. 1st one is a common swivel type bench vise. Not very large, but pretty stout, for it`s size. No ID, except for the number 3V7627 cast into the underside of the base. It has 3 1/8" jaws. I replaced...

I have a bunch of clamps, but this one is my go-to favorite, when it will fit the job. Mainly because it belonged to my Grandfather (born in 1878). The patent date on the clamp is Dec. 10, 1867. The makers name is not readable. I love the quick release on the screw. You can fully open, close on...

=============================== I dated the motor back to the later part of the 1920s, give, or take a few years. The entire housing of the motor is cast iron. The pounds add up pretty quick. --- John

=============================== I`ll make you feel even better. I am 72 years old, and just finished up a project a few months ago, that I have had since I was 16. -- John

================================ I like the idea of a plate on top, with maybe a 1/2" hole. Something was bolted on the table, at one time, because there are 4 factory tapped holes. There is one near each corner of the table. Previous owner used 2 of the holes to fasten a piece of 3/4" plywood...

Picked up this small (but VERY heavy) bench top drill press some 25 to 35 years ago. Thought it was about time to try and do something with it. The cast iron platform for mounting the motor was gone and one foot on the motor frame as busted off. I replaced the foot. The shaft that held the...

================================== I have been running my HF cabinet, for 10 years now. I put together a dust control system, much the same as yours. I plumbed it with PVC. The blower has a 1/6th HP external motor and runs so quiet, that you can hear a mouse pee on cotton. From the 5 gallon...

======================================== I echo your comment. It was also my first toolbox, but the model without the center drawer. I got mine around Christmas of 1962. If I recall right, it cost $26.00, but don`t hold me to that. It has been too many years since then. I still have the box...

Pretty sure this one dates a good way back. Would like to know how far back. Have had it buried in my barn for between 30 and 40 years. As small as it looks, it all one person can do to lift it. It has an adjustable depth stop and you can lock the down feed of the spindle. There are 4 factory...

I am 72 years old. Mom kept a baby book for each of her children. In my book, at age 13 months, she made the notation "Mechanically inclined". I only learned of the notation about 6 years. At age 18, the caption under my high school yearbook photo read "I would rather build it than buy it". I...