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I just picked up this motor over the weekend. It was made by Jeannin, a company that originated in Ohio in the early 1900s. You can read a short history about the company here: http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=3318 Apparently this was the largest motor that they made, and...

I just finished my very first vise restoration and wanted to thank you all for inspiring me to tackle this. I've got some before and after photos so you can see what I started with and where this ended up. I believe this vise was manufactured by Rock Island for Sears back in the 1930s or 1940s...

I just picked up this 20” variable speed Powermatic drill press, and it is a beast of a machine. The previous owner said he thought it weighed about 350 lbs. Having just loaded it onto my trailer earlier today I beg to differ. It easily weighs somewhere between 600 and 800 lbs. Everything works...

Here’s a different way to clean up those rusty tools and parts: Maui

I have a very old Peerless capacitor start single phase motor that runs on 110V power. It is from the 1920s or 30s and it does run. It spins up to speed with no problem. The issue I am having is that the capacitor is not taken out of the circuit after the motor spins up to speed, and it gets...

I recently went to look at an old Craftsman bench top drill press that was built in the 1940s. It was missing several components so in the end I decided not to buy it. When I saw what the owner was using for a handle it made me laugh though. He actually used a big drill bit to replace the...

I bought this big Reed bench vise last night. I've never seen an old Reed like this before. It has replaceable jaws! And the jaws on this thing are massively thick. Unfortunately one of the previous owners decided to mill a round hole in the middle of the jaw for holding round stock. It would be...

I just picked up this steel bench that was manufactured by Delta Rockwell, and was hoping somebody here may recognize it. It came with a vise mounted to it where the base of what I am assuming a lathe would have gone. I've looked online, but haven't been able to find anything that quite matches...

There is an auction coming up soon in Canada, and they have a few machines that I may be interested in bidding on. My question is this: If I win the auction and drive into Canada (I live about 2 hours from the border) to pick these machines up, what can I expect to run into with the border...

I recently brought home a vintage 9" South Bend Lathe (see attached photos) that I purchased in late December. On the ways where the serial number is located I found something unusual. The serial number appears as "DPC 96 OBER 151793". The number would indicate that the lather was manufactured...

I just purchased this vintage Craftsman floor standing drill press, and it's in excellent working condition. I also purchased several other pieces of equipment from the same gentleman yesterday, and plan to drive my trailer out later on this week or next to pick all of it up. I've never seen a...

I picked this vise up at an auction a few weeks ago. It looks to me like it is an early Chas. Parker vise because the design of the jaws looks like all of the other Parker vises I have seen. But it doesn't have any markings on it anywhere that I can find. Does anybody recognize it? Maui

Does anyone here have an anvil collection that rivals the one shown in this Youtube video? Maui

I just picked up this vintage Snap-On tool box yesterday. They used some heavy gage steel in the construction of this box so it's pretty heavy for its size. The handle is obviously missing. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what type of handle it is supposed to have and maybe provide some...

I just ran across this vise on a welding forum. I've never seen one this badly abused before. Have any of you? Maui

There is a discussion going on about what tools people have had stolen over the years. I thought it would be interesting to know how many people have simply misplaced or lost their tools instead. I'll be the first. I moved to my new house over 3 years ago and for the life of me I still can't...

These are the only photos of this drill press that I have, and I will not be able to see it in person until next week. I am trying to determine the make and model. The seller says that it is an old Delta, but she is out of town at the moment and can't provide anything more detailed. I don't see...

I restore old machines and equipment, and am constantly lifting heavy machines and moving them around in my garage. This is why most of the machines that I buy end up on casters so that they are easier to move around. I recently purchased a Clausing 5419 lathe, and used my enclosed trailer to...

I've attached a picture of a special Emmert vise that is currently for sale on Ebay. I don't know if we are allowed to post links to auction sites, so here is the title of the auction, "Rare Emmert Miniature Machinist Vise 11.25 Lbs Waynesboro PA". I've never seen one this small before, and...

I called an estate sale earlier this morning just after they opened on their first day to inquire about what I saw in one of the photographs they had posted. It looked like a Wilton bullet vise. The woman who ran the sale, Colleen, told me that it was available and marked $40.00. It apparently...