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I traveled quite a few hours yesterday to take a look at a very old Monarch lathe with accessories that had been sitting unused in a basement for over 40 years. It has a 14" swing, and I've included a photo of the ID markings that are stamped on the ways. The Monarch company started in 1909, and...

I just ran across this Craigslist ad for a Snap-On roll away tool cabinet for $1,400: https://binghamton.craigslist.org/tls/5499316652.html I would guess that it's about 5 feet long. Any opinions on the pricing? Good, bad, or average? Maui

I'm in the process of restoring a 1940s floor standing delta drill press. The serial number is X10-3788. Oddly enough, I can't pinpoint the date of manufacture based on this number since I can't find it referenced anywhere that I've looked. What I am trying to figure out is what paint to use on...

I picked up this NOS 1 hp Montgomery Ward 110V/220V motor at an estate sale and I plan to attach a cord to it and use it for a table saw/jointer combo. The electrical hookup is easy enough, but I have no idea what type of oil to use to lubricate the bearings. You can see the two small cups for...

This vise is up for sale locally, and it clearly has some issues. The jaws are missing, at least one of the bolts that holds the jaws in place is broken off in the casting, and part of the jaw support is missing on both the static and dynamic jaws. A new set of jaws could be made for this vise...

I picked up this South Bend lathe yesterday after answering a Craigslist ad. It was about a 1 1/2 hour drive to get it, but was well worth the effort. The serial number dates it to 1926 and it is in surprisingly good condition for its age. It has what appears to be an original quick change gear...

I just picked up this Athol Starrett 923 bench vise. The guy who posted the ad on Craigslist was selling a workbench that had this vise and a small grinder mounted to it. There were no photos. When I called he said he was moving in two days and needed to get rid of a bunch of stuff. When I saw...

I've got two vises that I picked up that are in need of replacement parts. The first one is a Chas Parker 974 with 4" wide jaws. It's a beautifully made vise but the collar on the front of the lead screw is missing, and the previous owner apparently just put a washer there instead to keep the...

I picked up a Parker bench vise that is identified as a No. A. See the attached photos. This seems very odd, since just about any other vise I've ever seen has a number designation. Can anyone provide any information about how old it might be? Is this one of the first vises that Parker...

I just picked up this machinist's vise locally, and it's a beast. As you can see in one of the photos the jaws are 9" wide. I've never seen a machinist's vise with jaws this large before. It doesn't appear to have any identification markings anywhere that I can see. It has a graduated rotating...

I bought this cast iron Craftsman drill press yesterday afternoon at an estate sale. It came with the box of accessories that are shown in the second attachment (see if you can count how many drill chucks are in there). The motor was smoked - you couldn't even plug it in because someone had cut...

I'm in the process of breathing life back into an Atlas TH54 metal lathe that had a previous owner who didn't really treat her very well. For example, he wired up a 120V chord into the 220V motor switch. Guess what happened? When he plugged it in he melted the chord and started a fire. The lathe...

I just picked up this Reed 106 vise last night from an auto shop that is closing down. It's covered with grease from years of use, and despite it's appearance it's in very good shape. The jaws show almost no wear at all. It was listed with a steel bench, and I asked the seller if he would be...

I just purchased this Logan 11" lathe earlier today. It comes on the original stand with cast iron legs and chip pan. The serial number dates it to 1942. The bearings are surprisingly quiet, but the leather belt has been stretched so much that it slips and will need to be shortened or replaced...

Has anybody ever heard of a Charles Parker No. F vise? See the attached photos. It's a big vise with jaws that are slightly less than 6" in width. Is there any information out there on this vise at all? I searched the internet and came up empty. Any light that you could shed on this would be...

I just picked this anvil up today (see the attached photos). I believe that it is a Peter Wright anvil, but would like some help from the experts here to determine if I am right. The anvil stands approximately 10" high, is 24" long, and at the top in the middle measures about 4" wide. It is a...

I've got a number of vintage vises from Reed, Columbian, Rock Island, Prentiss, etc. that I plan to restore to their former glory and now I'm in a position where I can actually get them done. But I need to decide on a brand of paint to use, and I'm not sure what to go with. I'd like to hear from...

I just bought this 1930s Delta home workstation for $100. It consists of a 14" Sprunger bandsaw, a Delta lathe with chisels, and an 8" Delta bandsaw. They are all powered by the 1/2 HP motor through the line shaft on the lower shelf. It's like a 1930s version of a shopsmith. The bandsaw dates to...