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There was some question about whether the decals would fade over time. I said I would stick one in a south facing window for a year and report back, so here it is... I used three different light sources to show the colors under different lighting conditions, the one on the right is the...

Perfect! Now I see it. Flip the arms and the axle goes down. Thanks Firebrick!

I found this in pieces in mom’s garage. Dad used to bring home all kinds of stuff, I figured out where some of the pieces went but no idea what goes on the “axle”.

dwall174, I have an early three step saw (it has a 4-step on the gearbox and 3-step on the motor) but haven't found any information on the old saws, where did you find that information? It looks like it would be helpful for my rebuild. It even shows the early cast aluminum belt guard like my...

No diagram but it does list the four step sizes.

I called and talked to a very helpful service tech at Clausing today. I explained my situation and what info I was looking for and he found an old P-series manual that he sent me. It still showed the later style gearbox but referenced the earlier gearbox with the larger gear and gave an...

Looks like a bunch of the quill feed and feed trip parts are missing from the head as well as the depth screw (not sure of the official name) and stop nuts. Also the table locks.

Oregon, from what little I've been able to find, the early saws were called P-**, the ** being the year they were made but that they were still basically a model 816. It seems there were many changes in the early years and by the time they became the model 816, the changes slowed way down. I...

Yes, they do and they don't. On Hobby-Machinist, a member doing a rebuild on an 816 said he paid $50 for the vise half nut and carriage in 2020. I called Clausing/Kalamazoo and the half nut is now $297 plus shipping and a $20 processing fee!! Guess I'll be repairing the original since a...

I went back and looked at the catalog again and under saw features on the last page, item #1, it says the gearbox has "Extra long life Timken bearings". Another clue pointing towards the TR bearings. Now I just need to figure out which cups and cones they used if the worm and worm gear use...

Thanks Oregon. I think it’s not so much converting it to tapered rollers as putting it back. I’m thinking it was originally TR and converted badly to ball bearings. The worm bearings seats have been dimpled with a punch to hold the bearing OD’s but there’s no sign they spun so they must not...

I just purchased an old (guessing early to mid-40's) Kalamazoo horizontal bandsaw. I originally thought it was an 816 but now think it is a P-series, as-in P42, P43 but it is missing the tag, so I am left guessing. It has the aluminum wheel guards with the cast-in lettering and the cast...

Not quite as vintage as the one above, it looks more like 50's to 60's is this Woodward Machine Co. fluorescent wall mount, also above the lathe as area lighting.

When I bought my lathe, it came with most of a worklight, minus a shade and cord. After I cleaned off all the layers of paint I could read the manufacturer's name and it's an O.C. White. This is how it came...minus all the paint. I found a shade on eBay. I liked the shape and size and...

No, not really. It was a lot of work and I’m in the middle of turning a pile of well used parts back into a functional Supermax milling machine. Oh, and I know almost nothing about running a milling machine and knew nothing about how to put one together before starting this one so it’s a...

I made one for my Craftsman Mohawk since there is no factory made unit. Beacuse of the limited room under the belt guard, there isn't room to use the eccentric to tension the belts so I had to make a spring loaded idler with four positions for each of the belt positions. Also, the idler had to...

I use mine all the time, it’s not pretty but it works well. Kind of cool it was in a DOD plant during the war.

My 1946 Logan 820...

Once you have it and learn how to use it you’ll use it all the time on things you never thought of. At least that was my experience.

I refurbished this 1943 Mohawk bench top drill press. Major work included making a new quill return spring housing and fabricating a slow speed attachment to fit inside the barely big enough belt guard. More details here if anybody is interested...