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While working on a different project, I realized a need for a wood lathe and since I am questing to acquire most if not all of the classic Craftsman Pedestal mounted tools a search located a wood lathe and the pedestal stand. The lathe will do for my current project, but it is not the lathe I...

I am rebuilding a vintage Craftsman Belt Sander and the original bearings are SFK 38-ZZ on one side and SKF 38-Z on the other side. The bearings measure 8mm bore x 22mm OD x 7mm thick. https://www.motionindustries.com/products/sku/00040124 Searching for replacements came up with 608-zz...

After seeing don long’s Craftsman 8” circular saw rebuild, I started looking for one to rebuild for myself. I found one on eBay and purchased it for $99.00. This is a Craftsman model 207.25603 8” Hand Saw that was sold by Sears from 1947 though 1955. It was manufactured by American Floor...

After seeing don long’s Craftsman 8” circular saw rebuild, I started looking for one to rebuild for myself. I really like the art deco tools as is evident in all the drill presses and other tools I rebuild. During my search I spoke to the Awesome FrankLee and he mentioned that I needed to look...

Because why not? This should be fairly simple post a before and after picture and a short synopsis of whatever you have refurbished, rebuilt, resurrected, etc… I would like to see what yall have been working on. To get it started here are a few of my rebuilds. Its a slow day at the office...

I found this Drill Press when I went to buy a vise from a lady who had advertised the vise on Facebook Marketplace. I paid $150 for the drill press and given that it’s the commercial version its well worth it. Overall, it’s in good condition and I will be rebuilding it in the coming weeks...

I found this vise on Facebook Marketplace for $75.00. Its not listed on the spreadsheet and I am not sure what year it was manufactured but I will be rebuilding it in the coming weeks. The lady selling the vise has a shed full of stuff (mostly black smith stuff) her father has collected...

I picked up this 150 bench top machine a week ago from a local GJ member. I paid $140.00 for it and that is about $90.00 more than I tend to spend on Craftsman Drill presses, but I had a few reasons for paying this amount. First, I am in the market for a 150 series bench top. Second, all the...

There is probably not a lot of interest in this subject, but I decided to go down the rabbit hole and research this while I was working on a Powr-Panl. When I first saw these being used, I figured why would I need that? I can just use a surge protector and accomplish the same thing; however, if...

I went back and forth over what I would do with this post. Should I make it an additional post to FrankLee’s Craftsman Drill Press thread, or should I start a new thread? I know there are enough of us experienced guys to carry on Frank’s thread but none of us have access to the thread to index...

Some of us have the luck of the Irish and come across these types of accessories often. I on the other hand run into these accessories rarely, in fact, this is the first one I have come across in the past year of me looking for this stuff. Anyway, I knew I was going to fix this lamp up and...

I was requested to outline some of my comparison information about Vintage Craftsman General Purpose Motors by a fellow GJ member. Most of this information was available on the forum prior to the 2021 forum update but has been lost or difficult to locate ever since. I am not an electrician and...

I want to first thank everyone who helped me out in figuring out the material used on different motor. As always GJ members provide sound advise and willingly share their knowledge and experience. I am currently in the process of rebuilding a vintage Craftsman 6” belt disc sander. My build...

Like the title says, I have several Craftsman KS pedestal mounted tools and I have a concrete floor in my shop. Back when these tools were marketed, you had the option to purchase a very unique caster for them. In this page from a 1950s catalog, you can see that the casters had the part number...

One more pedestal classic Craftsman tool down. I picked this King Seeley 6” jointer up at an estate sale for $100.00. I actually have no need for a jointer but its another pedestal tool and I am hoping to one day own them all. This machine will get rebuilt sometime after I finish the huge list...

11b30b4’s Craftsman 103.22500 6” Belt Disc Sander Rebuild I picked this sander up at an estate sale this morning for $110.00. I normally would not spend that much on a sander but in my quest to fill my shop with classic Craftsman/ King Seeley tools on pedestal stands and given the scarcity of...

11b30b4’s Delta Rockwell 23-105 7” Grinder Rebuild I picked this grinder up at an estate sale this morning for $75.00. It is a Delta Rockwell 7” grinder manufactured by Marathon Electric Mfg. Corp. and according to VM and the serial number it was produced in 1955 during the Bellefountaine...

Obviously, I am not an electrician. I am working on a vintage capacitor start motor and I need to fabricate a replacement part. The only problem is I do not know what the laminated board material used in these motors is called or where to get it. In this pic it’s the brown laminated material...

Last week I picked up this Craftsman 103.24531 Drill Press for $50.00 from an Estate Sale along with a few other things. This is actually my second 150 series Drill Press and the 5th Drill Press rebuild for me. Here is a pic of my other 150 DP and it is the exact same model...

Hello everyone, I managed to pick up this Craftsman 113.27520 10” Table Saw W/ Tilting Arbor from an Estate Sale for $50.00. The table saw came mounted to a metal rolling table with an original Craftsman Power Pnl box. The saw appears to be complete with both side extensions, miter, and geared...