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Which seems so strange because in my mind the invention progression would have landed on a chop saw first then a radial for wider boards. seems backwards in this case.

I'm up to 15. (next we'll do ShopSmiths)

cant wait to see this one!

for anyone in Nor. Cal. https://sacramento.craigslist.org/tls/5541762162.html

Just enamel painted a vise and applied briwax a day later. It took the paint right off :(

Im still confused. the before picture shows a ton of rust under what I assumed was a clear decal? the after picture shows a great condition decal. was there surface rust over the decal in the before picture?

How did you save the aviation decal?

Thanks everyone for the great ideas. I'll report back.

Picked this up for $70 last weekend at a garage sale. it is in beautiful condition. Need some suggestions to get rid of the ugly switch though. anything more period correct out there? Hate how it messes with the lines on this classic press.

seems like a fairly easy part for someone to mold and recast. what do the backs of these things look like?

This is how baby drill presses are made.

any simple wiring mod to reduce the speed on these types of motors (something changeable with a switch would be great)? I am not an electrical motor guy so feel free to school me on it. What about those variable speed router plug boxes?

maybe it truly was an old school method before an over abundance of outlets become the norm?

I dont know what else to call it. I have been in a few old timers garages over the years that have cut the cord (to about 1ft) and rewired the plug on almost all power tools new and old. This leads them to just have to pull down the retractable extension cord and plug in whatever they are using...

cleaned it out and sanded. added new casters to replace the broken old creeper ones. I used some rust restore coating to kill any leftover rust in the bottom area and drawers. It leaves a nice black protective coating. sanded the box, wiped with mineral spirits and applied liberal coat of...

yeah it was gray. I am cleaning it as best I can and will wax it for a while. if the green keeps peeling I will eventually restore it with a total strip and paint back to original.

you could bring that thing out of the ashes.

are those bel aire boxes custom?

Im leaning in that direction as well. really like the green color.

maybe I can find some steel cups to fit in them to make them useful. All my oil dispensers are cans. second questions: I love the patina on this box and although I am in the process of giving it a good scrub and wash what is a good way to preserve the existing look? paste wax? poly spray...