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I would be willing to put a bet on it that it is, it was very common for them to have a lower "flap door" and not drawers. In fact, it may still be there hidden! That's what I get for adding a post that sat for about half an hour! I do hope you take the time to restore the tool box, it would...

Hey... I think you will need a small hand box too. Here is a great deal, and the seller "might" ship it. Cheap money for a really cool old box! (Located in central Conn.) http://newlondon.craigslist.org/atq/2746082450.html

Awh man, Dave... those drawers came out great! That will be worth the effort into cleaning it for sure! Make sure you get a good coat of wax on it when you are done too. Did you get they key for it? If not, most locksmiths can hand fab keys to match. I know I had to get that done for my...

Almost 100% sure that will be hard wood...

I know the light is cool and all, but don't ya think it might be easy to tell if the saw is on? ;-) I mean, the whole motor running, blade a spinning thing kinda is a dead give away.... Huh, a Parks branded one... I am shocked I did not pick up on that style. They did a very nice job at...

On the left, at the uprise in the casting. (last photos) IMHO, this is the best place to put it. Anything that get's you out of the way of the blade is good. The position shown first has your hands up around the blade, never a good thing. The next position could cause you to bend down and as...

PS... if you have a wireless router, personaly, I would look at Craigslist for a cheap computer and just toss a computer in the shop with a set of speakers. My next shop will have a computer set up, just to save me looking up stuff on the office computer. small LCD's are cheap, and even an old...

You could split the 1/8" aux off your computer, run one set to your computer speakers, and just use a set of amp speakers in the shop. A cheap set with a sub would work great. Then you just need an 1/8" male-female aux extension cable. It would not be a bad idea to switch off the speakers...

Ok... enough crying in my soup, you guys want shop photos, right! I had recently started a little paint work on my 16" Walker Turner bandsaw. I seriously debated painting it the original color, but that is a custom mix and will push the $50 or more range. So I decided on a green that I kind of...

Thanks guys... it does ****. Like Jim said, that is the problem with the whole housing bubble, people were still buying homes even though they were very expensive compared to what they cost not all too long back. This combined with some unexpected "every day" hard expenses, put us where we...

Well guys.... this *****. It looks like we will be moving before I finish my shop. We have been working with our bank for a little while to re-work out loan and it's just not working out. You would think that will all the bank mess, they would want to work with someone who want's to keep a...

This is awesome! But you really need some photos! I love the idea of re-using the piano, my work-bench is not nearly as strong, it was re-purposed from a water bed frame. There is a lot of wide, 2" thick, soft wood in those. I think the one I used was southern yellow pine if I remember...

These are rather nice and very affordable if anyone wants to go for them! http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENERAL-ELECTRIC-MOTOR-SWITCH-TC2368-/280530431350?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4150eaad76 Or one of these would do the trick, if fitted into a normal box and a metal cover, along with that cover...

Vintage switches... man, they don't make them like that Cutler-Hammer anymore! I have a few in my shop, and will grab anyone I find! If the price is good that is... they bring gold at times. First, I will share some photos from my shop. Here is my favorite manual switch on my Delta wood...

Once you get the welder, the only "real" thing you need is a good helmet and some rods. Auto-darkening helmets are the most amazing thing to use. I went years after they first came out before I bought one. I still kick myself for not doing it sooner. But for an arc welder, other than a...

Yon know.... Craftsman did make welders back then, right?. I found this one on the net, just to tease you a little! Honestly though, a welder is a stunning tool to have in a shop. I have a Hobart MIG welder and it's in the top 5 of my useful tools.

Awesome deal on the saw! Don't fear the motor mount, that is something that can very easily be recreated from normal metal stock. (a welder may be required) I can tell you the one from the bench saw of this era does not have the same mount. The mount has two rods, but side to side, not up and...

A couple more to show the grunge... Before cleaning: After cleaning: And the nasty slides... The roller slides were tossed and all brand new ones installed.

Well, a little shop progress today that was more shop related. Today my replacement drawer slides came in from Snap-On. I had originally only asked for the damaged ones, but when they came in, they made the old ones feel like a tool box from a cheap box store! So I called them back and asked...

Thanks for the kind words! If everyone keeps looking towards my website, y'all are going to guilt me into rebuilding all the dead pages and updating everything!