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Oil the screw if you want once every few years but just leave as is and use it. If you're into woodworking, or anything DIY mechanic or homeowner things a good vise is occasionally invaluable.

That's a real workhorse! Good luck on the restoration.

My work once had a DP on a small plate with rotating casters - we were cross drilling long sections of aluminum tubing so lateral stability was an issue and I removed the rolling base. If I wanted a rolling base I'd make it wide and heavy, then use either the retractable casters that flip up...

I got a custom length flat belt for an old lathe on ebay, pretty cheap. Great looking machine too!

I have a Starrett with micro adjust, and a cheap one with a pencil at one end. I've just used them for basic layout for woodworking and even on fabric. More convenient and adjustable than a string or a piece of wood and a couple of nails. Even though I run 3D CAD all day, and outsource work to...

I have a few wooden dado planes of different widths. They have skew irons, a double knicker iron, and a depth stop/shoe.

Great rescue. The skew rabbet plane is very handy especially for cleaning up notches and tenons in timbers where you have to plane across the grain. For standard rabbets along the grain I find the skew wants to push the plane off the work, so straight bladed rabbet planes are better there.

That would be perfect in our weld shop. The really long spindle travel would also be perfect for some of our wood jobs.

I keep one handy in each vehicle for multipurpose utility.

Great tip - I'll have to try them sometime. There are many times where the file is superior to the angle or bench grinder - hard to get something really flat with a round grinding wheel, also the heat factor, and getting in funny places.

Wow, we could use that radial drill press in our weld shop from time to time... Good thing its not close.

tilt plate so you can let the far end of a long pipe rest on the ground while you thread the near end?

I've replaced a few quill springs on import DP's at work - I've just measured the case and found a generic replacement part that fits it. Also like Maul said I've taken springs with the tail broken off, and heated and rebent the tail end and made it to work again. You may be able to find an OEM...

I'd pick that up too - especially with the rear locking knob that's never in the way.

Very cool if its a pre 1867 Chas Parker. I have a Chas Parker and really like it. What's the tab with hole over the spindle meatball?

I have a 604 just like that one on my bench. Works great.

Leather embossing punch inserts!

Depends on the specific condition, but the machine there would serve just fine properly fixed up.

It would make a fine plumb... How big is it?

I've shimmed the screw with washers before, and also you can make a little shim to go between the pin and nut to keep the nut from moving around so much. These are simple and worthwhile improvements. As for your jaws I'd just touch up any major dings or protrusions with an angle grinder if...