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I posted about my "new" Craftsman 113-24580 15-1/2" drill press last month. I still can't get the collared Ridgid Supreme 6T33C chuck off so I made a video hoping someone who has such a chuck can offer advice to remove this beast. Thanks, Brian

Getting this thread started now and will revisit and expand later today. I just picked up this Craftsman 113-24580 drill press, made in 1969. I actually had the same model bench top press a few years ago and stupidly sold it in preparation for a move - I thought I would spread out the pain of...

Picked this up at a charity thrift store yesterday, along with some nice old Vaco nut drivers. What's it for? Cheers, Brian

I picked up some fine tools at an estate sale last weekend. The owner is 93 and still pretty spry, but was a bit of a hoarder. I don't know when her husband died but there were a fair number of tools there, including this drill bit set. - Any idea who made these? All the large bits are stamped...

Picked up this old bottle jack today. It appears to be old and American-made, but I'm not sure, perhaps it was marketed by American Tube but made elsewhere? Can anyone give an estimate when this was made? It's not functioning at all - but when I lift the piston up it is sort of sucked back...

Well, I've been looking for an old American DP since I foolishly sold my late-60s Emerson-made Craftsman 15-1/2" bench top DP before a move earlier this year. Stopped by a nearby estate sale this weekend at the home of a 94 year-old amateur welder and hobbyist who is moving to a senior home...

Hi all, I stumbled on GJ looking for plans to build a workbench in my "garage," then got hooked on "The vises of GJ" thread. It took me about 3 months to read through that monster - which has been great, although not conducive to my efforts to refrain from the siren call of those "new" old...