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Hello all, I recently got a new to me lathe. I need to wire the motor to the drum switch. I think I have the switch figured out but my motors wires don't match the motor label. Hopefully you can help. It's a .5 HP Dayton motor. Being wired for 115V. As you can see in the pictures, the label...

Hi all, I'm in the process of pulling some old jacks from my house. I have a strange small 2 prong jack that I need help identifying. I'm pretty sure it's an old phone jack or possibly for an antenna but figured I'd check with you guys. I tried finding the other end of the cable but it is...

Hello all, So I went to look at a few machines that are for sale locally and I need some input... First some background, I'm running somewhat of a job shop at this point. The focus was motorcycles and bike restoration but I'm taking on all sorts of small design jobs and like the direction work...

Well since I’m sitting in the shop and it’s a pretty slow day, I figured I might as well finally sit down and write my new shop build thread. I left my old shop in Brooklyn NY, a little over a year ago because it was time to move back home to Mexico City. All my stuff stayed in New York in...

Hey guys, I've been on this site forever but haven't posted very much (almost at all)... I figured it was time to share my workshop with everyone on this site as payback for letting me see all of yours. I guess I should start with some background. For as long as I can remember, I've been...

Hi guys, I think this might be my first post but I've been lurking for a couple of years now. Anyhow, I have a question for you guys that have restored machinist's chests. I recently picked up a couple of vintage chests. One C-man (50's ish) and a Kennedy. I'm in the process of cleaning them...