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Does anyone know if the serial number in a Wells Index 747VS vertical mill can be located anywhere other than the model number plate. The plate on a friend's machine is covered by electrical boxes.

Another project followed me home last week. The machine has been rode hard and put up wet; there is evidence of a number of repairs, some parts are missing, but it still runs and still cuts metal. I have been unable to find much useful information on it, even at VintageMachinery.org. It came...

I've been through the 18 pages relating to "rivet" without success. What are people using to re-attach motor info plates? I have been to a few of the mentioned supplier websites (Hansen, Jay-Cee), but am not sure what I'm looking for (seems more like an eyelet than a rivet). Pop rivets won't...

When I was restoring my Craftsman bench top 100 DP, I took advantage of a little-used Ridgid lathe to sand and polish the column. It spins a little too fast, but I was able to get a good result without damaging myself, the equipment or the column. No that I'm restoring a floor model 150...

Advice needed: I haven't been able to separate the column from the base. Citric acid soak for 5 days, a can of PB Blaster, heat, and even a 5/8 threaded rod through a steel plate at the top and a 4x4 at the bottom. The 4x4 broke before the column budged. Tried a propane torch tonight, to no...

Just finished restoring my late FIL's 1957 Craftsman 100 drill press. It spent most of its life in an open pole barn, but cleaned up really well. This was my first vintage tool restoration; the next project has been disassembled and is currently soaking in citric acid.