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So I picked up this older Craftsman 12" band saw, part # 113 2420 at an estate sale. Got it for thirty bucks, and other than a broken knob (already repaired) it's just an about pristine. It has a 1/4 6 TPI wood cutting blade on it now, but is like to slow it down a bit and give it a 16 TPI...

So I'm shopping/searching for a drill press and I'm kind of shocked by the proliferation of Taiwanese drill presses. I'm looking for a vintage Craftsman, it this is all I'm finding. Is there any of the Taiwanese stuff that's worth a damn? Thanks

Back in the day when everyone still used a traditional top and bottom box combo but big bottom chests were just starting to catch on, Mac made a set of brackets so you could join two 9000 series bottom boxes and essentially create your own "taco stand" style box. I finally found a second 9000...

Pulled this one from a crate of junk that got dropped off today. Haven't researched it at all yet, figured I'd give her a bath first.

I realize this isn't a proper tool per say, but this is the only group I'm in that realy appreciates neat old stuff being saved from destruction... In my daily perusing of our retail dock I find this amazing, vintage search light that someone turned in. I quickly snag it up, pay the scale...

SO I saved this little Columbian the other day and it's a typical 43 1/2 model, except for this part, that I can't seem to find a pic of anywhere... Any thoughts as to what it's for?

I saved another one from certain destruction here in the scrap yard. This one is a very complete and intact Columbian model 43 1/2 I only have one of the removable pipe jaws, but I feel like I can probably source another one. Under all the scale and crust, she's in really good shape, so unlike...

Hey all, happy to have found this forum and happy to be here. I'm a 56 year old retired mechanic turned truck driver from Beaverton Oregon, with a solid love of old tools and shop equipment. My personal chest is a Mac 9000 series from the late 80's (not that vintage I know, but I bought it new)...

Hey all, new guy here with a serious love of old tools. I'm trying to identify an old Vice I just rescued from scrap and I can't seem to come up with anything. It needs a little love, but I know I can save her. I've searched threads here with no luck, so I'm turning to the group with a typical...