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-My brief search yielded nothing. I'd contact Snap On for more definitive info. I've held/used a lot of mic's but not one of these.

-I've worked contracts at several companies in your area (Little Debbie, Miller Industries, Yanfeng, etc.). Welcome to the ranch, pull up a chair and join the conversations.

-I used to live about 2 miles from Owl Hardwood (St. Charles Rd. in Lombard). They used to have a nice selection of different woods when you're wanting it. I've still got a few large chunks from them. There are several choices for materials than the big box stores. Frog Tool on Jackson (downtown...

-For @EricM1990 : You can follow whatever approach you want to, I don't know your ambition or experience level. I'd suggest doing some reading on joinery first. House framing is not the same as joinery used in furniture construction. A work table can be slapped together with metal brackets for...

-Retired toolmaker here likes that somebody still makes parts for "obsolete machinery". What else does the shop have besides the SB-13?

-Welcome to the ranch from the foothills of Appalachia. Pull up a chair and join the conversations.

-Oh, so now everybody is your boss? 😁 -I'm getting a number of job postings for aerospace (rocket payload), at the usual launch locations. Something is being created. There also seems to be a regular openings for the TVA and nuclear work around here. Don't know if that helps, you might want to...

-Large molds, core-n-cavity work. One of the last molds I cut was for one of those plastic dog igloo shelters. When the industry started going sideways around 1999 I took some CAD classes at the local college at the urging of a friend. I spent the last 17 years of my working career in mechanical...

-No intent to copy or use it, just professional curiosity. Have used several CAD programs on the job, had CADKEY back in the early 90's to use with a large Kuraki Hor-Bor. Model looks ok to me.

-The image looks like it was modeled in SolidWorks?

-Looks like my shop. I think I need a 12 step program and a support group. You're a brave man tackling it all.

-To me, the planning and layout stage is the most important part. I would suggest considering the workflow, how raw materials/projects come in the designated door and how the finished project gets out the door. Same thing goes for power outlets, how close and how many will be needed. -The...

-Yep, brass is softer than steel (for others reading this) so it can/will impart/imprint brass onto steel. For more delicate threads I don't like risking what steel wire will do to precision surfaces. Most times the rough onslaught of steel-on-steel is good enough. -...and likely clogged the...

-Just an FYI post. A 1940's vintage may still be somewhat useful but almost certainly does NOT have a hardened bed. After 80 years of use I would expect the bed to have significant wear and not deserving the "excellent" condition description in the ad.

What @Cruzan80 said. As for the wire wheels....you ought to obtain "gauntlet" type of gloves to protect your hands/wrists when the wires come out of the wheels unless you like acupuncture. Can't recommend a brand, they all seem to give up the wires at some point during heavy use. Every place the...

-No you should NOT use an impact for the spindle nuts. :bitchslap That's a good way to overstress the grinding wheels and cause a fracture in the wheel that explodes at startup. One side should be a left-hand thread, the other side should be a right-hand thread. This is done so that wheel...

-It does "walk" when it's slowing down, that does suggest an problem that could be attended to. -Did you put an indicator on both shafts to check for runout (power off and unplugged). -For some it's tasks it's ok, for grinding woodworking tools with a sharp edge.....no. You can attempt to...

-Do the magnet test, carbide won't stick to a magnet. Don't test on the shank as it's likely made from steel. -First thing after testing is you want to find a way to cover/protect the cutting edges whether HSS or carbide. Sitting in that can is not a good idea. Cutting edges rolling/banging...

-Maybe but not a guarantee. The perceived vibration is a relative description, there's going to be some with a bench grinder that's not mounted. The mass of the grinder has a lot to do with absorbing vibration, yours doesn't look like it has much mass. Have you put an indicator on the shafts to...

-The individual containers, if I understand what you're calling them, are to prevent the cutting edges from one EM coming in contact with another. Cutting tools like end mills, taps, reamers, etc. should not be allowed to contact others because chipping of the cutting edges is possible/likely...