Veeps' Garage

[jbmatth]

Re: The Little Vintage Garage.

Nice table saws. What does those cost over in the us?? Unfortunatly not many old ones like those over here. They are either industrial size who are big and expensive or cheap new ones

Not to overstep on you Bagged, but Vegar in my experience in my area I can pick them the Craftsman '100' or '150' series table saw all day for $100 and sometimes as low as $50 or so. If I looked a little harder or wanted to travel more I could probably get them for less though.

Nice shop, the cabinets remind me of the kitchen cabinets we had when I was a kid in the early 60's. Question: when working on your Craftsman machinery, do you use only Craftsman tools? The reason I ask is because I do and I'm wondering about my sanity, LOL

Softail, I though I was the only one. Of course that could be because most of my tools are Craftsman, I wonder if that is what made me decide to seek out C'man shop equipment.
JB

 

[bagged89s10]

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You are certainly setting a standard for the vise resto's bagged...that is a really nice blue hammertone.



Did you e-bath that one or just wire wheel it ?



I've got 6 sitting here now that I need to get stuck into.



Cheers Grumblebum.

Grumblebum,
Thanks you. I never used that color and I really like it too. I might have to go buy some more, but I can't find it locally so I might have to buy a case. I believe did a combination of e- tank and Then evaporust for the rust that was left inside.

Nice table saws. What does those cost over in the us?? Unfortunatly not many old ones like those over here. They are either industrial size who are big and expensive or cheap new ones

I've had 3 so far.
First 8" one was free
10" was $35
This 8" was $50
I usually see them anywhere from $50-$200 tops. Most are priced $100-$150 in my area.

Nice shop, the cabinets remind me of the kitchen cabinets we had when I was a kid in the early 60's. Question: when working on your Craftsman machinery, do you use only Craftsman tools? The reason I ask is because I do and I'm wondering about my sanity, LOL

Well most of my wrenches and sockets are craftsman so I guess yes. But I have an assortment of screwdrivers and pliers.

Not to overstep on you Bagged, but Vegar in my experience in my area I can pick them the Craftsman '100' or '150' series table saw all day for $100 and sometimes as low as $50 or so. If I looked a little harder or wanted to travel more I could probably get them for less though.







Softail, I though I was the only one. Of course that could be because most of my tools are Craftsman, I wonder if that is what made me decide to seek out C'man shop equipment.

JB

No sweat JB

 

[bagged89s10]

The Little Vintage Garage.

Got to play with my lathe. A coworker who restores loom making or rug making machines(I don't know the proper term) needed this part fixed. He also makes rugs himself. The spindle on this piece rides on a piece of maple and you can see it got worn after many years of use. He wanted it just smoothed out but I suggested we sleeve it to make it the same diameter.
You can see it looks like someone was chewing on it. Lol. The original diameter seemed to be 7/8"

He bought this bushing which is 7/8" OD and 5/8" ID.

I turned the spindle down to slightly larger than 5/8"

Then I warmed up the bushing in the oven and pressed it on. Then just squared off the end and smoothed it out.


I think he'll be happy.

 

[bagged89s10]

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That looks awesome...

Thanks chilly

 

[bagged89s10]

The Little Vintage Garage.

Finished up this 4" Wilton bullet. It was
Almost done, just had to button it up.

Went with a more raw look. Kept the jaws as is. All original parts. It came with smooth faced jaws. Color is satin sage. Brushed finish on the anvil and jaw towers. Date stamped 1/78.

Look at the crappy casting on the rear and the anvil. The swivel base too but you can't see it in the pics.

The dust cap was beat up and I banged it out the best I could and cleaned it up on the lathe. I need to get a sand bag so I can do a better job. I kind of wish I welded up the gouge, then smoothed it out.

 

[Killinger]

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I like that color! Looks awesome!

 

[vegar]

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I've had 3 so far.
First 8" one was free
10" was $35
This 8" was $50
I usually see them anywhere from $50-$200 tops. Most are priced $100-$150 in my area.

You dont mind shipping a couple this way do you?? I think thats pretty cheap if the quality is good

 

[bagged89s10]

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You dont mind shipping a couple this way do you?? I think thats pretty cheap if the quality is good

Haha. These things just weigh too much to shop.

 

[bagged89s10]

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I like that color! Looks awesome!

Thanks Killinger. I think I'm going to paint one of my Parkers this color.

 

[bagged89s10]

The Little Vintage Garage.

So the Wilton is headed to Alabama to the home of it's new owner, and my next restore is going to be this Columbian 203-1/2 which is going to a friend. One side of the jaws are worn so I'm going to attempt to hand file them. I spent 15 min to test out how it will come out. I'm using my checkering file held up at a 30 degree angle to get the lines filed. One line at a time but this file does a nice job of cutting. The key is to get the first pass straight, which is the hardest part. As you can see, some of my first passes veered off. Once I get all the lines done, I will go deeper and I think they will turn out ok. These jaws seem as soft as Parker jaws.

 

[1/2 Cup]

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The Wilton looks a treat, well done

 

[taumac]

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I have to get one of those files. I have no idea they made one.

 

[bagged89s10]

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I have to get one of those files. I have no idea they made one.

The one I have has a little more lines per inch than I should have bought. Either way, it cuts nice fine lines. I bought this on eBay for a good price.

 

[bagged89s10]

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Shipped this Wilton to Alabama yesterday. I always crate them, then bubble wrap and box them.

 

[bagged89s10]

The Little Vintage Garage.

So I made an impulse purchase a few weeks ago on this cabinet, because it was a good deal along with some other things.


I couldn't really find a good place for it and I was going to sell it. I had a brain fart and didn't realize I could easily move the mounting bracket until last night.
I found a perfect place for it.


I wanted to mount it right there on the wall but the footing was in the way and it wouldn't fit. But now it hangs off my tool chest and right in front of the footing. It fits perfectly. I have to see if I can extend my workbench over it. Maybe I can make another vise mount. I did lose my trash can spot though.

 

[bagged89s10]

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The Wilton looks a treat, well done

Thanks 1/2 cup!

 

[bagged89s10]

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Finally had time to install the pantry cabinet I've been working on. It was not easy lining up the drawer slides on this large cabinet but I got it done. It didn't help that the carcass wasn't 100% square when I built it. I cut it with a circular saw before I had a table saw.

 

[bagged89s10]

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So I recently bought a craftsman 6x48 belt sander model 103.0308. It was missing the table and needed a little work. I was searching for a table but ended up coming across another identical model sander complete with table.

The only thing wrong with it was the motor was slow to start and would bog down under load.
So I had this 1750 rpm 1/3 HP Dunlap motor from my bandsaw I decided to instal on it for now.

I took it apart to clean out the saw dust and
I cleaned the contacts.


I get a spark sometimes on startup, which I don't think is a problem. But it runs great and is perfect for what I want to do. Cleaned up this vise anvil with no sweat. And the metal dust just falls off. I like the speed and will toss on a 3/4 HP motor in the future.

 

[Shiftless]

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Finally had time to install the pantry cabinet I've been working on. It was not easy lining up the drawer slides on this large cabinet but I got it done. It didn't help that the carcass wasn't 100% square when I built it. I cut it with a circular saw before I had a table saw.

Bagged
Nice job on that pantry cabinet. I know exactly what you mean by lining up those slides in a cabinet that is not square. and not very wide either to get your head and arm into. I am in the middle of doing almost exactly the same thing in our kitchen. The bottom cabinets were always hard to get stuff out of the back without taking half the stuff out first. My wife wanted big drawers there instead.
So of course I got busy and built and installed 7 new drawers!
It looks like we are using the same ball bearing drawer slides which have to be set to plus or minus 1/32 inch.
My cabinets were mass produced 35 years ago from particle board. And the house has settled a bit. Think anything is level, plumb, or square?

 

[bagged89s10]

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Finally had time to install the pantry cabinet I've been working on. It was not easy lining up the drawer slides on this large cabinet but I got it done. It didn't help that the carcass wasn't 100% square when I built it. I cut it with a circular saw before I had a table saw.

Bagged
Nice job on that pantry cabinet. I know exactly what you mean by lining up those slides in a cabinet that is not square. and not very wide either to get your head and arm into. I am in the middle of doing almost exactly the same thing in our kitchen. The bottom cabinets were always hard to get stuff out of the back without taking half the stuff out first. My wife wanted big drawers there instead.
So of course I got busy and built and installed 7 new drawers!
It looks like we are using the same ball bearing drawer slides which have to be set to plus or minus 1/32 inch.
My cabinets were mass produced 35 years ago from particle board. And the house has settled a bit. Think anything is level, plumb, or square?

Thanks shiftless. If I had to do it again, I maybe have to use a different design with 4 pullouts vs just 2. Would have probably been easier to line up.

 

[bagged89s10]

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So one of my friends is buying the 10" table saw from me so I was able to rearrange a little.

I will be putting up an 80" wide shelf where the 3 shelf brackets are. Best of all, those brackets were always there. Good thing I didn't bother removing them.

My truck is almost unburied. Still have a lot of organizing to do and some tools to liquidate. My place is a mess.i can't wait to build a shed next year so the kid ride on toys and bikes are out of the garage.



The largest thing left to sell is one of my belt sanders.

 

[Grumblebum]

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Glad I'm not the only one that has to move a stack of kiddy bikes and scooters out to get access to stuff

Cheers Grumblebum.

 

[jbmatth]

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Great score on the belt sander, I'm glad it worked out and you were able to find the table you wanted. I've sent you a PM about the other sander.
JB

 

[bagged89s10]

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Glad I'm not the only one that has to move a stack of kiddy bikes and scooters out to get access to stuff

Cheers Grumblebum.

Haha! It used to be a lot worse. Earlier this year I bought a deck box to get all the small toys out.

 

[bagged89s10]

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Great score on the belt sander, I'm glad it worked out and you were able to find the table you wanted. I've sent you a PM about the other sander.
JB

Thanks.

 

[bagged89s10]

The Little Vintage Garage.

I got a little more work done on the Wilton 840 I'm restoring for a client.
Anvil surface and jaw sides are flat. I might keep them this finish, or more of a brushed finish like the 3" Wilton I recently restored.

And I made a new swivel centering pin. Found a 5/8" rod in my scrap bucket.

Turned it down to 1/2" and added a knurl to the side that fits in the swivel base. It's not perfect but works.

I ordered some new jaws for this guy.

 

[bagged89s10]

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My lathe was not setup correctly and I could figure out how to get it in direct drive. Finally got it setup right and also figured out how to mount my knurling tool. I chucked up a 1/2" bolt to test it. I was able to turn down the hex head off this bolt and put a knurling on it.




Now that I have the lathe working right I can make small parts that I've been wanting to make.

 

[jbmatth]

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Having a lathe is very handy for restoring stuff in the shop, I know I've used mine more than I thought I would for fixing odds and ends. I just need a bigger one that will handle a little more force without moving all over the place.
JB

 

[bagged89s10]

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Having a lathe is very handy for restoring stuff in the shop, I know I've used mine more than I thought I would for fixing odds and ends. I just need a bigger one that will handle a little more force without moving all over the place.
JB

I definitely agree. I'd like a slightly larger one too but my 6" craftsman atlas is enough for now.
I will be making these odd thread Parker collar bolts next.

 

[bagged89s10]

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Cleaned up the handle nose for the Wilton 840 last night. It was rough so I cut off the handle. A little grinding, sanding and polishing and it's better than new. Took me about 2 hours or so. Not bad considering I spent 2 hours a day for multiple days to get the Parker handles polished. This makes me want to cut off the handle on all vises. Now I just need the round bar I ordered to come in for the handle.

 

[bagged89s10]

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3 coats of paint baked on this Wilton.im really starting to like hammerite spray paint. I wish they made more colors.



I need to final sand the raw surfaces, polish the new jaw inserts, and make the handle. I only have a few hours a day the next 3 days to wrap this one up. Buyer picks it up Thursday morning before his flight to fly it overseas to his father for Christmas.

 

[zkling]

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One tip, for general work such as when you were cutting the 5/8" rod, you would benefit from using inside jaws on the chuck to a.) get more contact surface with the work piece and b.) minimize overhang that could accidentally contact the compound.

 

[bagged89s10]

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One tip, for general work such as when you were cutting the 5/8" rod, you would benefit from using inside jaws on the chuck to a.) get more contact surface with the work piece and b.) minimize overhang that could accidentally contact the compound.

Thanks for the tip. I don't have the inside jaws for this chuck. I need to find some, or a chuck that fits with inside jaws.

 

[LutzTD]

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Thanks for the tip. I don't have the inside jaws for this chuck. I need to find some, or a chuck that fits with inside jaws.

I couldnt tell what the deal was with the outside of those jaws but did you try cranking them all the way out and flipping them and then cranking them in? looks like it would still give you more purchase on the workpiece even without grooves on the large jaw faces.

 

[zkling]

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I couldnt tell what the deal was with the outside of those jaws but did you try cranking them all the way out and flipping them and then cranking them in? looks like it would still give you more purchase on the workpiece even without grooves on the large jaw faces.

Most scrolling chuck jaws won't flip as the curvature of the scroll that is cut in the backside will no longer line up. Additionally the profile on the outside of those jaws won't work for holding stock. Now some 4 jaw independent chuck jaws can be reversed like that.

 

[LutzTD]

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Most scrolling chuck jaws won't flip as the curvature of the scroll that is cut in the backside will no longer line up. Additionally the profile on the outside of those jaws won't work for holding stock. Now some 4 jaw independent chuck jaws can be reversed like that.

I suspected they might not be reversible due to the outside surface but was just wondering if he knew to try, I have had 3 jaws that reverse.

 

[bagged89s10]

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I couldnt tell what the deal was with the outside of those jaws but did you try cranking them all the way out and flipping them and then cranking them in? looks like it would still give you more purchase on the workpiece even without grooves on the large jaw faces.

Most scrolling chuck jaws won't flip as the curvature of the scroll that is cut in the backside will no longer line up. Additionally the profile on the outside of those jaws won't work for holding stock. Now some 4 jaw independent chuck jaws can be reversed like that.

I suspected they might not be reversible due to the outside surface but was just wondering if he knew to try, I have had 3 jaws that reverse.

Thanks but I did try to originally flip them when I got the lathe. I'll just keep searching until a set pop up in eBay or CL. I also need to get the half but replaced so the auto feed works and I can cut threads.

 

[bagged89s10]

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Made a new vise handle for the 4" Wilton. I used 9/16 1144 stressproof roundbar and 9/16-12 acorn nuts. I threaded a small section of 9/16 round bar and threaded an acorn but onto it. I rounded it off in the lathe then finished off the radius with an angle grinder. Threaded both sides of a 9" section of round bar, threaded on the rounded nuts, and then polished it. It came out pretty good.

 

[bagged89s10]

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The Wilton 840 finished pictures. New handle made from 1144 stressproof rod. New jaws from Kevin Scott. Polished main screw nose and rear dust cap. Smooth anvil surface and jaw towers. Hammerite light blue paint. I had to make a new swivel base center pin and the dynamic jaw was sagging a little and had some slop. To fix the problem, I removed the keyway and sanwiched in some shim stock to take up any play. It lines up almost perfect and opens and closes perfectly without and side to side slop. I'm really happy with this one and got to learn how to make a handle in the process.

Before

The new jaws from KMScott

The new pin

The complete product

http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums...1946/AB292174-7079-4C43-A1DF-064CC13724D0.jpg

The buyer picked it up and the he and the vise should be on a plane to Belgium right now to deliver it to his father for Christmas. I hope I get cool Christmas presents like this from my son when I'm older.

 

[WarrenJ]

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Great looking Wilton.