Whoa, that's very cool! I have bought machines from some famous places, I have a 1946 South Bend 9A that came out of the Levi Strauss factory in San Francisco when it closed down. This one is only a foil inventory tag... This one came out of the Hershey factory in Oakville, CA when it was moved to Mexico. I don't have a pic, but it has a plate on the lathe from Hershey.
Bad week at auction, but I picked up this 12' butcher block workbench. I have 2 vises to build a bench, but this would allow me to build my French doors (4 sets). I only get the cheap 4-1/2" vise on it. I have another Quick Release vise I can use on it. The workbench on casters, with a stainless frame base, which is nice.
Found this one yesterday. Looks to be a Quincy Manchester Sergant Co. Shop Saw No.2. Patended 1897. Migh be missing some stuff but may see if I can revive.
I have a WW2 surplus floor model drill press. Lots of hand tools from the company my Dad worked for that went out of business in '67, bench drill press, sawzall, bench grinder, belt sander, jigsaw, etc. And a BIG Johnson cutoff saw made in 1950. Most new tools are junk, or you can't afford them.
I have a few old machines and tools that I use frequently. Some that I haven't used, because I'm lazy and haven't gotten a round tuit and fixed them yet. And some that are relatively new to me. Here's a picture or two of the odd stuff in the garage. 1928 Sunnen bushing grinder. Still use it to fit kingpins. Finally getting around to making a coolant flood system. Been using squirt bottles for years. What a mess... Late 40s or so Craftsman 6 inch lathe. Not much of a lathe, but it still works for small stuff. 50s? Allen Syncrograph. It's in need of some new capacitors, the old ones are not capaciting (is that a word?) anymore. The speed readout is off by at least a thousand rpm. Black and Decker and SnapOn valve grinders, 50s or 60s. Need a good cleaning up and some odd electrical repair, nothing seriously wrong with either. 40s Delta radial drill press with an x-y positioning table I've had for a number of years. Great for getting hole patterns really accurately located. An Atlas bench lathe from the 50s. Really nice condition, I've got a lot of accessories for it. Thanks Zeke... This picture is a couple of years ago, and the only reason it's here is not the drill press again, but the valve spring test instrument. I've checked out the calibration and it's still in calibration. Dirty but fully operational. Somewhere in the garage is an old boring bar, and in the shed is a small engine boring stand for it. There's one or 5 others in storage as well. A Neway valve seat cutting system, 2 B&D valve seat grinders and stone truing jig. And something that I use more than most of the other tools, a horizontal belt grinder, from Montgomery Wards. Damn computer stuff, it put the grinder at the top...
Here’s a band saw I traded for several years ago. A friend of mine bought it out of the foundry pattern shop at Blackwell.
@Okie Pete Crescent made XLNT machines. I have an old 8" jointer, which was converted over to power, but currently doesn't have a motor on it. My plan is to use it for a 2nd jointer if I ever find a wider one, like a 16" - 24" would be ideal. I'm not sure, but the blade guard is referred to as a pork-chop guard, and it could be original. Has the handwheels intact, so it's pretty complete with the fence. This is going up to my shop soon. The seller had a motor mounted on that wood base (actually a wood shelf). This has Babbitt bearings, not ball. Still a great machine...Babbitt doesn't scare me away...This was most likely run on a line shaft in the day...
Both nice machines! That bandsaw would be a good addition to my garage. My grandfather was a carpenter and he spins in the grave whenever I get near wood, so that jointer, not so much! But that's just me. For some reason me and wood just don't get along...
The bandsaw has Babbitt bearings on the wheels . Babbitt pivot for the table . The table is a little loose but square enough for the stuff I saw out on it . Very nice planer Tool Works . I have a bench I made from a table from an old table saw . A friend found the table in a s**** pile . Guess I should post a picture of it .
Yes, let's see that table. I'm sort of into steampunk, and have made stuff from you name it into sort of furniture. Like an outside side table for the front porch. It's a 33 Ford front drum brake hub and drum for the base, an Austin Mini 850 crankshaft which has an interesting clutch design, resulting in a tail on the crank having a taper that drops into a wheel bearing outer race just right, and a leftover marble top from I don't remember what.
Here’s a picture of the underside of the bandsaw table . The babbit inserts can be seen in the casting
Not sure if this fits but I think it’s cool . It’s an Coolair exhaust fan I bought at a late friends estate sale. I added a frame work and wheels to move it around. It is quiet and will move the air .
I had bought the jointer before I had any others, so had planned for it to be my main jointer. However, knowing it didn't have a motor, I knew I would need to invest some time. I already had an 18" Jet band saw, but wanted something bigger and more vintage. I got this Moak 36" band saw from the 50s after that. I plan to use the 18" Jet band saw for smaller scroll type work and the Moak with a thicker 1-1/2" blade.
Pete, That's a beauty, I have a smaller Champion 101. That is a very nice post drill! Gotta love that gear base!
Now that drill press belongs in the same collection of stuff that my stuff ends up in! Some kind of museum or such...
Starting to plan the next voyage to the new shop. I think this trip is going to take these machines. 120 gallon DevilBiss compressor. I had a 4x8 pad poured on the backside of the shop. I hope to keep the compressor and small generator back there. 1944 Yates American 5HP direct drive table saw (yes, it cuts hotdogs). Dual Head Ritter shaper. Hope to t&g some flooring for the home. Has one 7-1/2HP head and one 5HP head.
This Yates-American B-44 24" wood planer is a peculiar machine, in that it is HEAVY, it weighs over 3000 lbs., AFAICT. One of the table screws knocked a couple teeth off a gear, and the seller had planned on fixing it, so the ratio of the new gears is the same, but the dimensions are not 100% accurate. I only need to mill down the shank of the gear so that the height on each side of the table is level. Unfortunately no blade sharpener, but that's ok, I can deal with this. My sawmill can cut up to 32" wide slabs, and my plan was to be able to joint, plane and rip to end up with 24" wide 4S4. But I don't have a 24" jointer, and those go for a premium, so not sure that will happen. I will probably build a planer sled to get one side flat, then flip it over and get the same thickness. Yates-American 24" B-44 wood planer (old gears on left, new on right) I think I will take this Boyce Crane scroll saw with it Yates-American J31 6" x 42" Jointer, I use this quite often and it's the only working jointer I have. This is cleaned up and working nicely Small 3 phase motor, direct drive. The base is not original, the naval yard it came from had built the wooden base. I think I can also take this Crescent 8" jointer without a motor. This is babbitt bearings which are in great shape. Before I take this load, I need to haul the first load up in the previous post.
Here’s my 1963 Bridgeport milling machine. I painted it candy wild cherry and had it striped over 20 years ago
my little lathe is now home, it looks pretty good, no excessive wear, it came as you see it, no tools or accessories- but she did throw in this crusty old Sun cabinet
got the lathe all cleaned up and ordered enough stuff to get it up and running, should be a useful tool to learn on and have around. now I need to find a place to park it..
Wow, looks great @Paul, I can even see the flaking! I like that stand, I don't have one for mine, it's on a bench. I like that setup with the counter shaft, which is some nice bling in itself.
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