It probobly don't count, cuz I sold it about 3 yrs ago, after owning it for almost 30 yrs. I had and old-old craftsman 12" thickness planer, made sometime in the 30's, possibly earlier. The real facinating part of the story is...........it was manufactured by "parks" for craftsman. Parks manufactured the same machine up into the mid 70's or early 80's before going out of business. The only difference was that they had mounted the motor off the cutter head and the later models.

Parks has a real following on the internet and the guy that bought it from me tore it down and completely rebuilt it. It looks like new again. Oh ya..............I sold it for $800.00, that's how the demand is for that planer.

Well I have a Boice-Crane metal spinning/wood lathe (circa 1952), a 17" Delta drill press (circa 1954), a 12" Parks planer (1951?), and a whole bunch of hand helds from 1960-70 from Craftsman, B&D, even a few SKIL tools from that era. Of course a bunch of hand planes and similar toys including my original (1956) Estwing 13oz hammer (birthday present to me), but the one I am amazed at is the "original" (plug was damaged) "jig saw" which is basically a coping saw with a motor. I've only seen ONE ever (mine) and it still works though I won't use it for fear of damaging it.

And even though it probably doesn't count I have my original 1/4" Makita single speed 7.2v battery op drill WITH the chuck key. I know it doesn't count for old "iron" but it still goes strong and I still use it after 32 years.

Got a lot of stuff from dad when he died and HAD TO get rid of some things like his Unisaw (1955); I turned it on and could only SEE him working behind it - not conducive to MY safety.  I'll see if I can take a GOOD photo of the jig saw.

1923 Diehl # 55 rip saw . It runs like a Swiss watch !!

I have two machines from the 1940's. Some may have already view these in my profile area. The first one is an Walker Turner 16'' band saw.  I completely dissembled and refurbished everything.  The second machine is a Delta Rockwell 12-14'' cabinet saw. I have done a thing to it. Maybe someday I'll clean it up and paint it. But, it works perfectly as is.

 

 

nice looking bandsaw !

Richard McComas said:

I have two machines from the 1940's. Some may have already view these in my profile area. The first one is an Walker Turner 16'' band saw.  I completely dissembled and refurbished everything.  The second machine is a Delta Rockwell 12-14'' cabinet saw. I have done a thing to it. Maybe someday I'll clean it up and paint it. But, it works perfectly as is.

 

 

Richard..........I had one of them 12-14 inch table saws. Can't remember if it was a D-R or unisaw. It had a fence with 3' to the left and 8' to the right side. I bought it from a cabinet shop that went computerized.  It was a monster for a hobbiest. The bad part was.......it had a 1" arbor.......and it was specail order for blades, or a machine shop to bore to 1".

Richard McComas said:

I have two machines from the 1940's. Some may have already view these in my profile area. The first one is an Walker Turner 16'' band saw.  I completely dissembled and refurbished everything.  The second machine is a Delta Rockwell 12-14'' cabinet saw. I have done a thing to it. Maybe someday I'll clean it up and paint it. But, it works perfectly as is.

 

 

Well not quite the heavy metal as the rest of you guys have. But I think my Power King lathe is about 75 to 80 years old. Love this little lathe. Found on Craigs list. Came with an aftermarket duplicator.

-Ace-

 

We had one of those 14" Uni-saws in Tex at the AF base.  It was built in 1942 for the Navy (federal stock number said so) and was originally used aboard a ship (don't know which one) but came to the base through "surplus sales" after WWII.  GREAT machine but most of the time it was over-kill. Great for ripping timber the few times we needed to do that.

Richard McComas said:

I have two machines from the 1940's. Some may have already view these in my profile area. The first one is an Walker Turner 16'' band saw.  I completely dissembled and refurbished everything.  The second machine is a Delta Rockwell 12-14'' cabinet saw. I have done a thing to it. Maybe someday I'll clean it up and paint it. But, it works perfectly as is.

 

 

That is one nice jointer!!!  They sure don't make em like that anymore. I would like to upgrade my "baby" (6" Craftsman) jointer to an adult size... lol  

I bought it long ago, at a garage sale, when I first was gettin into woodin. It works fine, but, in the future, I hope to have either a good used, or a brand new 8" jointer.


John Hechel said:

The American Woodworker said:

My table saw is an old Craftsman model from the '50's. I bought it from a friend who's Uncle passed away and left it to him. He wasn't into woodworking, and, well, after some tuning, adding the Biesemeyer, and a new paddle switch, she's a good one. I would eventually like to wire her for 220. The motor will accept it. It already purrs like a kitten, but, I'd like to have a bit more juice. 

Those are 2 awesome machines you've got there Richard. Wow! I'll bet those babies purr real nice.

John Nebelsiek said:

We had one of those 14" Uni-saws in Tex at the AF base.  It was built in 1942 for the Navy (federal stock number said so) and was originally used aboard a ship (don't know which one) but came to the base through "surplus sales" after WWII.  GREAT machine but most of the time it was over-kill. Great for ripping timber the few times we needed to do that.

Richard McComas said:

I have two machines from the 1940's. Some may have already view these in my profile area. The first one is an Walker Turner 16'' band saw.  I completely dissembled and refurbished everything.  The second machine is a Delta Rockwell 12-14'' cabinet saw. I have done a thing to it. Maybe someday I'll clean it up and paint it. But, it works perfectly as is.

 

 

Real nice machines Richard. I have always wanted a 12"-14" saw like that or a powermatic. My real quest is a sliding table oliver saw. Someday, I hope.

I know a lot of guys are into fixing up the machines into tip top new condition. I am like Richard. If it isn't broke, put it to work. I do it for a living[building furniture], so I need the machines to pay their dues fast.

Bob , keep an eye out on WoodWeb as the sliding Olivers come up regularly . There was (is) one a couple of weeks ago available . Have you looked at any of the European sliders ?

Bob Kloes said:

Real nice machines Richard. I have always wanted a 12"-14" saw like that or a powermatic. My real quest is a sliding table oliver saw. Someday, I hope.

I know a lot of guys are into fixing up the machines into tip top new condition. I am like Richard. If it isn't broke, put it to work. I do it for a living[building furniture], so I need the machines to pay their dues fast.

The WT band saw runs so smooth and quite it unbelievable.

I do look at wood web a lot Rob. Thanks for letting me know though. It is a great place to find some real nice machines.

 

I have looked at sliders, but I don't do a lot of plywood. Just think the oliver is a great old saw.

bob

rob durfos said:

Bob , keep an eye out on WoodWeb as the sliding Olivers come up regularly . There was (is) one a couple of weeks ago available . Have you looked at any of the European sliders ?


Bob Kloes said:

Now that is my kind of saw. I like Diehl equipment. I have a cross cut saw from them. The best part, they're made in Indiana.

 

Dan

rob durfos said:

1923 Diehl # 55 rip saw . It runs like a Swiss watch !!

Well I would have to have another shop to put that in. It would take up the entire shop I have.

 

Pretty nice though.

Well John said ya all like pics so here's a bunch of pics of the OWWM in my shop.

 

I have one NWWM in my shop that I bought about 20 years ago and that's this DeWalt CMS, It's just to handy to get rid of.

The rest of the machines are OWWM that are used on a regular basis.

 

The youngest, only 29 years old, is this Rockwell Radial Ram Drill Press

with me standing next to it to give ya a sense of how big it is.

Next is this 39 year old 6 by 48 inch Rockwell Abrasive Belt Finishing Machine

Up next is a 50 year old 24 inch Boice Crane Scroll Saw

followed by one of the favorite machines in my shop, my 55 year old Oliver 270 Table Saw.

of it passing the dime, nickel, and quarter test while cutting a board.

Next is a 57 year old DeWalt RAS. Since the pic was taken I have added a table and stand and have been using it quite a bit. I may get rid of the DeWalt Compound Miter Saw now to give me some much needed room.

Next in line is my 58 year old Walker Turner Vertical Shaper.

Next machine is not really for woodworking but it gets a lot of use in the shop, a 61 year old 8 inch Cincinnati Grinder.

The next OWWM is my 64 (best guess) year old Wysong and Miles Hollow Chisel Mortiser. This is currently being restored and I am about 75 percent done with it, hopefully I will have it done this weekend. It is a welcome addition to my shop and I sold my newer Delta Mortiser the day I bought this one.

Next is this 69 year old ugly beast, which is in que for restoration. I ran it the other day and it purrs like a kitten. I was amazed at how quiet this 24 inch Newman Planer is.

Up next is this 70 year old 6 inch Yates American Direct Drive Jointer

and this 70 year old Buffalo Forge Co. Drill Press

and this 70 (best guess) year old Craftsman Power Hack Saw

and the most used machine in my shop, this 70 year old Heavy 10 South Bend Lathe.

Next I have this cute little 80 year old 10 inch Delta Specialty Company Band saw.

Now we're getting to my old stuff. A 97 year old 20 inch Crescent Machinery Co. Band Saw.

a 99 year old 18 Inch Crescent Machinery Co. Planer, which is getting sold to make room for the Newman,

and this 106 year old Crescent Machinery Co. 18 inch Jointer.

I removed the square cutterhead and am in the process of getting a round one milled.

And probably the oldest machine in my shop is this 24 inch, all wooden, Scroll Saw .... age unknown.

the one of the right

Well that's about it, hope it wasn't to many pics.

 

Hope ya enjoyed the tour.

Shane

Awesome Shane...thanks for posting all those pics. Beautiful job on the restores.

 

-Ace-

Thanks Shane, that is just some beautiful work. They almost look to nice to use. I have never seen metal lathes like yours and Dans, so clean. I know they can't stay that way, but they look like they could be in a hospital. Just really nice stuff.bob