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So I get a text from the guy I got the Unisaw from. It says he has a few tools that I might be interested in..... Best I can tell, there's 11 table saws, 2 jointers, a cute little band saw and an even cuter lil' drill press. Boxes of parts and a pile of motors... Anyone need parts??
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I recently acquired a slightly used Craftsman BAS350 14" band saw. It is the same saw as the Rikon 10-321 band saw. It is equipped with a one horse power motor and a very nicely machined cast iron table with a rip capacity opening of 8.5". I got a 5/8" 3TPI blade and ran some firewood pieces through it to make turning blanks and was very pleased with the performance. It has a 2" dust port below the blade and a 4" port at the bottom of the lower wheel. I connected a dust collector to the 4" port with great results and see no need to hook up the two inch port. With the 4" port hooked up air was being sucked into the 2" port effectively sucking any dust the 2" port might have yielded. I really liked the idea of blowing the dust out into the back yard. No muss no fuss. The red knob on top of the saw is the blade adjustment knob. It is easily removed which is a nice feature. Once the tension is released the knob can be removed and laid in plain sight on the table as a reminder that the blade needs tensioned before using. It has roller blade guides which are bearings mounted to adjustable pins. One of the bearings was making noise so I oiled it. I got the number off of it to see about getting some spares and found they are inline skate wheel bearings which makes them readily available. In fact, I had bought a set of cheap skates to use the wheels to make a lathe steady and had five extra wheels I could get the bearings out of. I did and sure enough they were the same. All in all, I am happy with the saw.
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Thinking New Table Saw Time
honesttjohn posted a topic in Machinery, Tools, Research, Reviews and Safety
My old Craftsman (13 model) keeps giving me fits. Pulleys won't stay lined up and that leads to a lot of vibration and heat. Looking at a new replacement table saw. I don't need anything fancy so a low end entry level small shop one should work ($1200 +/-). I also have to get it down to the basement and the doorway is 29 inches wide. Been considering the Laguna F1, but there seems to be a quality and alignment with them. The Grizz 962 looks promising, but the fence isn't the greatest ----- but I have a Vega fence on the Craftsman if it'll fit. Also looked at the Delta from Lowes, but there seems to be a motor problem with them. Jet is a maybe, too. There seems to be some type of problem with all of them. Any opinions on where to spend my money? -
Look at what jumped me from a pile of junk. It's an "Alien" head 2" X 6" surface planer! Made for Sears by Central Specialty Co. which later became part of King-Seeley Corp. I found it listed in Sears catalogs from 1941 through 1964. I couldn't find a 1965 catalog but they are not listed in the 1966 catalog. These were sold under two different model numbers 103.1801, & 103.23700 in their later years. This one has the 103.1801 model number on the tag. Here's a few more photos for your enjoyment. These are a manual feed surface planer that will do a 6" wide board in a single pass, or a 12" wide board by feeding both sides. BTW, I lost the fight, and just had to adopt it.
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Craftsman 12" band saw and B&D Router- need help
Lost Oki posted a topic in Old Woodworking Machinery
New to the site and hopefully I am posting this in the right forum. I have a 12" craftsman band saw, 1/2 hp. I don't do a lot of serious band saw work but do build self bows. I find that this saw is a little lacking when I try to cut red oak that's 1" thick and 36" long, very slow and getting a lot of burnt wood. Question: Can I up the HP or do I need a new blade (got the blades with the saw 6 months ago) or both? 2nd issue. Have 2 B&D 1/4" routers that I use once or twice a year for small jobs. My issue, I only have 1 and half of the collets that hold tension on the cutter shaft. Have searched the internet till I am blue and cannot find one. Are there substitutes available? See pictures Note: I am 75 and can't see myself spending a lot of money for a new router for as little use as it gets. just need a collet Thanks in advance for any help with either of the 2 issues.
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Anyone familiar with the CarveWright?
Fred W. Hargis Jr posted a topic in CNC Machine Reviews and Purchase
I'm wanting to dip my toes into CNC and have been looking for a used CarveWright. I did find one for only $200, but all that's there is the machine and collets. I'm thinking I can get the other stuff easily, like the manual, memory cards and associated hardware, and bits. I also think the CarveWright will do everything I want for now...then I can decide if I want to spend any more money on this stuff. Does anyone have it? I'm looking for holes in my thoughts above about picking up the rest of the needed accessories. This one is the Craftsman labeled version and is listed as being in "good" condition. If I recall these things were about $2000 when introduced.- 12 replies
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Bandsaw stopped running :(
4DThinker posted a topic in Machinery, Tools, Research, Reviews and Safety
I used my CNC to cut out a small table top out if some recycled teak from an old deck chair. I've gotten in the habit of profiling the perimeter and leaving 1/8" or slightly less to cut through. I do this to avoid the chance of cutting into my spoil board. Then I take the board to my little Craftsman bandsaw to free the top from the perimeter waste. Yesterday the bandsaw would not run. The motor would hum but not spin the shaft. I've deduced the starting capacitor likely needs replacing. At least I hope the problem is as simple as that. My only suspicion is that I can't spin the motor shaft at all. Anyone else had experience with failed motors on shop equipment? This'll be my first after 40 years of using tools. 4D -
What is with brands these days?
kmealy posted a topic in Machinery, Tools, Research, Reviews and Safety
Skil used to be owned by Bosch. At that time, it was a lower quality line, maybe with the exception of the worm-drive Skilsaws. Now it's owned by Chervon and some reviews I've seen lately it's a good quality line of tools. Porter-Cable used to be in bed with Delta. They were some of my original tools and very good. Then Stanley Black and Decker bought them. They, I guess, didn't want them to compete with the DeWalt line so they seemed to be downgraded. Now, it seems that they are doing a more quality tool now. Craftsman, as we have discussed, used to be a long-declining quality when Sears economized and looked for lowest bidder. Then when SB&D bought them, it seems the quality improved and now they're a house brand of Lowe's. Still undecided in my mind where they fit in the quality line of their products. Darn, it's like a horse race out there.- 23 replies
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The last on-line auction I "attended" was near the end of September, 2021. Several tool lots; won a few; several I didn't. Most of my purchases were more L&G related stuff so I won't bore you with that. However, one lot turned out to have some surprises. Actual auction site pictures. I bid on this lot thinking the tool box might be an old Craftsman or ??? hip roof tool box. Didn't look inside the toolbox really at the pick-up site. It was kinda frenzied there and I was under a time crunch to get back in time for grandson's football games plus my stuff was located all over and you had to pick and load everything yourself. I wasn't sure I could carry & load the tool box by myself after I grabbed it off he bench. Good thing I got there early and was parked pretty close. I figured with the tool box and the random stuff I'd bid up to $10. The tin on the right had a couple dozen or more random drill bits + driver bits, + a new 1/4" dr, T-15 or T-20 torx bit (don't remember now). There was another tin directly below that was full of miscellaneous screws etc. The bucket + Folgers containers were loaded with new, packaged, random hardware. The grandsons were happy with the (2) Official Little League baseballs. Right picture shows the toolbox. A really nice HD box that someone fabricated likely in a HS metal working class. Its HEAVY even w/o any tools but... A few tools were in the tray. I could see some of them in the auction picture. A couple of chalk lines. Left one is a newer Irwin model. Gave it to daughter's fiancee'. Right one is a Straight-line...needs some work. Some 1/4", 3/8" & 1/2 drive sockets and extensions. Once they hit the wire wheel, then buffing wheel, all but one went to daughter's fiancee'. So why was this box so heavy beside made from 1/16" steel?... ...cause all this was in the bottom. A few treasures as it turned out. Next picture does some 'splainin' Lucy... (#1) is a Stanley Handyman, 10" (IIRC) swing ratcheting brace. Still has the decals on it. Probably late '60's-early 70's? Needs some TLC, but it works. (keeper) (#2) Stanley, Sliding T-bevel. 1st look, identified it as a No.25; more to come later. (pry from my cold dead hands type of keeper) (#3) Stanley 481A-18 (oz) masonry hammer; needs a little work, oh & a handle but don't make them like this for a long time. (keeper) (#4) Wards-Master (Monkey Wards) 1/2" drive speed handle; probably from the 1960's?? I have one (same brand) that was my grand-dads from the late 40's-early 50's. Been my user & in my tool box since the late 1960's so daughter's fiancee' scored it too. So what else of interest is in there? Well..let's see. First lots of 1/4" & 3/8" shallow well sockets, mostly metric and mostly Taiwan. Cleaned 'em up passed them on to daughter's fiancee' (#1) A Snap-on, combination box-end wrench from late 40's to early 50's. It may have been plated or could have originally been black oxide coated. NO evidence of ANY plating remained. more pictures at the end. (#2) A Craftsman combination box-end wrench from the 40"s to early 50's by logo. (#3) A Craftsman combination open-end wrench from the late 30's to early 40's Probably was plated originally, but long gone; pics at the end (#4) 1 of a set of Proto combination open-end wrenches from 1/2' to 1-1/16"; missing the 3/8-7/16" wrench. Cleaned up very nice; gifted to daughter's fiancee' The remainder is still in the box waiting on spring for next step. except the (2) 1/2" drive, deep impact sockets on the left. Already in my "shop box" Snap-On wrench is 1-1/16" x 1-5/16". In a former life, these sizes were used quite often. I actually have a newer version of it. The Craftsman is 15/16" x 1". I've since completely removed all the rust from both, coated with wax then wrapped in wax paper until I decide their fate. Likely, I'll clean again, then cold blue them along with some others in the box. I've since found another Craftsman, same era (3/4"x13/16" IIRC) in the box. The Stanley masonry hammer. Re-furb started, but will have to wait until spring now to finish. You know my rule...? "...if your tongue sticks to the metal, too cold to be working in the shop" Last, remember that Stanley No. 25 sliding T bevel? Well, I finally dug a little deeper when I removed a little more rust from the blade... Made everything else a bonus IMHO. Typing this makes it a 6C, (AA) circa 1923-1935. It likely had a bright (not plated) finish but could have been blued too. I don't see any indication that bluing every existed (later version) but IDK for sure. I'll decide when warm weather returns to cold blue or not. For now, it' cleaned, waxed, wrapped in wax paper to keep my tongue from sticking. Maybe @steven newman will weigh in with his suggestions?? The rosewood body is excellent and the brass also very good. I'll do a final stand alone refurb update at that time. Oh, total for all these treasures including the baseballs $9.20 with buyers premium and I made it back in time for both football games. Thanks for riding along.
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I'm new here and trying to figure it out got a Craftsman jointer model 130 23440 and can't find any info about it can anyone help?
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Auction Score Dec. 2019 (OK maybe auction gloat too?)
Grandpadave52 posted a topic in General Woodworking
Backstory: For various circumstances, I have not been to a yard/ garage sale for over 2-1/2 years and very few flea market rather in/out doors either. I have connected and become more proficient with on-line auctions, although I limit myself travel distance wise as well when a "Buyers Premium" is charged. One of the first I participated on was mid December 2019. Actually bidding opened in mid-November. I suppose the time of the year (just prior to Christmas), the weather, the over-whelming variety and amount of stuff (not so much in tools, as restaurant items, crafts items, flea market etc., etc.), lot types, sizes, location etc., held many back from bidding. Anyway a few items caught my attention especially near the end of auction close time. Anyways, I "won" a few items gloat worthy. From the pictures, you'll see items which were in an old (1880's), multi-story building which took up a full 1/2 city block within a small community in the county East of us about 25 miles away. Two days before auction item pick-up, we were blessed with 8-10" of snow. IIRC, I picked these up on the 17th of December. Since my trailer was under snow with temperatures hovering around 15*, at the last minute, I rented an enclosed 10' U-Haul trailer. The cost of it was $19.99 + taxes/6 hours but in the end, worth the added cost. My oldest grand-daughter had just come home from college for Christmas break so she got to help. That drove the cost some besides gas, since I felt compelled to feed her at Wendy's after we unloaded. I purchased everything shown from these photos. I did not travel to the site on Preview day (extra cost). Just so you know, I've already paid the price several times over for this "gloat" starting the next day after unloading. I was sick with the flu through Christmas that year. So two smaller tables, maple tops; IIRC one on the left is 42" L x 32" wide; right one, 48" L x 32" wide; both a full inch thick. both have cast iron bases The one on the left has a single turned pedestal from 4x stock; one on the right a larger built segmented pedestal (not shown); The next 3 tables are pretty much identical; nearly 8 ft long and IIRC, 38" wide. either a 4/4 or 5/4 thick tops. All I know these are HEAVY. Dumb me, in the haste to rent a trailer, clean out the back of the truck and get going, I forgot my moving dollies. Bad move because... ...this one we had to carry pretty much a half block plus from the far corner of the front of the building to the far corner to far rear corner; kid earned her Wendy's. This one never had a finish applied; short, long term plan is to make myself a genuine woodworking bench from it once I get a place to set/use it. All 5 tables were in one lot. I almost didn't bid on these for fear I would win. However, I did. Hope I didn't get burned too bad? Total cost with internet bid premium 59 cents. Next, there were a couple of Craftsman table saws. These were the only pictures. The one on the left I could tell was either an 8", 9" or perhaps even 10." That evidence was based on the aluminum ribbed table. Odds were good it was a direct drive vs a belt drive. From the pictures looked dirty but otherwise in pretty decent shape. The one on the right obviously is a 10." In fact, it looked to be the same era (1977-78) as mine, so cast iron, belt drive. I could see some rust on the saw table base, but if it went right, worse case would be a good parts mule for mine. Now, I didn't need one, let alone two table saws, but hey, since I was going anyway for the tables, placed a max bid of $15/ea; won both at $11/ea plus internet premium of $1.98/ea so all in on two table saws + 5 tables was $26.55. Seemed to come out OK even renting a trailer and eating out at Wendy's x2. For the rest of the story; see text below table saws. So once we dragged 5 tables and pieces/parts over 1/2 a city block and got them loaded, on to the table saws. The aluminum top turned out to be a 10" and better yet, real close to the loading door/dock. Rip fence, blade guard, wrenches, miter gauge, all there plus some random tools on top. Auction guy said, "it all goes with it. Easy load compared to those tables. Next up the old 10". It's in an adjoining room, way in the back and pretty dark. The only electrical/lights are from a couple portable generators and LOTS of extension cords. Fortunately I had brought tools and some H-F LED lights. Get to the saw...saw table is covered with all kinds of stuff...some chair bottom blanks, some maple glue ups, strips cut for glue ups, random tools besides a couple miter gauges, blade guard but no Craftsman rip fence? Oh well no big loss on a saw that era. All this is piled not only on the saw table, but also an extremely large, very dilapidated, rear and L/R extension tables made from deteriorating particle board. That seems strange until I step around to the front of the saw and "what to my wondering eyes should appear?" but a 52" Biesemeyer rip fence, in great condition, rails dirty, a little rusty, but very good over-all. Cha-ching... I no longer care that the cast iron top appears rusted beyond salvage...Auction guy again said, "it's all your's plus some other stuff over here." I was already exhausted feeling the flu and a fever coming on. It was about 10* outside, it was about 45 minutes until dark and auction load close but I moved & loaded stuff as if I was being chased by bears. The extension tables basically fell apart with a little beating. Didn't have to worry about cleaning up the mess b/c the building was going to be gutted. In one of the boxes was some more random stuff including an usual looking (to me) miter gauge. Then I realized what is must be for... Also in the sale was a Powermatic 66 Table saw; in very good condition; not sure if it was a 3 or 5 hp or single or 3 phase. It sold for a mere $255. That odd miter gauge...well it was for the PM...I gave it to the guy who brought his own single axle, tilt/rollback bed truck with a fork lift he used to load the saw. So that's how 2019 ended...well that and the respiratory flu over Christmas. Thanks for reading.
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I worked for Sears (actually the Allstate subsidiary) as my first job after college. I bought a few Sears tools, getting a huge 10% employee discount and few places around that offered tools. With a bit of use, I found them all lacking and quit using them. In the last couple of years, I got two Sears routers (one free, one $5) and figured they were probably worth what I paid for them and could use in conjunction with my Porter-Cable, Bosch, DeWalt, and Hitachi routers. You know, like Norm, don't change bits, change routahs. I thought, hey, I could maybe put one in my new router table and keep my P-C off for hand-held work. They only have 1/4" collets, but I thought I could live with that. So today, I tried to see if they fit (they didn't in my older PC router table). Well, the first problem is you cannot remove the base from the motor. Dang, that makes changing the bits a bit more difficult if it's mounted under the table. The second problem, is while they have a set of holes that work in the insert plate, the screws are not flat head, so the don't work in the countersink. And the are not the same as the ones for the P-C. They appear to be an 8-32. And wouldn't you know it, I probably have 1000 8-32 screws of various lengths and materials. Think I have at least one flat head? Nope. Guess I need a trip to Ace or Do-it-Best to see if they can help me out. My opinion of the Sears tools of the last 30+ years has not changed. Hoping that Stanley Black & Decker has re-engineered the whole Craftsman line with the own stuff and not just gone to "OEM du jour" and squeezed them on price constantly.
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Years ago, I picked this at a yard sale....really, it was just laying in the grass...$10... Craftsman 13" Tilt Table. Today I gave that table a darn good cleaning....rust bunnies were trying to take over... not to mention the spiders.....actually the saw itself runs! Nice and quietly, too!Tilt seems to work.. And even locks in place. Even found a bag of blades for this saw... Yes, it takes pinned blades....May just keep it that way..... Reason this saw came out of hiding? Thinking IF i start making a bunch of these... I might just cut those finger joints with this saw.... Still have a bit of 3/4" plywood....may add a cleat, and bolt this to the plywood.....then I can clamp things up in the bench vise....maybe sitting towards the vise, where I can sit down and saw a while....That Cedar box isn't all that big..pencil for scale... We'll see how things go....just an old saw...
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What is an "Electronic" Radial Saw?
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Checking out the local auctions yesterday I came across this old Craftsman rotating workbench: I remember them being available many years ago, but I never had one nor do I know anyone that had one. It looks to be in good shape and might make a good addition to my son's shop who is just getting set up. Have any of you had/have one? Like it? Pluses or minuses? I did a small amount of research into it last night. Not a lot of info available. Anyone have any info to share about this?
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draining the compressor AUTO-DRAIN~!!
Cliff posted a topic in Machinery, Tools, Research, Reviews and Safety
I have an ancient craftsman 4 horse compressor. It won't die. I want to replace it, but it won't die. I put it in a rather inaccessible location and ran hoses and a remote switch. Draining it was a PITA till I figured out that there's no harm in a little leaking air from the drain plug so I just leave it cracked a scosh. So I don't drain it. -
I cashed in on the Emerson $100.00 recall on my Craftsman radial arm saw. Now What? I don't want to make a pin router. What else can the remaining frame and jack be used for? No I don't have a boat.
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Bought one of the a few years ago. Any good places to go for user information. Cant remember if I have the manual or not. Thx?..
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Yesterday was Orthodox Christmas. My Dad gave me this gem he got in high school and hardly used. Gave the blade a sharp edge and it works like a charm. I blame @steven newman for getting into this.
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Interesting article. I, too, worked for Sears for a couple of years, but have become disappointed their products and customer service since.
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A few weeks back, I posted a thread about a pick that included a Black & Decker corded drill kit. I also have alluded to the fact I may have a problem when it comes to the number of corded drills in my possession. Since the temperature is dropping and we alternate between white-out snow then momentary sunshine and now darkness, I thought I would present this thread for your entertainment, amusement, amazement and harassment. Enjoy the show. WARNING: Proceeding beyond this point is at your own risk. The content of this thread is not advised for those with rational thought processes or hoarding phobias. Some restrictions apply. Void where prohibited. Must be 18 to enter. So it began one December 7th many years ago for my 17th (maybe 18th??) birthday I think. I received my first power-tool. A Skil, 3/8" VS Model 569 drill. Who knew this would eventually lead to an addiction. I did replace the swithc once several years ago. Shortly there-after, my dad also gave me a 1/4" Mall Model 143 drill that had belonged to my grand-father. It has to be from the late 1940's to early 1950's. The original cord finally disintegrated. I replaced it 35+ years ago with the current cord which now needs replaced. I need to search out cord strain reliefs although the spark plug boots i used to use worked pretty well. These were my primary drills for years both at home and occasionally in my work life. The Mall has a piece missing in the replaceable handle portion which is the way I inherited it. That nugget of information is relevant later on in this drill dynasty. Next up is my Black & Decker 1/2" VS, Model 7210. It's story begins in the first JD Dealership I worked. That was in 1973. The drill was already in service and likely had been purchased in the late 1960's from Grainger's. The dealer eventually closed so we parted ways for a year or so. A new dealer reopened the dealership and I was recruited as the Service Manager Low and behold the drill and I was reunited as most of the tooling from the old dealership had been purchased. Some time later, one of the "rookie" mechanics pushed this drill beyond its limits. The armature windings separated from the commutator bar. A replacement was needed immediately and as luck had it, the Mac Tool Rep had just began carrying a new line called Makita. We purchased a 1/2", VSR double insulated drill upon his recommendation. We sent the B&D in for repair evaluation estimate. The cost to replace the armature, brushes and refurb the drill came back more than the new Makita so this drill got tossed back in the cabinet. Several years later during a clean-up session the drill was set out to be trashed. I asked if I could have it and was granted the request. It laid in a box at home for a number of years. I finally made a trip to the old B&D Service Center in Indy, bought an armature, couple set of brushes for around $35 at the time. Finally had to replace the cord a few years back. While doing some remodeling work at my daughters, either my ex SIL or oldest grandson apparently dropped the drill on the "nib" on the upper back handle breaking it in the mounting screw/rear bearing housing. Calling B&D/DeWalt Service Centers all over the country yielded no parts available. I eventually was able to locate a "parts donor" drill but not before lots of searching which leads to a long tale yet to come. I have the original manual and dead-man handle for the drill also. It was and still is a great drill...low RPM and lots of torque. In the midst of the above I acquired this old Sioux, 1/4" in-line drill. It was given to me by a former mechanic. Probably from the 50's. The switch was bad as was the original cord (dry rot). It is the same frame and motor unit as the old Sioux hard-seat grinder. Instead of the angle seat driver head, Sioux offered an alternative drive head. I came upon a used hard seat grinder the Mac Tool Rep had traded for. The gears were bad, but the was switch good...gave a couple bucks for it. Replaced the switch. This drill still gets a lot of use running a carbon cleaning brush and other wire wheel attachments. Probably will need a new cord in the not to distant future. Somewhere in the 90's, I had a need for a D-handle 1/2" drill; something that would do heavier duty work than the 1/2" B&D. My wife bought me this Craftsman for Christmas one year. VSR model. Actually my first reversible corded drill. I primarily have used it to run a paddle to mix drywall compound and thin set mortar. Maybe have drilled a couple dozen 5/8" dia. holes in steel with a twist bit. The (3) on the right followed. The left one is a 1/4" Dunlap made for Sears; circa late 40's early 50's; bought at a flea market for a couple of bucks; it works fine, just needs disassembled, cleaned, new gear grease and the aluminum body polished; The middle is another Mall 143; another flea market find for $3; I originally bought it to use for parts my old 143 however it works great, so again just disassemble, clean, re-lube and polish. The one on the right is an old Montgomery Ward given to me by my late FIL. He got it in a box of crap treasures at an auction. Obviously needs a cord and the normal clean & re-lube. I've had it for years; just need to find round-to-its for all three. Close up view of the Dunlap tag. Also a Did just a little preliminary buffing to see how it would polish up. The Mall 143 tag. The "three amigos", oppoosite side on the far right. You can see they remain in their natural wild state...now where are those round-tu-its? Now back to the quest finding a replacement handle section for the B&D 1/2" VS. So I watched flea markets, yards sales, and even a few auctions to no avail finding a parts donor to repair this drill. Even eBay was coming up empty. Finally a hit on eBay...I won an auction for a 1/2" (one owner). If I recall about $14 with the shipping. However, when I got the drill, it was so pristine, I couldn't bring myself to cannibalize it. It had the dead-man handle but the cord had been replaced. It's the one on the left; I'm pretty sure it's a U-126 like the one on the right. Only single speed, but a very nice drill. The one on the right came later in the parts quest. Found it at a flea market for $8 with some weird coupling attachment in place of the chuck, but pristine other-wise. I bought a Jacobs chuck from H-F. $10 less 20% coupon so $8 for a new chuck bringing the total to $16. The parts quest continued...the one on the far right I believe to be a model 7120 although might be an 1161; both are 3/8" VS models. Anyways won that bid on eBay as a parts only drill...if I recall, it was ~$9 with shipping; might have been less...when I received it, as stated it did not work. Began disassembling to swap the handles and noticed a loose wire in the switch and wires not in the right locations; straighten all that out, and it works fine...so the quest rolls on. The one on the left is a Model U-100, 1/4", single speed; a little different rear handle design without the nub, but interchangeable. Picked that one up for a couple bucks...did the normal disassembly/clean-up; works great...the quest continues... While I continued to watch eBay, after two purchases all of a sudden these style drills began popping up like mushrooms. Seems every flea market I had tried before now were crawling with them... These 2 were next; a 7110 I think, 3/8" single speed in the original metal B&D box for $5. Another U-100 for $3 but needed a cord. H-F has 10' neon orange and sometimes green extension cords on sale for ~$4 from time-to-time. I keep a supply of them as replacement cords; far cheaper than actual replacement cords. Both of these work great and needed minimal clean-up. Next in the quest to find a handle were the two on the right. Finally, success. I gave $3 for the pair. Robbed the handle off the top one. The bottom one while it will run, the front bearing is shot. However I could take these two and make one good usable drill should I need an extra. Unfortunately, by this time the disease had over taken me so.................................... At one of my favorite flea infestations, I stumbled on this Skil 599. Now knowing how hard finding replacement parts for the B&D had been, I justified this purchase figuring the cord and switch would interchange with my first drill if needed. Since it was only $5. As dumb luck would have it, this is a hammer, scraper, drill VSR, 3/8". It all works so.... The drill on the right beckoned me and since I didn't own a plain ole, 3/8" VSR and it was only $5, I succumbed. Knowing how hard parts might be to get for it, the left one appeared at a yard sale. It was in a bucket, chuck down with about an 2" of water...well the cord & switch is probably good and for $2...dang the luck, it cleaned up pretty nice except for a little erosion on the nose housing, works like a champ so... This one in the original case although missing some of the accessories..still needs refurbed when I find some of those round tuits so... This orphan needed a good home and for $8 in the original case with accessories and then.... This trio actually preceded the two sets above. The one on the far right is a U-203; kinda' rare; 1/4" 2 speed. I use it a lot with various brushes to do cleaning and polishing. A slightly different version of the U-100 in the middle, then I'm not sure of the model on the left, but a 3/8" VS. Of course when the first B&D 1/2" went down, I needed an immediate, budget friendly replacement so H-F to the rescue with this 1/2" VSR model....with a coupon it was $24 and some change with tax. It works great and have used it to mix thin set and drywall compound also. So.... It all started when this drill handle failed....so....... There is one more to this stable but current weather conditions prevent me from moving stuff out to get to the cabinet. It's an old Montgomery Ward (I think), D handle with a 1/2" pipe dead man, 5/8" chuck that belonged to my grand-dad I inherited when my dad passed. That drill cost me $200 about 50 years ago. I'll update this saga with it's unique story in the future. These of course are just my corded drills and does not include any of the cordless, screw-guns or drill presses. Once I get over my shame for this post and ya'll recover from the shock and trauma of reading this post, maybe I'll entertain you in another show. Just so you know, I have put back many other drills to allow others around the world to the joy of owning a corded drill if only for a moment. Assuming you remained conscious to this point, thanks for following along. BTW, if you were counting you should have come up with 26 drills total. I may have a problem???
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So over the course of the spring, summer & fall when I haven't been working on the lawn mowers, mowing/trimming the acreage, working on someone's vehicle or coordinating repairs while in a shop, transporting grandkids, attending grandkid's events, tending to other family matters and maybe the occasional nap, I'd squeeze in some small tool re-conditioning from my yard sale & flea finds...Thanks for looking... This came from a yard sale...got it tossed in with a 7-1/4" Skil saw & case...all for $5; Sorry no before pictures but the screw and rails had a fair amount of surface rust, but no pitting. The jaws had some rust on front and back faces and around the perimeter. I had cleaned once & waxed once, but with our humidity year-around, it rusted again, so, disassembled, de-rust, 4 coats gun blue on the rails, screw threads(probably black oxide originally?), black paint stick to touch up the jaws and three coats of Johnson's Paste Wax. The 6" adjustable square is my new one from H-F (I know, I know berate me if you must, but it's accurate and it works for me) Next up is an original Portalign...no before pics...the posts were pretty rusted as were the thumb screws. The aluminum was corroded too. Posts were cleaned on the grinder, brass wire wheel, progressively sandded with wet-cry and machine oil from 100g to 400g, then polished on the buffer; aluminum buffed with brass wire on a Dremel then polished on the buffer as were the thumb screws. Flea market find $1. Didn't need them, BUT....before pics... and after of the combo squares; sorry poor quality of picture...No I didn't transform the tri-square to an 8" combo square. Tri-square probably won't get much more. While digging through some of my "projects" I found the 8" blade, partially cleaned. I totally forgot I had ever bought it...it came with a bundle of machinist stuff I gave about $10 for. The head, I robbed from an old 6" aluminum blade combo sq hence the purchase of the new H-F 6". Blades are a little dull due to poor lighting and un-buffed coat of Johnson's. Top is a Stanley 46-222. Probably mid to late 80's; maybe a little newer? 8" marked Bates Mfg Co, Orange Mass; Bottom no name, only Made in USA Stanley 46-222 8" Bates Mfg. ??? Made in USA Again, not best pictures; with my phone, poor lighting etc. Craftsman 2" OD Outside Calipers; these were part of that machinist bundle circa 1940's??? just based on script. I had done a little cleaning on thee before the pics just to see the name. Legs, head and threads were pretty rusty but mostly surface rust. There is one small area of pitting on one leg face/ After Dremel work, polishing with with abrasive erasers, then polishing on buffing wheel. Picture is a bit dull, as I'm leaving a coat of Johnson's but did use 3-n-1 oil on threads & pivots. My storage method, includes wrapping in wax paper, sealing in sandwich or quart freezer bag including a desiccant bag. Grandkids earn rewards finding, saving desiccant bags. A 4"? divider, 2" ID calipers and 6" dividers. The first two belonged to my grand-father, then my dad. Forgot I had them. They were an old tool cabinet that belonged to both. I rarely get into or disturb anything inside that cabinet. The bottom set, I gave a quarter at lest years Covered Bridge Festival. One point had been broken and reground more or less. Same method on top & bottom two...Dremel, abrasive eraser's, then buff. I did attempt to re-blue the nut & threads. After the picture, I noticed some flash rust from the bluing, so rebuffed with the Dremel, another coat of wax, then 3-n-1 oil on threads & pivots, wax paper, sealed bag with desiccant. The middle dividers, I used the 6" brass wire wheel, abrasive erasers, the buffing wheel progressive to Red Rouge. I did re-blue the tension nut. Rewaxed and storage same as others. The plastic point protector sleeves are repurposed from Glow-in-the-Dark sticks of the grand-kids. Small inside calipers; Lufkin Rule Co Saginaw Mich. ~mid 40's? 6" dividers"; Sargent & Co New Haven,Conn ~50's?? 4" dividers; Goodell-Pratt Co Greenfield Mass...~mid 40's??? A pair of v-blocks but only one clamp; part of that machinist too bundle. No actual before pics but these were all rust. I couldn't get the clamp off one block until it had soaked 24 plus hours in Evap_O-Rust. doing that sometimes gives a "pickled" appearance on tool steel. You can't really feel it; I tried polishing & honing it away using progressive grits of wet or dry and oil, but it didn't help much for the time invested. The only marking is the name "Stan." stamped into the ends of the blocks. I don't think these are purchased, rather made in a tool room or perhaps part of an apprentice program. Very well done, but there are tool drags marks in the grooves, and file/grind marks in side the arch of the clamp. I've got a couple other pieces in process which also appear shop made. I noticed the flash rust after the pics, so "honed" again on my granite tile with wet or dry/oil, cleaned with Brake Cleaner, light coat of oil, wrapped in wax paper and sealed off in a bag...the block plane will be in it's own post eventually. Other similar projects are in the works. Thanks for looking.
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Went to Lowe's today and noticed they are giving their tool department a makeover. Looks like they are dedicating a large area to Craftsman Tools. It appears the Kobalt brand is staying too. I saw a special section for Dewalt also. They are nowhere near done with the improvements so we'll have to wait and see what else is planned.
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From the album: Turnings
Thought this one looked like something out of a star trek episode so named it the alien due to its organic shape specifically related to the finial. The hollow form is Cedar with turquoise inlay in the cracked and small voids. The headpiece or Finial is made of Bradford Pear and has turquoise inlay as well in a concentric pattern on each side which was all turned and hand carved. Size including the finial is around 14.5"x9.5". Hope you enjoy as much as I did making it.
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