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^^^^^ Looks great @Farace! So cool that you have that tie back to your Grandfather.
Latest pandemic project, before and after. Needed a vise after the piece of Chinese junk that I got from my dad broke in half. Picked up this mid-‘40s Craftsman (made by Reed Manufacturing, patent date 1938) on Thursday for a *very* reasonable price. It was frozen up solid; I got everything moving with PB Blaster, de-greased, de-rusted, re-painted, and lubed up to “user” level (I couldn’t see much point in going crazy polishing, filling pits, etc.; I’m using it, not collecting it) and got it reassembled today. Much better, and that Chinese alleged “vise” will go into the scrap where it belonged in the first place. It’s a sad commentary when a rehabbed 75-year-old tool is better than what’s available new. But it’s nice to make it useful again.
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Dang that is a tank! And from what I understand they are bullet proof, have fun with it. Are you going to put her to use or just a restore?
mike
Here's one of my retirement restoration projects. A hand crank American Scroll Saw from Delta in the rough. About 1921 vintage. Not too hard, as I've cheated and started cleaning and lubricating. One accepted modification is to add a belt and motor. If I can find one, I might actually use it.