I never doubted you in the first place, Oh great "Galloping Ghost"! I do hope that the guy gets his reserve price, as the machine shows every sign of being well-loved, indeed.
My own weekend was interesting. I decided to compromise and bid on a just a couple of those prematurely-rusty SS machines in the online auction from back in post #47. I wound up buying a decent metal-wheeled stip sander on a rusty Power Station, plus a rusty old-style overarm pin router, for a total of forty bucks. The strip sander completes my SS SPT collection, which alone is more than worth the modest investment. And both machines came with genuine SS casters, making it a real bargain.
It does get a bit weird when we delve into the source of the rust. The not-so-old guy who was auctioning the stuff had inherited it from his brother. It was in his horse barn, but he was not a woodworker. Seems that his recently deceased brother had kept the equipment in a shed that was shared with about a dozen barn cats. Which all liked to whiz on the machines, having nothing much else better to do.
So 40 bucks for the SS stuff was not overpaying, in hindsight. The OPR router table was toast.
Now here's the really good news. While it was the SS stuff attracted my attention, a vintage Stanley 2358 miter box, complete with a 28" x 6" Disston backsaw, was also on sale. I scored the pair of them for two bucks! The miter box is already freed up, with the help of some PB Blaster. Steve will be jealous. It is solid cast iron, circa 1950. Cast "malleable iron" that is. Advertised to be "virtually unbreakable".
The Diston backsaw will clean up nicely as well. The handle was grimy, but otherwise pristine. It' a big heavy honkin' thing.
Next step: get good at sharpening and using handsaws! :)
