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36" lathe for sale, $150, central Connecticut: https://newlondon.craigslist.org/tls/d/hebron-woodturning-lathe/7744870422.html The ad lists the Manufacturer as 'Magna', and it looks like a machine manufactured by Magna and sold by Montgomery Ward/Power-Kraft and other. From the Vintage Machiner...

Free Delta Homecraft Homeshop in Maine. Advertised as a Homecraft Table Saw and Drill press, it has the joiner attachment on the saw. The drill press is shown stand-alone, but there appear to be some parts to attach it to the saw also. https://maine.craigslist.org/tls/d/gray-antique-table-saw-drill-...

This link should take you to a Rip-Strate manual download: download/file.php?id=52836

#8 is a morticing attachment. Not sure what is sticking out of the bottom. #7 is the hold down for the morticing attachment. #5 is a Rip-Strate. Not made anymore, it's a device to aid ripping boards by keeping them along the fence and stopping kickback. #4, not sure. Might be part of the morticing a...

In what way is it loose? Is the drill chuck loose on the main spindle? Does the entire quill move side to side or up and down?

Here is the OP's website, RVP1875: https://www.rvp1875.com/

I'd love to apply myself but I don't fit the qualifications. I have the work ethic, but the labor part ain't so good lately.

I don't know what you mean by " double-rack mounting tubes" My SS looks like any typical 5XX series, with 4 tubes. Two lower and two upper. I'd love to have the newer tables, but that's a bit of a $$ for me. In under table operations (inverted drill press mode) the standard table will be ...

Yes. Buy the dust port for a band saw from Shopsmith. They have an entire upgrade that includes a left side cover with the port and a window for the tension arm, or you can just buy the port, cut a hole in the cover and install it yourself. Adding a window a piece of clear plastic to see the tension...

Majjr, here is a link to Bill Mayo's headstock improvement guide: (download/file.php?id=34357)

I found that in this thread: viewtopic.php?p=314807#p314807

Look around on the forum and you should find other references to this.

If the quadrant that pushes on the bearing is not centered and perpendicular to the shaft on the upper sheaves you'll need excessive force on the speed dial to move the sheaves. Also, the outer sheave has to slide on the shaft to change speeds, if that's not sliding smoothly it could require excessi...