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Magna Power Tool Corp - dealer binder Picked up an interesting packet of late-1950s vintage Mark 5-related documents that all came in a Magna Power Tool Corporation binder. . IMG_3575.jpeg Unlike some other Magna Engineering dealer binders I’ve seen, this is relatively small (three, 1-inch rings), ...

edma194 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:25 am Hoping to see you guys there this time.

I’m going to try to get out to this one as well - hope we’ll have the opportunity to catch up!

Magna American Corporation (packing slip from March, 1969!) Found this packing slip example from Magna American Corp. among a pack of documents I recently acquired. What’s interesting is the date on the shipment was March 31, 1969. Seems they were not completely defunct at this point in time and we...

edma194 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 2:17 pm One other guy had called about it. And of course it was John Dalton, who graciously didn't ask the guy to hold it for him.

Just glad it found a good home! I was interested, but have plenty of projects in the queue already…

[Very thrilled to see that this thread has endured for 2 years now! Also, very grateful for the contributions and comments back from the community. Here's to finding a few more unique Magna items along the journey...] Early Auger Bits - Part No. 193-1X Many of us who work with vintage Shopsmith mac...

DLB wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:55 am Perhaps now owned by jpdalton.(?)

Not me! Got too many projects in the queue already…

MartinH wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:13 am https://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/zip/d ... 07041.html

“Free” is very tempting…!

JPG wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:12 pm Am I correct that the 9" miter gauge HAS the three angle stop screws?

It does!
. …and I’ll add a safety grip accessory at some point too. Got one or two kicking around here somewhere!

chapmanruss wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 12:19 pm If I hadn't seen that I would wonder if someone replaced the knob at some point.

The question is: replace it with what? I’m not familiar with any other Shopsmith item having a knob of that shape and size. While it resembles the bandsaw cover knob, it’s much smaller…
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