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Good timing on the wax, I have 20 years in Autobody in my past, I am very well versed in the original actual wax products verses this stuff they sell today. Simoniz car wax was in the back end the same wax, it was serious work to get back off the car. Another strange event just happened, unrelated t...

Thank you for the additional links, this will help me get to some key points. The jointer is greene (not sure of model) and showing the most rust likely from storage maybe. The Bench tube are going to need some navel jelly and care to clean them up, the way tubes not nearly as bad but care is requir...

Indeed the saw was an upgraded version, there is much plastic involved. I took it all off yesterday to use my Mahindra to lift, with straps, off of the trailer and set in the garage. The Jointer was very old like the rest.

Cleaning and recommended maintenance will be next and setting it up.

"You may be referring to a damage suit that claimed the set screw retention was inadequate. All here would consider that mystery meat. Welcome to the madness." Ah... Lawyers were involved --> keep an eye on your equipment, tighten things now and again, pragmatic ownership. Speaking of Gree...

Thanks folks, I was hopeful that was the case.

Thank You John... What I was reading indicated how the pipes clamp into the frames and the newer had a set screw/pin from the top that prevented that separating with the lathe pressure. Since everything you read on the internet is true (grin) I wanted to air the subject in a good place and I also do...

I am new on this forum and was looking to ask questions and I seen this thread, if ok I would like to ask a couple related questions. Short Version. Seen an ad for a $100 Lathe, in my normal manner jumped in car to grab it, never looked up anything. Turns out, serial number indicates it is a 1955 an...