Flattery is the sincerest form...

[swampgator]

Well, my title line is backwards. It should read: Imitation is the purest form of flattery.

A recently widowed lady attends our monthly MS meetings. She told me the other day about some stuff her husband left behind and she has no idea of what it is or how to use it. Maybe, I'm easily impressed, but wanted to show some of what she showed me. She told me he was an engineer. He was very intelligent and he had Parkinson's before his expiration. I hope you enjoy this.

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This is the top of the bench. What I didn't get with a phone camera is that there is a table saw just below the frame of the pic.
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This view is under that tablesaw. Notice that the table tops tilts just like a SS. Sadly, it runs with a separate motor. All of this stuff is on one bench.

The rest of it, lathe and jig saw run from one motor like a SS headstock, just located differently. No speed control. Notice the round off/on switch on the front of the bench. This is the kind of switch put in our house in 1952. Not sure it's in one of these pics, but there is a gouge rest in front of the workbench. Also, there is a drawer for keeping small items such as drive spurs and tail center pieces. I find this one incredible engineered job by an American engineer.

Now, curious as to your thoughts of disposal. The family doesn't want it. The motors need to have new wiring from the motor to the plug. The drive shaft has places to put oil and I think with a bit of maintenance, it will be servicable. It's not legal to see it as it has no guards, but they could easily be made and installed. Museum is what I'm thinking.

[terrydowning]

That lathe looks like my Dunlap. It could be a craftsman as well. Nice little lathe. The bearings on mine are actually sintered bronze bushings with oil cups at the top. As the bronze heats up the porous nature of the sintered bronze allows oil to drain from the cup into the bushing providing lubrication to the main shaft. It's a very effective method for lubricating the main shaft.