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Just picked up another SS mid-eighties model w/two bearing quill and a bunch of little parts

The only one that I recognize is at the top left in photo #1 and it appears to be a quadrant from a jointer. These have a tendency to go bad if they are overtightened, so a close inspection/comparison is in order. I can't readily identify any of the others and some may be from a 10ER or 10E
Sorry;
Bill V

Third pix ur rear clamp from 500 fence.

left = jig saw blade guides.

lower left in shot one is an arbor, possibly for grinding or buffing wheels. I would check the diameter both of the screw but also the sleeve. I have had a few of these that came with various units.

As noted, the upper left is from a jointer. Upper right appears to be the back plate of a faceplate adapter. The main time I have seen those is when they have been attached to three jaw chucks.

At the bottom right in the top picture is a very small plane made of pot metal that was designed to use common double edge razor blades for a cutting edge. The blade could be used in 3 or 4 positions along the sole from the heel to moving the center holder up to the toe. I have one that came to me through an uncle that passed away back in the 1960's. It "almost" works... They did demo quite well (with the right wood) and guys stood in booths demo-ing them at fairs and shows back in the 1950's and 1960's in particular. I suspect that some guys sold a thousand a day for a buck or two apiece. As razor blades got thinner they became even less effective and today most occupy space in the back of a drawer somewhere in shops of guys like me that cannot bring themselves to throw any kind of tool away.
Do a Google image search on:
razor blade plane
There were several kinds, mine is a Wil-kro.
Lee Valley still sells a different version.


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The item top right in photo one appears to be a home made face plate using a chuck insert adapter, likely from Grizzly like second down on the left on this page:
http://www.grizzly.com/catalog/2012/Main/138

3rd pic bottom right is a spring bracket for a holddown

Three tubes on left of 3rd pic are part of the puffer/blower tube assembly for the jigsaw. Two outer tubes and one inner tube.

scollins wrote:3rd pic bottom right is a spring bracket for a holddown

What does it attach to?

Universal hold down #12 357 part #2590. The brochure for it is under the SS Magna label. I tried uploading a pic, but it isn't loading for some reason.