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Magna Drill Press 12.5 Inch Magna Model 730 - 1957 Manual from Hans Private Collection. Did you even know Magna made a 12½" Table Top Drill Press?

They appear to be somewhat rare, but should not be excessively priced if you find one, so don't spend a fortune on one thinking it's worth a kings ransom.

Maunual is in a sub folder of main directory "From Dr. Hans Goldschmidt" titled "Magna 12½ In. Drill Press" Follow the Red My Google Drive Link at http://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/viewt ... 90#p185690

Everett

It was not included in the Magna Line Tool Brochure I have a digital copy of. We DO learn something new every day.

chapmanruss wrote:It was not included in the Magna Line Tool Brochure I have a digital copy of. We DO learn something new every day.

Magna American was into a bunch of stuff following their collaboration with Yuba.

Everett

One of the references I have seen, and I wish I could remember where, was that in 1958 Magna Power Tool Corporation merged with Weber Engineering Products, Inc. to form a new company Yuba Power Products Inc. a division of Yuba Consolidated Industries. It was from Weber the Lawn and Garden tools came from and when Magna American took over they got both the Shopsmith/Magna and the lawn & garden tool lines. Have you seen any reference like that to confirm or deny it? When I get time I will try to find it again.

My 'catalog' that came with my Goldie contains reference to Choremaster gas power tiller and Mighty Moe electric tiller.