/r/Vintagetools
Finally a subreddit for vintage tool junkies. This is a place for posts about vintage tools from all trades, both hand and power alike. Wanna show off your restored 1950 South Bend Lathe, or your latest estate sale score? This is the place. Have a question about that old hand plane you found in your uncle's shop? Do it here. Posts of the things you've made with you vintage tools are encouraged too.
Welcome to r/vintagetools! A place for all things relating to vintage tools, equipment, and restoration. Please be respectful and enjoy your time here.
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• Feel free to post pictures of your latest finds, restoration projects, or just to brag about a rare tool you have.
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Great flea market hual $63 worth
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Questions re: restoring a 50's era Delta/Milwaukie/Homecraft bandsaw.
I've taken a lot of parts off, cleaned and lubricated. Purchased new tires, but I think I'll stay with these for now. Open to any general advice, but I have two particular questions: 1) I suspect that little ball allows for lubricating the bearing inside, but I'm not sure how. 2) the motor works and I'd rather not change it out. But it is certainly old, and it's not grounded - I would like to rectify that. I am not very experienced in these things, but I enjoy working with my hands and can look up how to ground a motor - seems to me that if I get the right gauge grounded power cord - I can hook it up. Am I wrong? Missing something?
Thank you 🙏🏼.PS - Particularly sweet project for me, as I inherited this from my father. I used to watch him when I was about six, while he worked with his Delta/Milwaukee/Homecraft/Sears tools - bandsaw, table saw and drill press. (and I know I misspelled Milwaukee in the title - can't figure out how to fix that)
21:59 UTC
Tools for Sale
Old Gerstner machinist tools for sale, old hand tools, old vice etc. Msg me
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Still Cleaning the garage, this one will go to my Nephew as well. Stanley #45
Without A Doubt one of the most complex wood planes I've ever owned. This one is going to my nephew too. I'm gonna have to clean those paint drips off the handle....Maybe I'll keep this one...I don't know. Enjoy the pic and let me know what your thoughts are on it.
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ISO Plomb Proto Duel Branded
My dad has an almost full Plomb Proto collection. I'm looking for what he's missing to make it a completely full set. He's only missing the 15/16 and a 7/8 dual branded box end wrench. Can anyone help me find these two tools for him?
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Question for anybody on here that has rebuilt a Quincy 325 pump
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Miller Falls subreddit
If anyone has any Millers Falls Tools or wants to see some, I just posted a few of mine on r/MillersFallsTools.
If you have any Millers Falls or Goodell Pratt tools it would be great to see some pictures and discuss the history of them.
I'm not an expert on these tools but it would be nice to learn some more!
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