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These are older than vintage... ancient excavated Native American.

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Bugguy

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Here's one of my retirement restoration projects. A hand crank American Scroll Saw from Delta in the rough. About 1921 vintage. Not too hard, as I've cheated and started cleaning and lubricating. One accepted modification is to add a belt and motor. If I can find one, I might actually use it.

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Turnip

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~80 years old 80kg PFP-anvil, Stock- or Northern German Standard-version.
Wolf´s jaw tongs is way newer, purchased new myself, as well as the watch.

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Turnip

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A welder from 1976 is fairly vintage ... right? Planning on learning some skills in retirement that result in something other than ones and zeros. Lincoln Idealarc 250 AC/DC welder.

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These heavy war horses are almost indestructible!

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Turnip

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Ha, cool, i learned welding with such tractors, ESAB LTG400..., about 35 years ago...:)

Nowadays I just run an ESAB LHN200 from time to time, almost an oldtimer as well.

Here’s a petrol brazing torch. Got a second one somewhere around in my workshop , but currently no pic on hand.

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Turnip

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Some pix of vintage tools from the garden shed...

Bench and vise approx. 60 years old.

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PFP-anvil ~80kg

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Some boiler maker´s hammers, opprox. 70 years old.

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Second gasoline brazing torch.

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Farace

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Thought I’d ask this question here, hopefully someone either knows the answer or can point me in the right direction.

I have what was my grandfather’s (or maybe even his father’s) antique Craftsman drill press. I can go out to the garage later and get a model number and maybe a photo. The outboard electric motor spins up to where I can hear the centrifugal switch click, and then it slows down again until the centrifugal switch snaps back and then it will spin up again. This will happen over and over until eventually it gets past that point and spins up to speed. If I try drilling, it might slow down and get into that cycle again. I know that I could just replace the motor, but I’d like to repair the existing motor if I can to keep everything in the right era. Any thoughts? Thanks!
 

Farace

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Connecticut USA
@Farace You might ask over on OWWM.org or https://www.facebook.com/groups/owwmfans/

Nice heirloom DP!

Thank you, that Facebook group in just the short time since I joined has proved very helpful. Among other things, it was pointed out that the motor was never meant for vertical operation, as evidenced by the orientation of the oilers! So now I’m on the lookout for an appropriate replacement motor, hopefully of similar vintage (which I’m told is 1947-49). Thanks again for the help.
 

Farace

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I ended up rehabbing/de-rusting/cleaning/relubricating my grandfather’s 1947-49 Craftsman benchtop drill press. Haven’t gotten the appropriate motor yet, so I reinstalled what was there until I get the right one. Not a museum piece, but a lot cleaner and more useable. Here’s the result.

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