Vintage Machinery/Tools have Soul

Is that the original globe!

 

Love to listen to these old things.

 

https://youtu.be/QePjZg78Wos
Wired in a new cord and had to do some soldering on the rheostat. Oscillation works just didnt have it engaged.

 

After an hour of pressure washer. I think this thing has an inch of paint and grease on it.
After a liberal application of WD40 Silicon and a lot of elbow grease, I now have full travel on the table arm

 

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This is AWESOME!

 

No it's a reproduction. We used this pump on the farm for years, until they made us stop. I kept it in a barn for years. Got it out this spring and bought the globe for it.

 

I found an old hand made froe. It looks neat. I may just keep if for the same purpose.

 

Keep it, for sure

 

also have the magneto of an old time phone Im guessing. It has a crank and looks neat and still works! It did get dropped in my moves all I need to do is glue the wood back together.

 

Vintage tools are solid stuff. Here is a sample of my collection. A few Craftsman block grinders, few Wilton bullet vices, old Craftsman tool box (was my Dads), a Craftsman King-Sealy drill press. Other stuff tucked away here and there. On my list to strip and refurbish. One day.

 

I found an old tire inflator but not extinguisher years ago, but it also was lost years ago in my moves. Neat idea, I always wanted to get one for my atv but they are hard to find and expensive.

 

Here's my contribution. Found the saw mostly buried at work, only the part where the handle used to be was sticking out of the ground. Fortunately it was fairly close to the road, so it wasn't that bad of a haul out of the woods. One of the cool things I ran across a few years ago was and old Steam Donkey (google it), unfortunately I didn't get a picture of it and it was a little big to get out of the woods.

 

really cool...bet theres more stuff around there.

 

found a Craigslist ad wanting old equipment. Had a neat pic of an old meat slicer.

 

Does a 1979 Shopsmith MarkV count as vintage?

 

Well I believe vehicles over 20 are considered vintage so why not

 

Quality over quantity I do enjoy old tools. Sub'd

 

whats bad is sometimes the tool is so basic its unrecognizable today.

 

interesting... Im sure I have some vintage stuff I'll have to dig.

 

FYI guys... Spray oven cleaner is the greatest de-greaser in the history of mankind!