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The original "cordless" drill.

I bought one several years ago, on sale at Woodcraft.
I just recently switched the cutter with an easy wood negative rake one. works great for wild grain.
That said I prefer HSS cutters. A...

A while back, I picked an old #3 size Craftsman at a pawn shop. It was made by Sargent.
With a bit of clean up, and serious sharpening, it has become my favorite plane. It’s light, very handy, and...

A note on installing new tires.
Zip tires replaces the "third" hand. Just use the zip ties as you work the tire around the wheel.
I just replaced the tires on my neighbors 14" Ridgid. It was the...

Two 1956 vintage. A Dewalt "MBF" RAS, and a Shopsmith "Greenie" MK5.

Sommerfeld tools has interesting plans, templates, and videos. I'm thinking about building one.

I'd pass on that saw. Notice that it has a single yoke support for the motor. Not rigid enough. I would go with the recommendations on either an old Dewalt, or Delta. I have a 1956 vintage Dewalt...

That's a very nice looking machine. Make a "Mr Sawdust table" for it, and you'll be happy as a clam.

I moved mine in a Jeep Liberty, with plenty of room to spare.

Technicality I don't own these anymore. They're at my son's house.
Millermatic 210 dual gun mig setup, Miller syncrowave 185 stick/tig, Miller plasma cutter, Lincoln ranger 8.
These gave me great...

For lathe work, I use a Harbor Freight fractional dial caliper.
http://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-fractional-dial-caliper-92437.html
I don't like digitals due to battery consumption.

I've ripped 8/4 maple with my .75hp Dewalt MBF, using a 8" Forrest WWI "Mister Sawdust" blade.
Of course I used a very judicious feed rate!
I was too lazy to set up the Shopsmith. I've also...

The lever in the front is to unlock the arm to cut miters, and angles.
I recommend the book:The magic of your radial arm saw
by R. J. De Cristoforo

From Amazon.

That is a really great setup.
I think I'm going to borrow some of your idea's.
My 1956 MBF is my favorite tool.

Rebuilding old iron can be challenging. But it's very rewarding.
Delphi has a Dewalt RAS forum. There's some information about Delta's on here.
I'm suprised the vintage forum didn't have more info....

This is my first attempt at a Christmas ornament.
The globe is cherry, and hollowed out to about 1/8" thickness. The top and finial are maple. They're dyed with dye's from craft supply.
The...

I've had a 8" forrest dado king for many years. Mine has a negative rake, on both the blades, and chippers.
I works like a champ on my old Dewalt MBF RAS. I just have to feed carefully due to the...

My new jet lathe is too tall for me. To make matters worse I had to add a mobile base because of my spatially challenged shop. That raised it about another 5/8".
A simple fix is three 2X4's, and a...

"Ebay", the last bastion of unadulterated capitalism.
I just looked up HF coupons on th site. There is a bunch of ads for coupons at various prices.
I don't understand why some one would pay,...

Very nice job.

You're right there!!
I don't have a problem with most angled ripping.
I have to confess I do bevel cross cuts with an old Dewalt RAS.

Would you please amplify on your comment?
when I had my original "MK5 500" table, the blade was completely covered with the upper, and lower guards. I upgraded to the 510 table, it has an improved...

I have two shopsmiths. One I bought new in 1973. At the time I was in the Navy. The shopsmith allowed me to do woodworking in a limited space in military housing. It made three trips across country...

The lathe without the HTC base is a little too tall for me. The base only adds about a 1/2" of height.
I'm going to make a platform to stand on. It will go over top of the aluminum tube.
It does...

Last month I took advantage of Woodcraft's "Trade in sale". I traded in my Rikon 70-100, that I bought in 2006, for a Jet 1642. They gave me $300 for the Rikon, which is fifty bucks more than I paid...