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Being an old guy who's always had to buy used and trade up to support his woodworking, over the years, I've bought and sold many stationary power tools and portable power tools.

When a local...

I'll have to take one apart to check on which plastic part is in the locking mechanism. FWIW, in the cabinet shop from whence came these, when the locking button broke, they put in a laminate...

That's what I'd have thought also. However, as with most vintage power tools/machines, it seems the market for used has gone away. Most young guys just aren't doing woodworking. Thirty years ago,...

Interesting that I was able to buy these working routers for less than the cost of the missing non-critical parts. Thus far I haven't found a listing for the Stanley replacement parts needed, but in...

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A local laminate countertop shop went TU and sold everything. I picked up sixteen...

I was asking a machinist friend about CBN wheels and showed him this thread. He read it and said,

"Doesn't anyone there see the irony in using power grinders with CBN wheels and expensive tool...

Yes, since my first post, I've done some research over on OWWM.

The owner is pricing it as a collectible. I'm pricing it as a user. We're trying to find the middle ground which will work for...

Yes, agree; IIRC, the Model 768 is one of the rarest of all the Deltas, only produced for about three years, say 1937 - 40.

Because it had about as much iron in it as a 14", the 768 wasn't...

I had the opportunity to use a completely original 768 on the stand with a 1/4-hp motor and a 3/16" blade. It was wonderful for fine and light duty work. From what you're telling me, greater motor...

I know there are many fans of this little saw here, so thought I'd go to the experts for advice.

I've got a chance to pick up a mint Delta 768 10" saw. It does need tires, has no motor, switch...

JMHO - While they don't come along every day, there are 6"-8" Delta/W-T/Powermatic/Davis-Wells, et al, available on craigslist. I'd look long and hard for one of those before buying any of the new...

The local production cabinet house here, Huntwood, turns out miles of end-then-edge-glue-jointed oak, cherry, walnut, birch, maple and other hardwood cutting boards and countertops. They don't throw...

Friend of mine has been using a D&W for forty years and they'll have to pry it from his cold, dead fingers.

jack vines

Here in Spokane, a single-phase Unisaw is a $500-600 bill anytime.

The craigslist tool sharks would be asking $1000 minimum for the planers.

jack vines

Watch craigslist for a Kennedy/Snap-on/MAC/Cornwell/some older Craftsman mechanic's rolling tool box. They are sturdy, have lots of drawer space, come with locks, often have cork or padded drawer...

FWIW, I've used a couple of similar three-legged tables as plant stands. I just lashed them together tightly in the middle with nice cotton cord. I left the wood and cord natural, but it could...

I just had a mental image of the chip volume a router would throw making several cross-cuts in several sheets of 3/4" ply.

Anyway, it's not necessary to have only one or the other. IIRC, with a...

Agree with everything you said, Van. Especially that the plethora of affordable Asian machinery has driven down the price of older US machines.

However, to put it in context, about fifteen years...

Yes, another opinion. With the plethora of good pre-owned cabinet saws afloat in the system today, I can't imagine paying retail for a new one.Your money, your machine, your decision. There are good,...

Some random thoughts:

1. Usable, reliable power isn't always what today's advertising claims. Sears wasn't the only one, but was the most visible criminal in lying about motor horsepower.

Back...

Since money is not the problem, go for it. These days, good used cabinet saws are so affordable, I can't imagine not owning one. As previously mentioned, it's definitely an upgrade and your used...

Hi, Rich, wish you were closer. I'm in Spokane, WA and have a plug-n-play original Unisaw I'd love to see go to a good home. It's been on craigslist here for four days at $650 and hasn't generated a...

Yes, one either enjoys the tao of fixing/rebuilding/tuning older machinery or one doesn't. The upside, in addition to being able to buy a fixer-upper for less, when rehabbed, the owner knows the...

Thanks for all the replies and especially to Jim Matthews for seeing humor where I hadn't. (No, Jim, retirement isn't like that. If you aren't getting easy sex now, you won't get any when you're...

FWIW, I guess, the good news is, around here, there's never been a better time to buy quality used US woodworking machinery.

I've been an occasional woodbutcher for fifty years. Over that time,...