I found a little job on craigslist for a little extra cash drilling a few thousand holes to a set depth, spaced evenly, etc. Went to my shop and realized the depth stop was not on my drill press (I bought it 25 years ago and never had a need for the depth stop. I couldn't remember what it looked like so I google imaged it and the picture looked familiar. Sure enough I found the depth stop rod but not the quill yoke (locks around the quill). An the beautiful internet comes in. I download the owners manual, get the part name and number and start hunting up sources. I go to...you guessed it...ebay and there it is. I pull the trigger and it comes in the mail IN ONE DAY! Unbelievable.
Remember when you would have to go through magazines and phone books to find the manufacturer and you might wait weeks just to get the old manual? Then you have to try to find someone with old parts? Then you might find it, send a check and get it in another two or three weeks? I went from figuring out what I needed to ordering in one day and then getting it the next. Amazing! I love the internet!