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1 - VM Information¶

• A Short History of OWWM & VM
• What do all of these sayings mean?
• VM Member e-Bay Handles
• Wiki Basics (or What's all this, then?)
  

2 - Restoration Topics ¶

2.1 - Bandsaws¶

• Fine-Tuning a Bandsaw (article by Bob Vaughan)
• Bandsaw Blade Lengths
• Bandsaw Blade Soldering
• Homebuilt Ball Bearing Bandsaw Guides
• One method for balancing band saw wheels
• Restoring a Crescent 36" Band Saw
  • Part 1 - Tear down and clean up
  • Part 2 - Pouring Babbitt Bearings
  • Part 3 - Finishing Up
• Tire Crowning
• Bandsaw Throat Plate Table Insert Measurements and Dimensions
  

2.2 - Bearings, Babbitt¶

• Introduction to Babbitt Bearings
• What is Babbitt?
• Where to buy Babbitt?
• Babbitt Identification Guide
• Babbitt Pouring Supplies
• Lubrication Systems for Babbitt
• Pouring High Speed Bearings
• Pouring Babbitt Bearings on a Crescent Band Saw
• Some Babbitting Suggestions - Reprinted from the Nov. 1924 issue of The Wood-Worker
• The Application of Babbitt Metals (pdf) (1921)
• Something About Oil Grooves
  

2.3 - Bearings, Ball & Bronze¶

• Ball Bearing Primer
• Ball Bear Revival
• Removing Difficult Bearings
• Replacement Bearing List
• Replacement Bearing List - Craftsman Companion Dunlap Sears Machines
  

2.4 - Decal Reproductions¶

• Creating Decals
• A collection of artwork to reproduce decals from for OWWM restorations
  

2.5 - Drill Presses¶

• Restoring a Canedy-Otto New No. 16 info from Peter Sarafan (pdf)
• General drill chuck and Delta drill press info from Bob Vaughan (pdf)
• Drill press tune-up article by Bob Vaughan (pdf)
• Jacobs Chuck Repair Guide (pdf)
• Jacobs Precision Chuck Repair Guide (pdf)
• Jacobs Chuck Technical Information (pdf)
• Pressing a Drill Press base off of a column
• Rebuilding a Jacobs Chuck
• Changing the Belt on a Walker-Turner 900 Drill Press
• Sharpening Drill Bits (pdf)
  

2.6 - General Maintenance¶

• Yearly Maintenance Checklist
• Tips and Tricks
  

2.7 - General Reference¶

• Dimensions of Standard Tapers
• Understanding Scotch-Brite and other abrasives (PDF; contributed by Matthew A.)
  

2.8 - Jointers and Planers¶

• How To Tune A Jointer
• Jointer and Planer Knife Setting Videos
• Jointer and Planer Knife Sharpening Services
• Jointer and Planer Knife Sizes
• Getting Peak Planer Performance
• In-place Planer Knife Grinding and Jointing
• Jointer Clamshell Heads
• Grinding Jointer Tables
• Craftsman/Companion/Dunlap/Sears Jointer and Planer Knives
• Replacing bearings and roller on Belsaw 910 planer
  

2.9 - Line Shafts and Flat Belts¶

• How To Make Leather Belts
• Lacing Leather Belts
• Leather Belting FAQ
  

2.10 - Lubrication¶

• Grease and Lubrication
• Bearing Grease Life
  

2.11 - Restoration Tips¶

• Creating Decals
• Fabricating Knobs and Levers
• High Quality Brush Painting
• Metal Plating
  • Buffing Parts Before Plating
  • Bench Top Plating
• Paint Colors
• A Basic Machinery Restoration Guide
• Rust Removal By Electrolysis
• Patching sheet metal holes using low temp solder
• Grinding Guide
• Repainting Badges and Tags
• Flattening Cast Iron Surfaces
• Scored Shaft Repair
• Fixing a Dead Switch
• "Good Looking Tools", a Eagle Paint and Varnish Co. pamphlet
• Step pulley repair
  

2.12 - Sanders¶

• Belt Sanders (Delta 6x48)
  

2.13 - Scroll / Jig Saws¶

• Scroll Saw Air Pump Rebuild
• Rebuilding a jigsaw sawdust blower
• Sears Scroll Saw Crankcase Lubrication Summary
• 6-Inch Scroll Saw Blade Sources
• Delta Homecraft 40-110 Scroll Saw Crankcase Gasket Template
• Delta 40-440 scroll saw spring replacements
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2.14 - Sources¶

• Foundry Sources
• Jointer and Planer Knife Sharpening Services
• Part Sources — general supplies and machine-specific parts for a wide range of makers
  

2.15 - Tablesaws¶

• Rip Fence Review
• Circular saw blade bushings
  

3 - Manufacturer Specific Information ¶

3.1 - American Wood Working Machine Co.¶

• Machine Models and Plant History for AWWM
  

3.2 - Atlas Press Co¶

• Atlas Press Co. Paint Colors
• Atlas 6050 Jointer Porkchop Tracing, Download PDF
• Atlas V-Belt Part Number to Length Cross-Reference
  

3.3 - W. F. & John Barnes Company¶

• History of the W. F. & John Barnes Company
  

3.35 - Black & Decker Corp.¶

• Electric Drill Restoration
  

3.4 - Boice-Crane¶

• Boice-Crane 6" Jointer (Model 1400) Replacement Lock
• Boice-Crane Oscilling Spindle Sander Bearing Replacement
  

3.5 - Buffalo Forge¶

• Buffalo Forge History
  

3.6 - Canedy-Otto Manufacturing Co.¶

• Restoring a Canedy-Otto New No. 16 info from Peter Sarafan (pdf)
  

3.7 - Craftsman¶

• Craftsman Paint Colors
• Ted Duncan's article, "1935 Craftsman drill presses made by Walker-Turner: research and type study" (PDF)
  

3.8 - Crescent Machine Company¶

• History of the Crescent Machine Company
• Crescent Serial Numbers
• Crescent Machine Company General Timeline
• Crescent Jointer Type Study
• Crescent Jointer Guard
• A 4-inch Crescent Jointer from 1918, article by Scott Crosby
• Brief catalog study of Crescent iron C frame 20" band saws
• Crescent Paint Colors
• Restoring a Crescent 36" Band Saw
  • Part 1 - Tear down and clean up
  • Part 2 - Pouring Babbitt Bearings
  • Part 3 - Finishing Up
• See also- Delta 12-14 Table Saw
  

3.9 - Dayton¶

• Dayton Bench Grinder Wiring
  

3.10 - Delta¶

3.10.1 - General Information¶

• Delta Serial Numbers
• History of Delta Machine Models
• History of Rockwell-Delta in South Africa
• Delta Cast Iron Stand Study
• Delta Push-Pull Rod Switch Bracket
• Scroll Saw Air Pump Rebuild
• Delta Paint Colors
• Motor Plate Tracings
• Delta Reproduction Parts
• Delta Open Stands (pdf)
• Delta/Rockwell Wiring Diagrams
• Weights of various Delta machines and motors
  

3.10.2 - Delta Bandsaws¶

• Delta 14" Bandsaw Type Study
• Delta 14" Wood/Metal Bandsaw Gearing
  

3.10.3 - Delta Drill Presses¶

• General drill chuck and Delta drill press info from Bob Vaughan (pdf)
  

3.10.4 - Delta Lathes¶

• Assembling a Delta Compound Slide Rest
  

3.10.5 - Delta Sanders¶

• Delta 6" (6x48) Belt Sander
  

3.10.6 - Delta 12-14" Table Saw¶

• Replacing Arbor Bearings on the Delta 12-14" Saw
• Grizzly Parts That Will Fit the Delta 12-14 Saw
• Making A New Arbor For A Delta/Crescent 12-14 Saw
  

3.10.7 - Delta Unisaw¶

• Unisaw Type Study
• Unisaw RI Bullet Motor
• Unisaw Bullet Motor Repair
• Alternate Motor Mounts For Your Unisaw
• Unisaw Disassembly
• How to Properly Disassemble and Clean a Unisaw
• Unisaw Replacement Belts
  

3.10.8 - Delta Radial Arm Saw¶

3.10.9 - Delta Planer¶

• Dan Swartz article on Rebuilding a 22-101 Planer
  

3.11 - DeWalt¶

• DeWalt MBF & MBC Motor Bearing Replacement
• DeWalt MBF & MBC Rollerhead Bearing Replacement
• DeWalt Frame 236 Motor Bearing Replacement
  

3.12 - Greenerd¶

• Arbor Plate Drawings for a Greenerd No. 2 Press
  

3.13 - J. A. Fay & Egan Co.¶

• J. A. Fay and Egan Company History
  

3.14 - Kneisley Electric Company¶

• A Brief History of Yager/K2000 Planers
• K-Line K2100 planer
• K-Line K2200 planer
• Yager Thickness Planer parts and dismantling
• Setting knives for a square cutterhead Yager
• Another knife setting method
• A rare geared power feed option
  

3.15 - KTS Industries¶

• History of KTS Industries, Inc.
  

3.16 - Millbury Machine Co.¶

• Sharpening Millbury Tenoner Cutters
  

3.17 - Montgomery Ward¶

• Rebuilding a jigsaw sawdust blower
  

3.18 - Newman¶

• Newman History
• Newman Serial Numbers
  

3.19 - Northfield¶

• Northfield Serial Numbers
• Northfield #4 Table Saw Restoration Threads / Links
• Northfield Paint Colors
  

3.20 - Oliver¶

• Early History of the Oliver Machinery Company
• A Brief history of the Oliver Machinery Company
• Oliver Machinery Co. Catalog Study
• Oliver Early Serial Numbers
• Oliver Serial Numbers
• Oliver Paint Colors
• Oliver Shaper Spindle Removal
  

3.21 Thomas Robinson & Son¶

• History of Thomas Robinson & Son
  

3.22 - Parks¶

• Guide To Buying A Parks Planer
• Parks Paint Colors
• Parks Heavy Duty 12" x 4" Planer
• Parks Planer Settings
• Notes on Dating a Parks Planer
• Parks History
• Parks 12" Planer Parts and Photo Index
• Restoring a Parks Planer
  

3.23 - Powermatic¶

• Powermatic 66 PM66 PM 66 Table Saw Tablesaw Restoration Threads on OWWM
• PM 1150 Drill Press Bearing Replacement Guide
• PM 1150A VS bearings and spindle
• Rebuilding a PM 45 Wood Lathe
• Scroll Saw Air Pump Rebuild
• Powermatic Paint Colors
• Powermatic Serial Numbers
  

3.24 - Shopsmith¶

• Buying a used Shopsmith Mark V
  

3.25 - South Bend Lathe Works¶

• South Bend Lathe Works serial numbers
  

3.26 - Sprunger¶

• Sprunger History
  

3.27 - Tannewitz¶

• Tannewitz serial numbers
  

3.28 - Walker-Turner¶

• Driver Line Motor Wiring Diagram
• Walker-Turner General Timeline
• Walker-Turner Paint Colors
• Walker-Turner Serial Numbers
• Walker-Turner Bandsaw Table Tilt Bracket Reproduction
• Walker-Turner 16" Bandsaw Blade Guard drawings
• Walker-Turner L1152 Lathe Parts Breakdown
• Changing the Belt on a Walker-Turner 900 Drill Press
  

3.29 - West Side Iron Works (J. Jackoboice) ¶

• West Side Iron Works, Complete History (pdf)
  

3.30 - Whitney Baxter D. ¶

• Baxter D. Whitney History
• Whitney Serial Numbers
  

4 - Electrical ¶

• Electrical Power Cord Type Designations
  

4.1 - Motor Information¶

• Electric Motor Types (1921)
• Electric Motor Tutorial (1940)
• Farm Motors-Electric Motors (1917)
• Typical single phase motor wiring
• Unisaw Bullet Motor Repair
• Baldor Motor Repair
• Century manual for single-phase motors (ca. 1928, 3.8 MB PDF)
• Motors for Your Vintage Machinery—Horse power; troubleshooting induction motors; motor frame sizes
• List of Motor Manufacturers
• Power Factor in Alternating Current Circuits
• Wagner Electric - Capacitor Start Motor Service Instructions (1947, 3.4 MB PDF)
• Wagner Electric - Repulsion Start Motor Service Instructions (1942, 4.4 MB PDF)
  

4.2 - Magnetic Starter Information¶

• Magnetic Starters: A Tutorial
• Motor Starter Wiring Diagrams
• Furnas Magnetic Starter Control Cleaning
• Mag Starter Hum
  

4.3 - Three Phase Information¶

• Three Phase Frequently Asked Questions
• VFD Frequent Questions
  

4.4 - Overload Protection Information¶

• Allen Bradley Overload Protection Chart(pdf)
  

• Klixon Phenolic Motor Protectors (pdf)
  

4.5 - Rotary Phase Converters¶

• Intro
• RPC construction methods
  

5 - Frequently Asked Questions at Vintage Machinery¶

• Buying and Selling Machinery and Machine Parts
• How Much Is My Machine Worth?
• Our Mission
• OWWM.org vs Vintagemachinery.org
• Photo & Publication Submissions
• Registry Stewards
• User Name & Password
• Using the Search Box in VM
• Where Can I Find Old Manuals and other "Dirty Paper"?
  

6 - Biographies & Obituaries¶

• Baldwin, Matthias W. (1921)
• Bancroft, John Sellers (1919)
• Barnes, Benjamin Franklin (1919)
• Bement, William B. (1895)
• Blanchard, Thomas (1906)
• Blandy, F. J. L. (1875)
• Blandy, H. (1875)
• Bovaird, David (1890)
• Bradley, Christopher C. (1916)
• Brown, George W. (1896)
• Bullard, Edward P., Sr. (1907)
• Burdict, Orrin C. (1905)
• Charter, John, Sr., Obituary (1901)
• Corliss, George Henry (1888)
• Cordesman, H. J., Sr. (1919)
• Davis, Aaron (1857)
• Disston, Henry, Obituary (1890)
• Doane, William H. (1998, PDF)
• Eames, Lovett and Eames, Gardner T. (1904)
• Egan, Thomas P. (1922)
• Evans, Oliver (1906)
• Farrar, Chilion M., Obituary (1907)
• Greenleaf, Clements A. (1893)
• Hoard, Charles B. (1895)
• Huber, Edward (1904)
• Johansson, Carl Edvard (1924)
• Joslin, Edward (1901)
• Kearney, Edward J. (1922)
• Kelly, Oliver Smith (1918)
• Leffel, James (1875)
• Medart, Philip (1899)
• Medart, William (1899)
• Mills, James (1913)
• Muir, William (1888)
• Napier, Charles (1918)
• Newton, Charles C. (1906)
• Oesterlein, William (Wilhelm) (1920)
• Prescott, DeWitt Clinton (1920)
• Reed, Joseph B. (1912)
• Root, Elisha K. (1866 & 1916)
• Rumely, Meinrad (1904)
• Shepard, Sidney(1894)
• Schauer, Sherman Cornelius (1918)
• Seyfang, John L. (1890)
• Slate, Dwight (1906)
• Sweet, John E. (1917)
• Skinner, LeGrand (1922)
• Sweet, John E. Obituary (1916)
• Trecker, Theodore (1922)
• Trefts, John (1898)
• Trefts, George M. (1898)
• Weiss, Carl W. (1918)
• Westinghouse, George (1914)
• Whitney, Amos, Obituary (1920)
• Woods, Solomon A. Obituary (1910)
  

7 - Gas Engines¶

• A Brief History of the Internal Combustion Engine (1914)
• Farm Motors-Gas and Oil Engines (1917)
• Modern Gas and Oil Engines (Part 1)(1893)
• Modern Gas and Oil Engines (Part 2)(1893)
• Modern Gas and Oil Engines (Part 3)(1893)
• Modern Gas and Oil Engines (Part 4)(1893)
• Modern Gas and Oil Engines (Part 5)(1893)
• Modern Gas and Oil Engines (Part 6)(1893)
• Modern Gas and Oil Engines (Part 7)(1893)
• Modern Gas and Oil Engines (Part 8)(1893)
• The Modern Gas Engine (1895)
• Various Types of Engines and Motors (Part 1)(1898)
• Various Types of Engines and Motors (Part 2)(1898)
• Various Types of Engines and Motors (Part 3)(1898)
  

8 - Gas Traction Engines¶

• Farm Motors-Gas Traction Engines (1917)
  

9 - Metalworking Machinery¶

• American Standard Lathe Spindle Nose Dimensions
• Leveling a Machine
• Metalworking Machinery Serial Numbers
• History of Metalworking Machines (1890)
• Development of the Turret Lathe (1900)
• Milling Machine Dividing Heads (1902)
• Milling Machines in the United States (1902)
• Power Hammers and Their Uses (1908)
• Principles of Tool Room Grinding (pdf) (1944)
• Techinical Manual-Lathes Part 1 (pdf) (1940)
• Techinical Manual-Lathes Part 2 (pdf) (1940)
• Treatise on the Heavy Milling Machines (1903)
• Treatise on the Plano Millers (1903)
  

10 - Publication Reprints¶

• Publication Reprints
  

11 - Sawmills¶

• Small Sawmill Operator's Manual (pdf) (1958)
  

11 - Steam Engines¶

• Steam Engines at the World’s Fair (Parts 1-2) (1893)
• Steam Engines at the World’s Fair (Parts 3-4) (1893)
• Steam Engine Frequently Asked Questions (1902)
• Early American High Speed Engines (1903)
• Early History of the Steam Engine (1902)
• Historical Sketch of the Steam Engine (1908)
• Production Figures for Agricultural Steam Engines (1953)
• The History of the Steam Engine (1890)
• Steam Engine Foundations (1902)
• Steam Engine Parts (1902)
• Materials and Workmanship of the Steam Engine (1902)
• Care and Management of the Steam Engine (1902)
• Farm Motors-Stationary Steam Engines (1917)
  

12 - Steam Traction Engines¶

• Development of the Steam Traction Engine in America (Part 1) (Aug. 1916)
• Development of the Steam Traction Engine in America (Part 2) (Oct. 1916)
• General Description of Traction Engines (1908)
• Farm Motors-Steam Traction Engines (1917)
• Modern English Traction Engines (1896)
• Steam Traction Engine Manufacturers
• The Thresher’s (Steam Traction Engine) Guide, Volume 1, Foreword & Table of Contents (1910)
• The Thresher’s (Steam Traction Engine) Guide, Volume 1, Chapter 1 (1910)
• The Thresher’s (Steam Traction Engine) Guide, Volume 1, Chapter 2 (1910)
• The Thresher’s (Steam Traction Engine) Guide, Volume 1, Chapter 3 (1910)
• The Thresher’s (Steam Traction Engine) Guide, Volume 1, Chapter 4 (1910)
• The Thresher’s (Steam Traction Engine) Guide, Volume 1, Chapter 5 (1910)
• The Thresher’s (Steam Traction Engine) Guide, Volume 1, Chapter 6 (1910)
• The Thresher’s (Steam Traction Engine) Guide, Volume 1, Chapter 7 (1910)
• The Thresher’s (Steam Traction Engine) Guide, Volume 1, Chapter 8 (1910)
• The Thresher’s (Steam Traction Engine) Guide, Volume 1, Chapter 9 (1910)
• The Thresher’s (Steam Traction Engine) Guide, Volume 1, Chapter 10 (1910)
  

13 - Videos¶

• Videos from the Georgia Agrirama
• Jointer and Planer Knife Setting Videos
  

14 - Woodworking Machinery History¶

• Band Saw History
  • Pre History of Band Saws
  • Early History of Band Saws
• Jointer History
  • Pre History of Jointers
  • Early History of Jointers
• Lathe History
  • History of Lathes (1900)
• Radial Arm Saw History
  • Pre History of Radial Arm Saws
  • Early History of Radial Arm Saws
• Table Saw History
  • Origins Of Two Bladed Table Saws
• Early History of Wood-Working Machines (1870)
• Histories of Woodworking Machinery
• History of Rockwell-Delta in South Africa