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Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

dhal22

dhal22

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BalsaDust said:
While it's not a mill or a lathe I will be picking up a new to me table saw tomorrow from a coworker. Older Delta UniSaw that came out of the quality department at the Georgia Pacific plant he worked at years ago. Only thing its ever done is rip 4x8 sheets of OSB in half for testing. It's sat in his garage for the last 15 years not doing anything. Will take some work to clean up and I currently don't have 220V in my shop but I can change that. It's also missing the fence system so I will be looking into my options there. Will be a huge upgrade over the black n decker table saw I currently have.
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My 85 yr old uncle had has a bunch of Delta and Jet woodworking equipment. Jet wood lathe, big Delta planer, big disk/ belt sander. Including a very nice Delta Unisaw. He has stainless steel tables/ extensions that attach to the side and back. More wood tools than I can remember.

All mine if I want it but no room. My metal hobby machines hog most of my shop space. I think my brother is developing an interest in wood working so hopefully the machines stay in the family.
 
BalsaDust

BalsaDust

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Picked the saw up today. Top for sure needs a little love but I think it will make one great saw for my shop. 3HP 220v motor. Based off the serial number it was made in 1985 so it shares a birthday with me. Will see if I can get it cleaned up and looking before the end of the year. I will plan a full restoration on it once I have my new shop built.
 

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Stevendavis

Stevendavis

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It's a drill press for drilling really small holes. Designed for 1/4" and under, but 1/4" is a little on the big side. Works great for anything 1/6 and under, to the micro drill bits.
 
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