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Shop Talk Live 32: Vintage Machinery Bargains and Blunders

Shop Talk Live · 24 May 2013 · 59m

What this episode covers

Matt Kenney discusses the challenges of sourcing and moving vintage heavy machinery, specifically jointers, highlighting the high cost of rigging and the technical pitfalls of buying 80-year-old equipment with Babbitt bearings or 3-phase motors. Mike Pekovic shares a 'smooth move' story about injuring his back while moving a cabinet and details a complex epoxy repair on a walnut table top. The hosts also provide a detailed primer on Stanley hand plane numbering systems and answer listener questions regarding woodworking for motorcycles and the legacy of Norm Abram.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Grizzly, SCMI, Northfield, Taunton
Products
Delta, Crescent, Oliver, West Systems, DeWalt, Stanley
Also
owwm.org, vintagemachinery.org

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