MachineJunkie

Well, I started the black paint, and damn it makes a difference. It definitely has brush strokes, but I am going t try a little steel wool- perhaps after a second coat. I'm using flat black and it looks nice. I don't think i will be able to get a red or blue as flat paint, but perhaps the bartleys w...

I think the loom might be a tad out of my price range, but given the eBay value- via the auction you sent me, why not list it there?

here are pages from a 1953 printing supply catalog

Mr douglas I believe that shameless self promotion belongs in the classifieds section.

BTW how much for one of them bad boys- I'd consider putting a larger one on the planer.

the main difference between the Ben Franklin and the Mercury is the mecury has a handcrank to raise and lower the blade while the ben franklin kinda swings with a lock-knob.

I'll scan pics tonight.

Pete

If I didn't worry about it, My machines would look like yours

i do like mr green he was hiding, but I liberated him.

I am assuming the guest is on the road, or maybe he just doesn't like us anymore

I can post some picture temporarily on the tail end of my site- E-mail what you want posted.

pete

This is the dust hood I am thinking about copying




With the new slip roll and spot welder as allies, It should be a fun project

Yes I know I am stupid, but you already knew that as well. When my new to me Oliver 399 planer arrived some moron had painted over the brass oliver nameplate. Well you knew I could not let that stay. So After initial attempts at scraping the paint, I decided a quick half hour in my dunk tank with so...

Yeah, that's pretty damn fast- even with a VFD you couldn't slow it down that much- definitely is a spindle lathe.
So tempting at $100, but those were certainly not oliver's flagship machine.

they built a ton for schools and they are everywhere.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 53807&rd=1'

It's on long island, it says oliver and it's cheap.

I think that might be his 2" on the top of thae page- it's actually full scale- really good for building models, but very rare.

I now own www.machinejunkie.com I will be transferring the site over in the next few days. I will e-mail the membership when the transfer is done.

Dadude, How did you get to be 27" my math adds 16 + 9 and I get 25" Is theer a two inch jointer I don't know about?

I have never had aclear idea of the hammond dates for any of them. the Mercury was offered alongside the glider as the middle level model. the intro-level model being the Ben franklin. I will try to post some catalog pics.

Pete

I don't think disc sanders count towards cutterhead inches. I don't know who is going to post a 48 either because I am posting a 54- never forget about the little 6 incher, that's how i beat your 25 in the first place. I still want one of those nines. havng been into the cutterhead on the 399 I Thin...

It strikes me strangely that the rest of the wood world regards the hammond saw by the crappy fine woodworking article on the saw. Perhaps it is time to start a new legend.

Actually, I put that chinsy dust hood back on- considering it is a 3" port it actually works surprising well. But the upgrade is definitely in the works.....

I think I will try to copy an original oliver hood. I'll post a pic.

here they are

Looks Nice