I started to use the term "old arn" in reference to the old iron I was working with. Additionally, I learned where to find manuals, parts lists, and, indeed, the parts themselves.
I discovered the V intage Machinery web site in January of 2007, not an insignificant event! The Vintage Machinery site taught me how to take these old machines apart, clean them, paint them, and even how to replace their bearings. This quickly grew into a passion (read that necessity) for restoring old, rusty, and badly treated machines with names like Rockwell/Delta, Powermatic, and Walker-Turner. The solution was finding used or abandoned equipment that I could restore. Unfortunately, the quality of tools available now and still within my budget didn't approach the quality of the tools I previously relied on. Starting late in 2006, I began a quest to acquire tools like my shop had in the early 80`s.
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