Arnfest 2012 Swap Meet Photos--Part 1

[kirkpoore1]

I posted some pics of last year's Arnfest(1) and it went over pretty well (see here). So I made sure I got some more shots this year. It was pretty cold, maybe 40 F in a 20+ mph wind, so I didn't take a lot of time to pose the shots--I had to keep moving. I'll try to post by category. Anyway, here we go:

Motors:

Big. 3hp 1ph, I think, and probably over a hundred pounds. With a nice Max spindle sander along side.

5 motors, handwheels, and a nice 9" Dewalt RAS from the 1950's.

Seven motors, $2 each. I bought the one in the middle, 1/3 hp, for a pony motor on my rotary phase converter.

Vises:

One metal working and three wood vises. The handsaw on the left is actually a two-man job, though a fairly small one.

Handsaw vises, plus saw setting tools.

Another vise, with a set of Stanley chisels (maybe a little high at $45).

Fences:

A couple of table saw fences (Powermatic on the left, unknown on the right), plus a 4" jointer and an 8" tilt top tablesaw. I think the jointer was asking $80. The saw was being ruckered (transported across country) and handed off to another carrier here.

Biesemeyer fence minus rail ($80 and didn't sell), jointer fence, Dewalt MBC RAS yolk ($25), some other kind of guard (RAS? shaper?) for $35.

Three more fences, or at least parts for the same.

The Dollar Store:

Everything in the left bin was $10, the middle $5, and the right $1. I bought a tool rest for my lathe for $5.

Everything here was $5 each, mostly table saw and band saw parts.

More in Part 2.

Kirk

(1) Arn: Pretend you're name is Elvis. Now try to say "iron".

 

[kirkpoore1]

Part 2--But Wait, There's More!
Parts, Parts, and More Parts:

Pulleys, and a couple of Stanley(?) block planes.

Jointer parts. Or, if you're an optimist, a kit!

Miscellaneous stuff, including two air wrenches and a plastic oiler. That brush didn't sell last year, either.

The sad, sad remains of a once proud Powermatic 30 belt/disk sander. The drum is still worth stripping off and reusing, I'd say. Plus some kind of belt guard, some bandsaw guide parts, table saw splitter parts, and yet another motor.

Stuff. Just stuff. And a motor.

Do-it-yourself Unisaw kit. Just add a cabinet, table, and fence. Oh, you need a drill chuck?

DP motor mount, RAS guard, and other junk.

Machine stands. $2 each. My rider bought these.


The machines are in Part 3.

Kirk

 

[kirkpoore1]

Part 3: The Machines

OK, on to the machines. Most of these were getting rides from one place to another, and weren't actually for sale:

The nice red snowflake bandsaw was $200. It was a 12" saw from the '30's. I didn't ask the price on the Walker-Turner 6" jointer.

16" jointer, grinder, and a couple of nice drill presses.

Nice little DP, built up from parts by the look of the paint job.

24" scroll saw. Also Walker-Turner, I think. I don't know if this was for sale. Bigger scroll saws usually go for $100 or so over here.

The b*stard offspring of an unholy union between a unicycle and a gasoline powered vegetable chopper.

Big belt sander, double-spindle shaper (Fay & Egan), and an Oliver 260 table saw.

6" Powermatic jointer from the 60's.

Delta shaper, minus motor, 1946. I've got one like this at home.

Classic Delta bandsaw, circa 1950. Certainly the most copied bandsaw of all time.

Another DP, with an 8" table saw in the trailer. And more of the two man handsaw.

That double spindle shaper again, plus a big table saw (maybe 18" blade).

A 14" C-frame bandsaw, with babbitt bearings. Partially restored and sold for only $100.

And finally a little 4" jointer.

And a farewell shot:

Nope, this wasn't mine.

Not as many big machines as last year. I didn't get pictures of all the stuff being transferred from one truck to another, but here's a few shots taken by other guys:

Buffer? Or truck axle?

Rigging a tenoner.

There were some demos, including yours truly giving some machine guys a chance for hands-on with some hand planes:

(Where did all that gray hair come from?)

Oh, we were at a railroad museum for this:

Hope you enjoyed the tour.

Kirk

 

[neilyweely]

Nice one. Thanks for taking the time to post.
I like the stripped down bandsaw (C frame) but I'm not sure I'd wanna use it. My guarded 352 makes me wince since it took my finger tips.


Neil

 

[MickCheese]

Very interesting.

Mick

 

[dickm]

Hmmm - SWMBO is off to visit daughter near Detroit in a couple of weeks. Wonder if I could persuade her to go round a few of these meets?????

 

[kirkpoore1]

Hmmm - SWMBO is off to visit daughter near Detroit in a couple of weeks. Wonder if I could persuade her to go round a few of these meets?????

You're missing CAMA this weekend (http://www.ctamachinery.com/), but there is a Midwest Tool Collectors Association (MWTCA) local gathering in Dearborn Michigan on October 20: http://www.mwtca.org/tool-meets.html.

If you'll be in Detroit, you might try the Henry Ford Museum too: http://www.thehenryford.org/museum/index.aspx


Kirk

 

[dickm]

Sadly, she won't be there till about 10 Oct, and comes back about 19 Oct. But in any case, anything interesting might be a bit above her baggage allowance :lol: