I went to a great auction just a few miles from my home here in North Dakota on Friday. The old fellow had passed away about a year ago leaving behind a lifetime of collections. He was known far and wide for his knowledge and huge collections of magnetos and maytag washing machine engines but he basically collected everything from tractors to tap & die sets. I was interested in picking up another tilting arbor table saw for my shop and found a 1939 Delta Unisaw in very good condition among the rows and rows of stationary machines. There were about ten farm trailers covered with stuff that they started auctioning first then moved on to misc. vintage farm and blacksmith equipment. By early afternoon the crowd had gathered around the collection of magnetos that sold for no less than $100 dollars apiece! By late afternoon they got to the rows of shop machines and by then the crowd had thinned out some as most of the folks where drawn to the engines and magnetos. I got some great deals and the Unisaw I wanted for way less than I expected.
In the end I got out of there after spending $265 buck and getting a pretty good sunburn but had an excellent time at a local country auction.
Here are a few more photos
Wow!A 1939 Unisaw is a real find. A heavy duty jigsaw and a good bandsaw all for $265. Ya done good son, ya done real good!
(edit) I posted the above before I saw the rest of the haul. YOU SUCK!!
ditto
Did you leave anything for anyone else? LOL
Is that vise bolted to a bender?
Quote from: rusty on July 01, 2012, 08:09:45 PM
ditto
Did you leave anything for anyone else? LOL
Is that vise bolted to a bender?
Rusty, there was so much stuff it made your head spin! The vise is actually bolted to the base of an old cream seperator, he used those bases on several different projects.
The stuff of dreams. The Unisaw looks great, I'd of gotten it even if I am shy of space. But you mentioned blacksmith items?
I have that same bandsaw and base from gpas stuff. I have not yet used it.
Very nice load you have there.
Here's a photo of a large Champion drill press for the blacksmith crowd. There where several forge blowers as well as anvils, the biggest anvil was a Lakeside maybe 150 to 200 pound, it went for $150. Lots of crucibles, hammers and tongs also.
That drill press lookas like Rube Goldberg invented it!!! Great finds and did you wear your truss while loading it all?? lol
DM&FS
Great finds!!! I would need a bigger shop if i brought all those goodies home!
Jim
Man, looks like you had a good time !!
Heads Up: the Wards 4 drawer tool boxes are going for decent money on the bay. I keep trying to steal one at a low price...
I see some clamp on vises, any chance of getting pics of those when you gat a chance ?
Brian L.
>lookas like Rube Goldberg invented ir...
I love the motor adaptor..
Shaft driving a v belt driving a pully driving a flat belt driving a shaft driving a clutch driving a gear driving a spingle....
It's a wonder there's any power left to drill a hole ;P
Do NOT wear baggy pants working around that thing ;P
Quote from: dimwittedmoose51 on July 02, 2012, 09:25:32 AM
That drill press lookas like Rube Goldberg invented it!!!
I took the shot of the Champion drill press after most of the stuff had been hauled away. I don't know who bought it but I thought it was pretty cool. It's huge!
Boy do I like that drill press, any idea of what it went for, I bet next to nuthin unfortunately
Very nice haul, ide say you did good. Love the vise an tablesaw.
I love that drill press. Beautiful iron casting. If you look closely you'll see the flatbelt on those stepped pulleys is infact the speed changer. I imagine the late owner would have been a very interesting guy to talk with.
Do NOT wear baggy pants working around that thing ;P
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...or long hair or a scarf....
DM&FS
or gloves!!!
Quote from: RedVise on July 02, 2012, 02:06:29 PM
I see some clamp on vises, any chance of getting pics of those when you gat a chance ?
Brian L.
I actually ended up with four vises The little lakeside on the right I didn't even know was in the box. I would like to know what the clamp on vise on the right is, I can't find any markings on it and it's my favorite of the bunch. The little machinists vise doesn't have any markings either and is missing the handle.
enjoy!
Pat
I actually ended up with four vises The little lakeside on the right I didn't even know was in the box. I would like to know what the clamp on vise on the right is, I can't find any markings on it and it's my favorite of the bunch. The little machinists vise doesn't have any markings either and is missing the handle.
enjoy!
Pat
Yep, Nice set of vises ! I tried to buy a similar Columbian today, but he wouldnt part with it.
The clamp on vise to the right has a solid look to it, very nice.
My avatar looks like the same machinest vise.
Thanks for the pics!
Brian L.