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Re fastenal shipping. I've done fastenal ship before. It's pretty straight forward. Crate up and take to local Fastenal depot. You will need to know the fastenal closest to buyer. Once there, (ship time varies as its filling up existing trucks going that way) they call the reciever to pick up...

Most of your drill presses are designed to have forces applied in a specific direction. Upward. Part of the reason for the tearing out of the parts is the end mill digging in when the bearings in the head assembly can not control the side loading experienced with milling. I've used a drill chuck...

You may want to keep the second one for parts. Most likely if anything you will need spindle or carriage parts. I haven't looked to see whats all available new but secondary market has quite a bit. However it is an antique and therefor parts may at some point of not already be hard to find. And...

You did good at 150. What you have there is a Atlas 618 rebadged as a Craftsman 101. This is a better lathe than the 109. I didn't catch if it came with the change gears or not. You can find them (used of course) but most times will only come with the lathe. I have yet to thread on mine so I...

I have had a nail from using an 16g air nailer curve around and nail my finger. I have also thought I had the proper length nails in said nailer and caught my finger on the back side. I have been working with tools and machinery my entire life and still screw up on occassion. Safety first is...