Good to see you mark_f.We take things for granted until they are gone.
MARK , I hope and have been keeping you in my prayers, I rely on God's word in the bible , thru him all things are possible. To the point it says if we believe and say mountain be moved it shell. I know my mustard seed of faith has wained over the years with all my disability problems . Not knowing if I'm fulfilling his plan for my life. Ill never know but I try to live right and by gods laws.Wow! That looks just like the shaper I used to run. The one I ran had a hydraulic table. The motor and pump was under the table.
Yes it's a federal, try to post other picture. I don't have it yet , but it's looking good. He's debating over my landis surface grinder or a 15" Bridgeport rotary table . Within a few weeks he says he wants to come with it.Silver Bullett,
Is your little planer a Federal? It looks a cool little machine, I have a tiny hand powered double column planer just like yours (Only hard work!) They are cool things Where I worked long ago they had gigantic planers, I cannot fathom out why they became out of fashion, I had my little shaper working today it is fascinating, hypnotic little machine The click of its feed ratchet is a most soothing sound.