DeWalt Powershop 780 12" Radial Saw

 

Manufactured: 1980 (est.) / Acquired 01-19-2012.  I'm still "on-the-fence"about this purchase...but sometimes, you buy something for the component parts that make up the whole and not for the whole as assembled.  In its day, this was a top of the line radial arm saw sporting a full 12" (rather than the more common 10") blade.  Again, the reputation of the manufacturer (DeWalt) factored into my decision to part with $50, but it was not the deciding factor.

Rockwell Delta 11-280 32" Radial Drill Press

Manufactured: 1973 (est.) / Acquired 09-06-2011.  It’s not going to be the prettiest tool in the shop, but I can’t wait to get this one up and running.  After scouring Craigslist for months looking for a good, cheap floor model drill press only to show up "one caller too late" to the guys who bought the ones I wanted, I hit upon the ad for this one at 8:30 in the morning before heading into the office.