My apologies if this has been suggested before -- has anyone made a WTT/WTB posting to the BOYD forum at OWWM.org? There are a lot of local users on that forum, and the quality of parts is usually much better than whatever random stuff shows up on craigslist or freecycle.
Acronym defs:
WTT wanted to trade
WTB wanted to buy
BOYD bring out your dead, Wood working machine classifieds
OWWM.org Old WoodWorking Machines,
http://www.owwm.org