Show Us Your Drill Presses :Mr.T:

[toolsd]

SweetD and 48James,

Go to owwm.org (a bulletin board) and owwm.com (repository of info, including pics of similar drills owned by members, some owners manuals and such) and start nosing around.

You'll find all the info you need for them.

Tools

 

[Crank1]

What are you guys doing the resto's on them painting them with? The textured paint I mean. I've got a Clausing I need to redo! Thanks

 

[evintho]

Rustoleum Hammertone finish........................

 

[Crank1]

Awesome, and it's holding up pretty good?

 

[evintho]

So far, so good! Just make sure it's prepped properly. I sandblasted all the cast iron pieces.

 

[Ocular Engineer]

This is my brother's radial drill press that he just picked up for $100. His son took care of the clean up / restoration.

 

[Ocular Engineer]

Here is the mill-drill that I just picked up for work. The base that it came with was totally under engineered for my liking, so I whipped one together.

 

[mrbreezeet1]

Referring to Ocular Engineer walker turner radial drill press.
Nice machine, notably I guess you could call it ways and gibbs, looks like they might me adjustable too, no?
That set up looks a lot beefier than I guess it's the deltas where it looks like just a post running through a "T" opening where the head extends.
Almost looks beefy enough to do light milling.
Thanks,
Tony

 

[Ocular Engineer]

You know as much as me. He just taunts me with pictures of his awesome deals.

 

[mrbreezeet1]

That mill/drill is nice too, I'd like to have something like that. Probably wouldn't use it a lot, but nice to have when you need it, like my metal lathe.
Does that say Enco on it? Is that machine still sold? Bet it is not cheap if it is.
Thanks, Tony

 

[mrbreezeet1]

You know as much as me. He just taunts me with pictures of his awesome deals.

Well beefier than say this style radial drill press.
Borrowed this picture from the 1st page.
Tony

 

[Ocular Engineer]

Yes, it is an Enco. I picked that one up from CL, but I'm pretty sure that you can still buy them new. Grizzly also has a good selections of imported machines.

Going from a worn out Jet drill press to the mill-drill has been awesome. I haven't needed to mill with it yet, but basic drilling is much more refined.

 

[Ocular Engineer]

Well beefier than say this style radial drill press.
Borrowed this picture from the 1st page.
Tony

Beefy is for sure. My brother and his son carried the top half, half way from a shed behind the house to the truck before gravity took over and it was put down under less than full control. It took reinforcements to finish the load out.

 

[mrbreezeet1]

Going from a worn out Jet drill press to the mill-drill has been awesome. I haven't needed to mill with it yet, but basic drilling is much more refined.

Yes, I'll bet. Nice, I would have to find something like it 2nd hand for as much as I would use it.
The tables, I guess it's the X & Y axis, are they strictly manual?
Thanks,
Tony

 

[ZRX61]

I started on the Tiger 16, yes I only painted 2 parts, wanted to see how it looked.

The Tiger logo on the side will end up a different color & there will be pinstriping

 

[Ocular Engineer]

Yes, I'll bet. Nice, I would have to find something like it 2nd hand for as much as I would use it.
The tables, I guess it's the X & Y axis, are they strictly manual?
Thanks,
Tony

Yes, but adding a power feed is possible from what I understand.

ZRX61: I love the handles on the Tiger. I vote for red paint inside the grooves.

 

[48James]

Bump.

 

[48James]

Bump, bump.

 

[misterfixer220]

Delta DP220 circa 1935? round base 1/2' keyless chuck.Works great!! It came out of old wood shop.The old man had the wood placed around the neck so he could have his bits right in front of him.

 

[bungy42]

Here's a picture of my Walker Turner that I just finished restoring.

 

[eburke197]

Just got my newest drill in the shop this evening. In the first photo I have it hanging from slings to remove the shop brew coolant tray a previous owner put under the machine:

Here it is inside for the night. It will stay here for the near term, until I have a chance to pull the head, column and arm for overhaul. The little drill on the right is my first drill press, bought when I was 8 or 9 from the Cummins traveling tool show. Not a very good machine, but it served its purpose. I use it on occasion for coring holes in tile.

The Tool & Die room where I work has the same drill press. A definite monster. They use it for drilling holes in big die shoes.

 

[48James]

Bump, let's get this thing going again!!

 

[-Brent-]

Here's my old Delta. It's got a few things that need attention but it works when I need it to.

When I got it, it was missing a lever/arm. Luckilly, I found this in some spare Ford Model A parts boxes. The threads matched, so I cleaned it up and bought the two nuts on the top. A neat $1.40 fix.

 

[48James]

That's nice, if you don't mind could you show us a picture of your grinder stand. Looking for some ideas....

 

[exmaxima1]

Bump, let's get this thing going again!!

I found this Wilton USA drill press on CL a year ago for $40---needed a belt. Variable speed is a great feature, as well as the 6 inch spindle stroke! But I still needed to lift/lower the table at times, and this press didn't have a crank lift.

I tried eBay for a lift but they were too expensive or the wrong size, so I built a powered lift. Bought an acme threaded rod & nut and found a surplus gearhead motor. Not very pretty, but it works great. Total of $100 in press, parts, and beer (for the machinist that bored the plate to fit my column).

Additional note: I hate spinning the stop on the factory stop rod, so I installed a smooth rod with a simple stop collar. Much faster to make settings.

 

[48James]

I found this Wilton USA drill press on CL a year ago for $40---needed a belt. Variable speed is a great feature, as well as the 6 inch spindle stroke! But I still needed to lift/lower the table at times, and this press didn't have a crank lift.

I tried eBay for a lift but they were too expensive or the wrong size, so I built a powered lift. Bought an acme threaded rod & nut and found a surplus gearhead motor. Not very pretty, but it works great. Total of $100 in press, parts, and beer (for the machinist that bored the plate to fit my column).

Additional note: I hate spinning the stop on the factory stop rod, so I installed a smooth rod with a simple stop collar. Much faster to make settings.

Nice drill press for $100

 

[48James]

Cool drill press -Brent-, I want one like that!

 

[mrbreezeet1]

Hell of a deal for $40.00.
Good job on the Table raising set up.
Is it a Reeves drive type variable speed.
Is the side of the press a magnet holding the key and allan wrench?
If you get time can you show how the thread is attached to the table?

 

[exmaxima1]

Cool drill press -Brent-, I want one like that!

If you live near Chicago, there's a beauty like that for $150:

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/tls/2478161187.html

 

[48James]

If you live near Chicago, there's a beauty like that for $150:

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/tls/2478161187.html

Darn, I live in Pennsylvania. I have a bigger, older Delta like that and Brents, I just really want a table top one like that

 

[exmaxima1]

Hell of a deal for $40.00.
Good job on the Table raising set up.
Is it a Reeves drive type variable speed.
Is the side of the press a magnet holding the key and allan wrench?
If you get time can you show how the thread is attached to the table?

It is a Reeves type variable speed---it uses a 1" wide belt like Clausing and others. I wish it would go slower (low end is about 400 rpm), but it's still very usable.
I use small neodymium magnets for holding my keys on presses/mills. They are very powerful, and it's easy to relocate them wherever you want and they don't move.
The lift is fairly simple: a thick walled sleeve slides on the column to raise/lower the table. This way the table can swivel on the sleeve without rotating the lift mechanism. Attached to the sleeve is a block drilled to fit a piece of pipe. On the bottom of the pipe is an acme nut sandwiched by a pipe fitting. The acme shaft runs inside of the pipe for much of its duty.
An ac/dc reversible gearhead motor is clamped to the column at the bottom (I can move the whole mechanism if I need more clearance). The motor directly drives the acme shaft via a flexible coupling, and the shaft is supported by a ball thrust bearing above the motor.

All this is very easy if you have a lathe, but I don't know how to do it w/o a lathe.

Good Luck.

 

[earlthegoat2]

I think this is one of the greatest drill presses ever. So far it has been infinitely handy for me. They seem to be quite uncommon too.

Benchtop Atlas. Made in Kalamazoo, MI. Purchased in Kalamazoo, MI. Brought with me from MI to where I currently live in the south.

 

[mrbreezeet1]

I think this is one of the greatest drill presses ever. So far it has been infinitely handy for me. They seem to be quite uncommon too.

Benchtop Atlas. Made in Kalamazoo, MI. Purchased in Kalamazoo, MI. Brought with me from MI to where I currently live in the south.

that is a neat looking little DP too.


Thanks exmaxima1, I was just sort of curious.
I use mine mostly for woodwork, it is not too bad to move,
(The Craftsman one)
The delta it does have a crank on it.
That is a slick set up though.

 

[48James]

I think this is one of the greatest drill presses ever. So far it has been infinitely handy for me. They seem to be quite uncommon too.

Benchtop Atlas. Made in Kalamazoo, MI. Purchased in Kalamazoo, MI. Brought with me from MI to where I currently live in the south.

Nice!

 

[clcartwr]

Here's my new to me Craftsman (103.23640). Got it off of CL for 50 bucks. The DP is in exceptional shape besides a little surface rust. I completely disassembled it tonight to check everything out. Needs a good cleaning but can't decide if I want to restore the DP or just leave it as is.....

 

[-Brent-]

Oh man... got another. This time a 1952 DP600. It was a deal I couldn't pass up and after a little fiddling it runs amazingly.







Makes its older, but smaller, brother look like a baby.

 

[-Brent-]

That's nice, if you don't mind could you show us a picture of your grinder stand. Looking for some ideas....

Not to get too off track, but here's the stand I was using. It's an Allied, nothing too fancy. The one below it is a Craftsman bottom roll-away that I got for $25, which I put some thick plywood on. I've stained and polyurethaned the wood since and all that's left is drilling some holes and bolting them up.

 

[Mikefromcny]

Heres my old delta, unsure of year or model.

 

[exmaxima1]

I think this is one of the greatest drill presses ever. So far it has been infinitely handy for me. They seem to be quite uncommon too.

That looks like a Model 53, a 12-3/4" size. I bought one just like it in immaculate all original condition last year for $100. Smooth as silk, especially if you change the belt to a Powerflex type. Powerflex belts have notches on the ID so they will easily bend around small diameter pulleys, and they run whisper quiet.

Was making some changes in my priorities so I sold it----got a nice bass guitar though

 

[48James]

Not to get too off track, but here's the stand I was using. It's an Allied, nothing too fancy. The one below it is a Craftsman bottom roll-away that I got for $25, which I put some thick plywood on. I've stained and polyurethaned the wood since and all that's left is drilling some holes and bolting them up.

Thanks!