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[hughfree]

My first drill press...I believe that it is a Buffalo # 15 table top model. Obviously needs an overhaul! Craigslist purchase for $60.00.

 

[mattamd_xp]

Picked this up off CL last week. Nice old Boice Crane. All original in good working order. I'm guessing late 40's early 50's vintage. Not 100% sure, haven't had time to see if there's a model or serial number on it.

 

[Oz Fry]

Hi.
Here is my drill press (Christmas present from my girlfriend ) & I got the bench for myself

Cheers.

 

[julianb85]

Hi guys,I'm new to this great forum and site.....just was wondering if some one can give me an opinion regarding if I should go for a table top drill or a long floor base drill ?? Any pros and cons would be greatly appreciated

 

[blazemaster83]

Hmmm, coulda sworn I put this up in here but after going through the pages I can't find it. This is my 24" Prentice Bros drill press I restored last year. I use it often, and it works great. It has a #4mt, 10 inches of quill travel, 3hp 3ph. It has a feed belt on it now, was missing in these pics. Somebody was pretty rough on the table before me, but now I use the giant shaper vise on the machine so it mostly covers up the damage. It has 2 different patents stamped into the machine May 12, 1874 and Dec. 31 1889.

Heres a short vid I did showing it working

 

[Voi]

Picked this up off CL last week. Nice old Boice Crane. All original in good working order. I'm guessing late 40's early 50's vintage. Not 100% sure, haven't had time to see if there's a model or serial number on it.

I think your Boice Crane is a 2600 Helmet Head. There is a little bit of information about them over on Vintage Machinery.

 

[Jimmy_B]

My Walker-Turner. I believe from the 50s, but I don't remember. I bought this from the company I work for about 10 years ago. Variable speed with rack and pinion for table height. It could use a good restoration.

 

[chris30066]

I just picked up this craftsman 103.24820 drill press last night. I'm going to put another 50 years on this tool. I am replacing my current duracraft drill press with this one I can't think of a good reason to keep both, but I would if I had the space.

 

[5mall5nail5]

Coolant Setup Drill Press by Jon Kensy, on Flickr

 

[nine4gmc]

What's up with the coolant setup, 5mall5nail5?

 

[5mall5nail5]

What's up with the coolant setup, 5mall5nail5?

I added a coolant system to my Porter Cable. I ended up replacing the pump with a higher flow one from Amazon but here's a thread to that:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=198537

 

[Adam McLaughlin]

Very impressive Blazemaster!!

Envious

Adam

 

[the gypsy]

I just love that drill. Looks fantastic.

 

[sunsation288]

my Diltec , i like working with

 

[4lug39]

The first one I just got from a government auction about two months ago. The second one came from my grandfather.

 

[yaidunno]

I just picked this up today. It will be getting a full restoration.

 

[Speedway]

Here's my Delta/Rockwell 15-000, finally getting around to finishing it up...

 

[pepi]

Hmmm, coulda sworn I put this up in here but after going through the pages I can't find it. This is my 24" Prentice Bros drill press I restored last year. I use it often, and it works great. It has a #4mt, 10 inches of quill travel, 3hp 3ph. It has a feed belt on it now, was missing in these pics. Somebody was pretty rough on the table before me, but now I use the giant shaper vise on the machine so it mostly covers up the damage. It has 2 different patents stamped into the machine May 12, 1874 and Dec. 31 1889.

Heres a short vid I did showing it working

Man that is an *** kicker, you could bore a hole in the earth or drill for oil.

Man that is an *** kicker, you could bore a hole in the earth, or drill for oil. What do you use it for, question marks are bouncing all around in my head ?

 

[yaidunno]

It's up and running:

 

[Mickey O]

Goodell-Pratt cordless drill press:

 

[ksierens]

Here is my 1952 Delta DP-220 floor model. It came with the Atlas W-68 X-Y table, both tables, and the extra spindles. I have also found the other missing spindle, 1/2 male threaded. The mortise attachment came with a different Craftsman King-Seeley drill press I used to have.

I am going to make a table raising mechanism for it this winter, and just maybe a power feed attachment for drilling larger holes.

 

[lametec]

Wilton Strands 25" (model 24514). Geared head, power feed, fwd/reverse. Head and table both move up/down, 3HP motor. Weighs in at 800 lbs.

No arc of shame!

First picture makes it look a bit small, so second picture shows it in relation to my engine crane.

 

[the gypsy]

Goodell-Pratt cordless drill press:

I like this cordless machinery, unfortunately it is not portable.

 

[zkling]

First picture makes it look a bit small,

Not to me. I used to have a 330a/bp, so I kinda figured the size based on your machine in the background. That is one heck of a drill press. Does it have tapping and power feed options?

 

[lametec]

Power feed, yes, but no tapping option. I do my tapping in the Bridgeport anyway.

Black/red buttons just above the e-stop button are for the power feed. It's an electronically activated clutch.

 

[zkling]

Sweet, looks like a nice machine. What type of parts do you typically make?

I do my tapping in the Bridgeport anyway.

What is your preferred method? Tapping head, power tapping, or just by hand?

 

[NUTTSGT]

My original drill press, a Skil that the wife got with accumulated points at a previous employer.



The older Cman unit I bought off CL earlier this year. for $125.

 

[lametec]

Sweet, looks like a nice machine. What type of parts do you typically make?

I don't make enough of any one part to say it's what I typically make. I just make whatever needs made to either make something or fix something. Last thing I made was an adapter to fit a Procon pump on my TIG cooler. It had an Oberdorfer, but it was cheaper to buy a Procon than to fix the 'dorfer.

What is your preferred method? Tapping head, power tapping, or just by hand?

Don't have a tapping head, so I mostly power tap on through holes. Blind holes I'll at least finish by hand.

 

[volaredon]

I have a Rockwell/Delta No model numbers handy but I traced mine back to 1970. Its identical to what the jr High and High schools I attended in the late 70s/early 80's had, floor model, 5/8" chuck capacity. Bought used, love it but I need 1. a good drill press vice (good= NOT Chinese for starters) and 2. to retrofit a crank up/down mechanism for the table and it will be perfect. but for what it is/what I paid for it I love it!

also need to get (finally) my Modine heater connected this Fall so I can keep just enough heat going when I'm not out there, to stave off winter condensation. then when I am out there, so I can work in T shirt sleeves

 

[jpickar]

Another neat thread! here are my two Drill presses. The Craftsman is old but I don't know how old. It is a great drill but goes to fast for some of my bigger projects so I bought this Jet model JDP-20MF. It gets the job done.

John

 

[zkling]

That is a cool old craftsman drill press. I think it is from the 60's. That Jet looks nice

Here is a catalog excerpt for it. 1968

 

[jpickar]

Thanks for the old catalog pic and info. That is neat

John

 

[metal1313]

my jet is in the back ground here, bought it used for 300, so far so good but im missing the handle for the table lift. i think i may weld a spare socket to it though and use a ratchet to lower it. i plan to strip the paint soon

 

[itsme_Bernie]

Hmmm, coulda sworn I put this up in here but after going through the pages I can't find it. This is my 24" Prentice Bros drill press I restored last year. I use it often, and it works great. It has a #4mt, 10 inches of quill travel, 3hp 3ph. It has a feed belt on it now, was missing in these pics. Somebody was pretty rough on the table before me, but now I use the giant shaper vise on the machine so it mostly covers up the damage. It has 2 different patents stamped into the machine May 12, 1874 and Dec. 31 1889.

Heres a short vid I did showing it working

I LOVE THIS DRILL PRESS. Great video too!! Thanks!!

Bernie

 

[Jim C.]

I've been looking for a heavier drill press for a few years. During the last fifteen years or so, I've been using a 1959 Delta 32" radial drill press exclusively, and it has served me well. Still, there have been a few times where a heavy duty drill press would have made things a lot easier. When I started my search, I had some criteria: It had to be a 17" pre-1965 Delta, with original paint and finishes, an original motor, a production table, and original hardware (nuts, bolts, screws, washers, etc.). Not necessarily an easy machine to find in that condition. Well after a few years of searching I received an email from a guy in Oregon who said he had what I was looking for. As the story goes, he bought the drill press from a knife maker in Washington State, who bought it from its original owner, the Bonneville Power Administration. He sent me a few pictures and we struck a deal. I arranged for transportation and the drill press arrived in my driveway last Thursday afternoon. (BIG THANKS to M.T. for hauling it from Oregon to California and then to the Midwest in an open trailer! He didn't hit one drop of rain either!)

Here's my 17" 1951 Delta slow speed drill press (I also bought a set of high speed pulleys), with original finishes, a pretty nice production table (with just a few small divots), an original 3/4 hp motor, and 99% of its original hardware (missing one acorn nut and two washers....which I had in my spare parts stash), and still bearing a brass inventory tag from the Bonneville Power Administration. Prior owners really took very good care of this machine. The motor needs bearings, and that's about it.

Jim C. (who is ready to start drilling some holes)

 

[TireTracks]

My new baby.
1959 delta 15', 1/2HP delta motor, 4 speeds ( 680-4600), going to try and find a 3rd pully for more speeds.

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[Adam McLaughlin]

Very nice delta
I like them very slow myself; stainless steel likes SLOW speeds

Adam

 

[1/2 Cup]

An Australian made Dawn unit.

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[Dad364]

I snached this from a scrap load, now I have to figure out who made it any help would be appreciated.

 

[Matt Irvine]

My drill press at home isn't worth showing, it's just a cheap Chinese machine.
But here's the one we have at work, never actually seen anybody use it. Hopefully this picture works.