crguy
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I have seen that style a few times before. Different manufacturers.
Show us your cool, "old" drill press
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crguy
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I'm not sure you're right about that. Your drive may well be the factory setup, and the ad shows the next model with the motor up high. Compare the head casting on yours to the one in the ad where the motor mounts.
Outlawmws
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I think Schaffer's DP is a "factory floor" DP, flat belts and all. The motor is not stock, and the head is sitting 180 out of phase. The flat belt would have gone to a set of pulleys that were on a common shaft for all the other powered gear on that line. possibly one engine possibly steam would have driven the floor/building. with the head design it would have been at the end of the era for that approach, as the head is, relative to the common shaft era, "Modern". You usually see the Camel back DS and even mills used here.
I would guesstimate that one is 1920's-1930's
I'm interested in a link to the "Delta's first DP" pic, as I suspect that is simply internet conceit, with no basis in fact.
I would guesstimate that one is 1920's-1930's
I'm interested in a link to the "Delta's first DP" pic, as I suspect that is simply internet conceit, with no basis in fact.
Outlawmws
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Here is a camelback setup for the factory I described above:
The lower pulley gets driven by the in floor main drive shaft, and a clutch is used to engage the drive.
The lower pulley gets driven by the in floor main drive shaft, and a clutch is used to engage the drive.
crguy
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Lineshafts for that type of drill were usually mounted up high on the wall, or hanging from the ceiling. The 2 pulleys were "fast & loose" - one drives the drill press, the other just spins free on the shaft. The flat belt is shifted from pulley to pulley with the fork you can see in the picture. Just like an on/off switch.
crguy
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Sorry, I think you're wrong on that. The OPs drill press has a factory V belt drive just like this early 30s Walker Turner #100.
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E12-535iTurbo
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Now that is cool! That should cut the labour time down a bit.
Redboy
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Agree, the lack of motor mounting boss on the head caught my eye too, from the begining. I've seen that style before. Just haven't dug up the paper work on it.
Those are a nice press, good overall size for general work. I like how they made the base into a 2nd table. Majority just leave a somewhat rough casting with two slots, no center hole. I have the craftsman version.
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Dennis Leigh Henry
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Show us your cool, "old" drill press
Nice Burgmaster! Cool!!
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McBrownie
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That is really interesting. Are all of the spindles engaged at the same time or only the one pointing down? It would be one frightening machine with 5 spindles spinning at once.
This weekend, I found the long lost younger (and taller) brother to my 1944 bench top DP220. This floor model Delta is a 1948 that I'd found on Craigslist. The seller had several tools listed in the ad calling them out only "drill press", "two kinds of band saws", etc. He had no asking price; just asked for offers so I shot him a offer by text for $75 and forgot about it. This past weekend I got a response from him telling me I could have it for $100. The seller evidently inherited it from the original owner and had spent the last couple of years in storage. He plugged it, turned it on and it just purred! I got it home and removed the sacrificial wood from the table and underneath was a completely unmarred and rust-free table top! I don't think it saw the light of day since it was new! Anybody recognize what the light might have come from?
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G20-Budo
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BradnCali - GREAT find! Wow, that thing is in really good shape.
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bubinga
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Just picked up this cool looking Rockwell homecraft drill press for $75. These are the Craigslist pictures better pictures before and after to come.
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bubinga
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My cousin had one like that, it was my great uncles, and it had cone pullies and a flat belt. No idea if the make.
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d-m
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If your interested in the full tear down and repair you can see it here on my FB page you will have to scroll the page but it is all there.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1560695147483264/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1560695147483264/
bubinga
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Re: Show us your cool, "old" drill press
Here is a couple shots of my cone head drill press
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Here is a couple shots of my cone head drill press
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bubinga
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And of course a couple more of my old Craftsman 150 with the treadmill motor conversion
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bubinga
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I almost got a nice looking craftsman 100 drill press this weekend but he sold it before I could get there oh well the search continues not like I really need another need should have quote marks around it
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bubinga
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Ironically enough the asking price was $100.
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DanZ3
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Just started "preserving" this Craftsman drill press. Since the paint is original I'm going to clean it up and use it as is.
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McBrownie
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Just started "preserving" this Craftsman drill press. Since the paint is original I'm going to clean it up and use it as is.
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I like that idea. When the paint is that clean and original it would be a shame to strip it. Do you know who the manufacture is? Looks a little like a Delta-made machine.
DanZ3
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Craftsman (Atlas). Circa 1938
bubinga
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You must lives near Pittsburgh did you get that on the Pittsburgh Craigslist it was listed as near the airport?
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bubinga
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Profile says Cleveland Ohio , looks like the one that was on the Pittsburgh Craigslist
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DanZ3
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I was looking for a bench top model like this in original condition. I was visiting Pittsburgh and picked it up.
Outlawmws
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Just started "preserving" this Craftsman drill press. Since the paint is original I'm going to clean it up and use it as is.
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WAY too nice to do more than clean and de-rust where needed.A bit more light on the topic:
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bubinga
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Cool, I mixed your profile up with someone else.
I thought I recognized the picture.
Alchymist
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Here is a mod i just did on an old Atlas drill press table that was hard to adjust. The pole grippers would stay tight so i dug through my scrap bin and found these rocker arm springs. The inner support spring fits perfectly in between the pole grips and provides enough force to loosen the grip when you get ready to move the table.
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Outlawmws
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The spring clears the pole OK? Great idea...
bubinga
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yeah, i should try that on my craftsman, I always have to jerk it a bit after i loosen it.
Good Idea 94
CSFJ
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Since I haven't gotten around to starting a thread for it yet, here's the press I picked up about a month ago. Before and after clean up and paint.
Since I haven't gotten around to starting a thread for it yet, here's the press I picked up about a month ago. Before and after clean up and paint.
Oh man, that turned out awesome! Great work!
