Recent content by dunstan

Well the motor runs pretty smoothly, and I already have one of the v-belts. I guess I'll save myself some money and forget the felt then, and if there are wobbles I'll track them down in the normal manner. Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it.

I've restored an old Rockwell DP220 Drill Press, and am wondering if it would be helpful to install some vibration dampening material between the motor mount and the main frame. I've struggled to find any specific mounts that would fit, and so am probably going to install a layer of felt as a...

Hi Robert, I'm afraid I'm a complete beginner with drill presses, so I can't help you with the run out. I can, however, help you if you get stuck with taking the thing apart, or if you want to know what it entails. Essentially all I did was photograph the thing from every possible angle...

Oh, well that's good to know. I wasn't sure if it was a given that you always replaced an old chuck with some new, cleverer design that as a newbie I wasn't familiar with, but I guess not. Excellent, I'll just carry on cleaning up the parts then. Thanks zkling.

I'm wondering if, while I have everything apart, I should look at replacing the 1/2" "Jacobs 6A 33 taper" chuck that came with the DP? I don't have much experience with DPs, but one upgrade that seems to pop up a lot is replacing the chuck with a modern one. So, should I be doing that here? And...

Thanks for the tip. I've by only been using Dupli-Color products (though I have no experience to compare them against anything else).

Another quick update to say I called Dupli-Color this morning (twice, to make doubly sure), and both reps told me that the "Dupli-Color Engine Enamel with Ceramic" paint doesn't need to be heat cured; it's produced to cure at room temperature (which will take at least 7 days in ideal...

Huh. I called Dupli-Color and they said that paint was a good, tough choice for the drill press and boxes. Maybe I'll call them back and get a second opinion. Thanks.

Thanks Kevin. I see plenty of affordable used ones on CL here, it's more the act of owning yet another "thing" that's holding me back. But I appreciate the offer.

Great, thank you. Thanks! I built it specifically for this project because I knew I'd have a bunch of parts to do. I'm also painting a small lathe at the same time, so it seemed a good excuse to have a proper place for making a mess. I've thought about it a bunch of times, but not delved...

Thanks everyone. I just spent some time on the phone with Dupli-color and I think I probably did enough in terms of prep and de-greasing for the drill press – I didn't scuff the primer, but otherwise was quite obsessive with cleanliness and cure times. I'll put the chips down to clumsiness on my...

I have two questions I'm looking for advice on. [1] I have a bunch of small metal boxes, like the one below, that I'd like to repaint. Some of them I've completely stripped back to the bare metal, but some have tricky nooks and crannies that are hard to get to. I'm wondering if anyone can give...

Oh! I've never heard of a brake spoon. I'll google it, thank you. (I could use them as small pry bars though, yes?)

Found a good (but sad) garage sale today in Berkeley; a widow selling off her husband's tools. She sensibly had a knowledgable "low ball insurance" friend there to set fair prices on things, so I spent $180 in total, but I still ended up with some nice stuff. It was a struggle, but I left a lot...

Oh! Thanks. I'll copy and paste over there.