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Heads up, someone is selling a vintage Craftsman Atlas drill press on Facebook Marketplace in the D.C. area, Alexandria, VA. $250 https://www.facebook.com/share/1GwcrRTBvT/ The pics are dark. The column, table and base def have some rust but the body looks good and maybe has orig paint that...

Thx! Dial in the shelf torque right and rotate it on the fly where you need it. Great accessory!

Also happy the original owner got the 4 spoke quill handle.

Just posting a couple pics of my South Bend Precision DP. I've had it for almost two decades and it is a rock and a pleasure to use. It will def outlive me. Just nice having it around. I really like the shelf accessory that was on it when I bought it. I'm sure there are more out there but I've...

30+ years ago, I built a loom for a weaver friend of mine. I kinda went crazy and kept making it fancier and fancier. The heddle has almost 100 teeth and each tooth has a sliding padauk gate. Each tooth had over 20 machining steps (by hand, not CNC). A couple months ago she tracked me down...

I like how it's $17,999.95. Like $18K seems high but at 5 cents less it seems like a deal. Act now!

Thanks. What you are seeing is the original factory paint, not a repaint job. That it was barely used was obvious when I got it home and had it apart for cleaning.

Cool. They just run and run. I see the slow speed kit and you can still see the original color at the base. Thanks for sharing. What kind of motor is that?

That's awesome you are still using it! Share a pic!

New guy, here. Others pointed me to this thread, thx. An almost like new ~80 yo Craftsman Atlas drill press on Craigslist last weekend is def my snag of 2026, and will be hard to beat this year.

Ha, I'm honored!

Thanks, Gents. It was an hour drive away. One little guy on my shoulder was saying, "Why do you need another one?" The other guy was saying, "Don't listen to that idiot. Get in your car now." Glad I listened to the right guy.

Hey All, I've been a happy owner of a vintage Craftsman Atlas drill press, Model #101.03622, for 15+ years. The thing is a tank and a pleasure to use. It has a Buffalo Forge base and table (really nice), has clearly been heavily used over the years, and is missing a couple levers, but it is...