Recent content by robpow13

well update on the drill press. Its working great and I am happy with it. I have done a few odd jobs with it. The only thing I need to do is polish up the 3 handles that have the knobs on the end.

Yea I would agree it a great box and I think I am going to buy another one. You can always peel the label off and rebrand it.

Well next....hmmm I dont know i keep searching Clist for stuff. I would like to find a vintage craftsman bench grinder. There is one on Clist that is in restored shape with a stand for $100. I dont know seems a little high for me and an all original one seems more fun to me as well. I guess...

THIS IS THE MOST DELICATE PIECE ON THE MACHINE. You must be very careful with it or you will reck the swirl thingys (whatever the proper name is). It actually was pretty clean when i got it i just took a microfiber with some wenol on it and very very lightly and shortly polished it up. If you...

Thanks I like, it is a mix of unrestored and restored. Its amazing how quite it is. I am sure happy I own it.

Well I got the drill press put back together. There is still some fine detail still left to do but for the most part done. Now all I need is a vise for it and a good set of new drill bits.

hey jakel, looking at your avatar what year range did craftsman have the ratchets with that style lever? I have one in my tool box that was my grandpa's.

Haha no i didnt that is just a pipe i had laying around that i used to knock the column out of the bottome plate because i forgot that cast clamp peice that the set screw pushes on to put presser on the column. Stupid me.

Well I got a lot done on the press this weekend. A bit of sand blasting, a bit powder coating, a bit of polishing, and a little bit of assembly. Tonight it should be all together but not 100% done. More pic tonight but here is a teaser.

This is what I use and they work great. High quality too. http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00947390000P?srccode=cii_45538312&cpncode=33-251693403-2&sid=IDx20121113x00001b

well looks like it sold anyways. Yea the last thing i need is another project. Anyways I worked on the press a bit today. So i should have some progress photos tomorrow.

Well today i hope to work on the drill press a bit more but look what i found listed today on clist a Dunlap drill press. Do you guys think its something i shouldnt pass up? http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/tls/4292250341.html

O I like. What year range do you think that is? Is that priced about right?

Cool nice drill press. Yea i cant wait to get my back together and actually drill something. I never even used it before ripping it apart. Well tonight I got the bottom plate all polished up and nulled over the post. Im not totally sure how im going to polish it up and I currently need to be...

I used a palm sander. I started with 80 grit and worked my way down to 1000. On the courser paper I dry sanded then on the finer I wet sanded. I cant remember all the grits I have but maybe 8 different ones.