Recent content by rshub

Oh no, I painted it hammered black after I scrubbed it down.

I power washed mine, then used Simple Green and Scottbrite green pad to scrub it.

Thanks Frank - I did the spring adjustment. I'll check when I get home - I think I just locked it there when I used it. I was wondering about the stop lock - that's how it was when I picked it up. I'll flip that around too. Thanks again for all the advice.

Finally finished the restore of my grandfather’s drill press. I was lucky...it was in great shape so really just needed a clean up. Didn’t have to replace bearings or do any motor work. I’m sure that would have given me troubles! Thanks to All, especially Frank, for all the advice...

Got it! Thanks.

Hey JZiggy - do you mean to leave a link on your last thread?

Finally got to work on my DP last night. Broke down nicely, even the column came out of the base easily! Don't have a lathe so I rigged this up to my drill to clean the base. 2" PVC jammed into the base well, then I used my heat gun to soften the PVC and clamped it to a hole saw bit...

Hey guys - thrilled I found this thread. Got this Craftsman 150 with the Vari Slo attachment from my grandfather who passed away several years ago. He kept it in great shape and it still works really well. Going to clean it up and check all moving parts and all your past advice is...