Recent content by SCREAMINYELLOW

Made some more progress today. Got the final coat of paint on: Also, I managed to find a new emblem tag in better shape (but same exact tag) and gave it a little refresh and protective coating. Here’s a before and after: To seal the paint in the orange area and the black lettering, I use a...

Thanks @seagiant ! I’ve got a set of replacement bearings I’m going to try out, but I am certainly keeping my original bearings as they were in fairly good shape after cleaning them up in the ultrasonic cleaner. Have them packed with fresh grease and sealed up in a container to preserve them...

Thanks! I really love the color. It’s color matched to the original paint. Used the same paint mix as @Hoorn used, and it’s CRAZY just how much the color seems to change with the lighting. Aggressive/bright lighting and it’s more green, in the dark it’s more gray/blue.

1st coat of color is on! Hung the pieces up in the spare room again for good drying conditions. Back and neck muscles were a bit sore while painting. Paying the price of heavy head-banging from the Metallica concert last night at my alma mater :deathmeta Second coat is planned for this...

Sure hoping so! Have off on Thursday so plan is to get first coats done then, then wait the 16 hour re-coat time/do second coat Friday and the weekend

Looking for a 15” Walker-Turner drill press table with no drill marks. Not a production base, specifically looking for either a standard table or the production table

Was able to make some more progress during the breaks in the rain. Finally have all parts primed and ready for paint. Going to let them cure indoors for a few days prior to painting the color coat.

@brandonsmash ah gotcha. Part of me figured that was the case. Glad I at least didn’t fall for any price gauging ;)

Just snagged each of these, figured I would share. 41% off Metric Set Link 37% off Imperial Set Link

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Been pretty busy lately, so trying some “lazy” methods to keep things moving. Stripping paint *****…however… soaking painted parts isn’t so bad and can be done incredibly cheaply. $4 Orange 5gal HD bucket, $6 (Made in USA) screw-on bucket lid, ~$20 for 3.5gal of Purple Power degreaser...

Figured I should start my own thread to document my restoration process. Hopefully can serve as a spot for some tips and tricks I come across to share with others From what I can tell with some process of elimination, it is a 1940 Walker Turner 900 series 15” DP. My father found it for me after...

Moved to a separate thread so I’m not hijacking this one with updates. Will post results here!

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This particular combination of drill presses both use 2-3/4” columns. I requested a photo of the column bore with a tape measure from the seller of the Craftsman DP table to be on the safe side. This may vary on which Craftsman DP model the table is from.