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I finally finished restoring my Fathers old craftsmen drill press so here we are. I have a page on the restoration process I went through to get it to this shape if anyone would like to take a look.

Well She is done as far as the press its self is concerned. So here is before and after pictures. The whole press . The new cable and switch after having been rewired and put back in place. This being my first wiring job I managed to flip the breaker at one point when wiring it up but...

Big update everyone. She isn't quite finished yet I still have to replace the belt along with the restoration of the motor its self, but she is back to being self-standing, and she is looking good. I got some pictures as well as a little side upgrade I made to the set up for the drill press as...

Hey, guys so I found some footage of the drill press I recorded before starting the restoration process. Here is a link if you are interested in hearing how terrible it was.

What would be considered to harsh and abrasive? Would a scotch bright pad be to rough on it? With some purple power to clean it? What about a wire brush or a soak in Evapo-rust ?

As a side part of my restoration of my father's craftsman drill press from the mid-50s, I am restoring the motor along with it. I managed to get it taken apart and will be ordering new barrings for it soon. Thanks to FrankLee`s thread on dismantling them I have gotten it this far apart. But does...

She is Alive! While not wholly restored yet I have the head frame all reassembled, cleaned, and lubricated. I put the motor and belt back on to test her out, and he works fine so here are some pictures. Here is the head frame all assembled. Pardon the motor it has not been restored yet, but...

Hey, everyone, I was thinking about some tool brands recently and why we use them. Some for reasons cause they are the less expensive brand some for, the higher quality. Then I thought. "what are some of the dumb reasons for loyalty to one brand more than others?" I for one prefer Dewalt over...

I`m just outside of the Birmingham area. Your drill press looks sharp, especially with that light blue color. How did you remount the craftsman logo and the metal band on the head frame did you use the same rivets that were on it or did you thread the existing holes and put new screws in their...

Finally got to do some work on the drill press. First big deals are the new paint job on the head frame. The head frame before paint. And after the paint. I decided to go with a black paint job because the black and shined up metal will look sharp together. The old power switch with...

Quick update on the forge. I opened up the vise and took apart the pivot part as well as taking off the outer jaw. Cleaned it up a bit and put a whole new nut bolt and washers on it. Here is the vise after being given new life and opening up under its own power.

Vise update So I got the vise opened it up and took it apart. I cleaned the inner pivot area and the out jaws pivot point. I then went to a hardware store and picked up a new nut, bolt and a few washers to replace the old one that I had taken out. Here is the new bolt in the pivot area of...

Back with the leg vise and with some closer pictures. I am starting with the good news. The jaws of the Vise are in pretty good shape and close up parallel to each other. The threads of the vise are in excellent shape. I didn't see any chips or breaks in the threads except for the next...

Back in the forge again we go. This time just some pictures to show what I will need to be doing to the shop in the coming weeks/months. Here is the covering of the shop. It was mostly made as a temporary structure until I got the shop fully operational and could afford to use properly...

Hello everyone well Today I made the last step I needed to prepare for my home forge set up to be in working order. The leg vise has been mounted, and with it, all three main components to the shop are fully armed and operational (for the most part). I have not found a local source of...