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You can make a new headband. Get some Aluminum flashing... trace and cutout a new headband using your old band as a guide. Now get some vinyl sheet film in a design you like (something like this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016P9BXZK?tag=atomicindus08-20) and stick it to the headband. Add two...

The nice thing about these Craftsman - King Seeley drill presses is the Art Deco design. Why would you want to cover that with a belt cover?

OD of ring is about 1.732 OD of belt on ring is about 1.9735. As for markings on the pulley, there is no manufacturer. All I could find is B-103.

I forgot to answer this....I don't know. It was on the motor. Since the only rung used with the Vari-Slo is the top, I measured the inner diameter and got approx 1.145 inches

Good eye! I didn't think anyone would even notice the belt sizes. Actually, I changed the AX20 to an AX19 this morning before making the RPM measurements (I didn't have an AX19 when I took the photos and had to ordered it, arrived last night)

In addition, I decided to test the Vari-Slo labeled RPM speeds to the RPM speeds I measured. I'm curious if anyone else with a Vari-Slo has done a similar comparison to labeled and recorded RPMs and how it compared to mine. As can be seen, the lower speeds are close but a little higher, as the...

So, I finished my restore of the Craftsman 150 with a Vari-Slo with the Pressman table lift. Note, it was a bench model and I had a 100 floor model. I decide to cut 4" off of the 66" column and bring it down to 62". I then used the 100's base and column with the rest of the 150 to turn the 150...

That makes more sense. Brings back my thought that this dp was a 48 or earlier

probably angle of photo, I used a digital and it is 0.189" I will not fall through, actually will not go in if ring is on bottom. The top ring keeps it equal with top of head. with no rings, it stops 1/8-1/4 inch below top About 1/2 down first page of this thread: "The Classic Craftsman Drill...

Hey Frank, Another oddity. The motor has a 1948 date (I think), but because of the extra casting in the head unit (I've never seen anyone mention that) and the 66" thicker column, I was thinking that the drill press could have been older (maybe a floor model sitting at a low traffic Sears store)...

If you really want an on/off switch on the motor, you could drill a hole in the base and add one. It looks like there is enough room. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WW3WW3F?tag=atomicindus08-20

Hey Frank, The column does seem a little thicker than the other columns I have (this is the only floor column I have though) and the other is a newer (Korean war) era 100 and the 150. It is about 1mm thick. A few more odd things about this DP other than the 66" column length. 1) the head has...

I'm not sure 48 or 49 was my guess on age. Here is a photo of the motor that came with the drill press. I think it says A4 48 but it is hard to read. It had a MSA on it too.

Thanks, I think I am going to cut 4" off to bring it to 62" (like the 150 was). It is weird that my column was 66" instead of 67". Perhaps Craftsman went from 67" -> 66" -> 62".

So, I decided to cut my column down. It is a 1949 (I think) column. However, it is 66" long, not 67". Was the column on a 150 62" long? If so, I will take 4" off instead of 5".

I believe you are correct that the Pressman can not be used with the 100 table. It would need some sort of part to add to "move" the hole out and I can not figure out how it would be fabricated. I'm not even sure if the keychuck hole would be strong enough even if an addition piece could be...

Thanks, maybe someone else here on the forum knows whether or not the Pressmate can be used with a 100 table.

I am planning to use the Pressmate with a 100 pivoting table from my 100 (I keep it horizontal 99% time). Are you sure an adapter is needed? Isn't it just a bolt that goes through Pressmate and chuck key hole that attaches Pressmate to the table?

I saw Jeff's video and now I understand how it works. BTW, thanks for the offer for the collar, but I contacted the PO and he found the collar. So I just need to go get it.

It is for me, so I will be repainting. :) I'll probably use the tilt table from my 100 then I tried the V-S before I bought this and it worked fine, I will probably put the V-S on my DP and keep the MSA as a backup Thanks for the info and the name of the lift. I called the guy I bought it...