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Its been more than a few years since I posted here, kind of lost track of this thread. I recently decided to put in new bearings in my Delta 17" drill press to tighten up the slop in the quill. I also bought a 1 1/2 hp 3ph motor, and a VFD to install on it as well. While I wait for the motor...

Hey Skeer, I think that gear is 4 teeth per inch (1 every 1/4")

Here's a few more photos, including a gratuitous table shot

I dont at the moment but will take a few later today and post them

My drill press came from an auction sale, it would have been around '85. I was a summer student machinist/gopher at a fab shop that was mostly into welding and fabrication, but was just establishing the machine shop. I worked with the owner's father in law, a retired machinist. This man forgot...

I would have said it was an older Record, but they normally have the name and 'Made in England' cast into the body. Maybe a knock off of some sort?

Here's a few pics of the bottom gear rack (mine does not have a top gear rack). Ignore the naysayers - I have spent $30 on much worse!

yeah thanks. heard you the first time.

Exactly. Compressor output is the same but the air tank just adds some extra buffer. It goes without saying the compressor and tank needs more time to get back to full pressure, given the cfm to replenish is the same and the volume is much larger. As long as I'm not cutting huge amounts of...

So, I ended up taking the advice of adding some ballast to the system. 5 gallon portable tanks were half price last week at PA so I bought one. If money and space were not a consideration, I might look at larger compressors - but my testing showed this upgrade will suit my current (and...

Apparently all fuel in Canada now contains ethanol (googling this makes my head hurt there is so much misinformation on the subject). So I bought a fresh jerry can of 91, added fuel stabilizer, and added it to the snowblower and generator (after draining them). Ran them both for a few minutes...

Nice restoration! Looks awesome. Just measured mine and OD is 3 1/2"

To me, leaving the ribs open sounds like a hack. How big are the openings? I agree it might be a good spot for things to get into the attic.

Yes, I bought these on Amazon. Seems like good quality for the price and they were black. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08TWHRP4M/?tag=atomicindus04-20

Nice. Did you end up putting a sealer on? What did you use, and how is it holding up?

Yes, exactly!

Rigged up a sliding shelf for the plasma cutter on my welding cart. There was a fixed shelf but it was set too high to fit the plasma cutter, and the power switch is on the back of it, so I thought a sliding shelf would fit the bill. Cut down the fixed shelf by 1" to allow the side mount sliders...

There are two veins of truth in these posts - 1) insulation will only slow the transfer of heat to/from a structure; and 2) a slab will absorb / provide heat to a structure. My well insulated, attached garage is proof of both statements. In the summer, the slab is a great heat sink that keeps...

{me organizing my zip-tie drawer} Mrs. Couch: "dinner is almost ready, what are you up to?" Me: "just puttering. be there in a minute"

I have that same drill press. As Jianciani says, that is in pretty rough shape. Missing the stock table that moves up/down with a crank. And the homemade base looks way too small, I bet its really tippy. Re: the hole above the nameplate. Some models had the ability to move the head up and down...