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Free is always nice, I picked up a 397.1949 recently for twenty bucks. There is a 397 on eBay for $400+. Haven't gotten around to going through mine yet, but is should clean up nice. Thinking of putting maybe a wire wheel on one side and a buffer wheel on the other. Did you know the bottom...

Well noted, thank you sir!

Yep alfadan, that's pretty much exactly how I try approaching things

Sounds about right, except #7. My projects always take way too long, especially doing things for the first time. I did not grow up around a shop or anything like that, so even basic things are new to me many times, and take forever. You guys who know what you're doing make things look so easy...

Thank you very much! Will do! I know what you mean my wife is a teacher as well, she is counting days lol, 26th is their last day.

Lol, ok.. but nobody offered anything.. I probably should have posted in the Vintage tools forum. As a matter of fact if a admin/mod sees this could you move it over there?

Unreal! I recreated a model label for a drill press I have been restoring, and I thought I have gone way too far down the rabbit hole but this is on another level. There are levels to everything folks and this right here is on a whole other level.

Yep, I almost put them up for sale, but then had the same exact though. They may come in handy in the next project. I'm boomarking that link, seriously how cool is the vintagemachinery site?!

Hey there!! Seems so that on the Craftsman 103 presses there is a motor bracket thingy I'm missing on the press I'm putting together/restoring.. Would any of you who are in a possessions of this part be so kind as to let me know the dimensions? Scan it into to CAD/Solid works/Photoshop...

Yeah the first set I ordered were these real nice made in Austria SKF 7202 BEP's, they are the 15mm ID, so I can't use them. Anybody would like to go down the rabbit hole of which angular contact bearing mounting configuration would be best in a drill press quill? Say one may intent to try some...

You're right Frank, no such thing as "standard", either it is correct for the application or not

Derr indeed! Let's make it even more confusing - The Made in US Craftsmans which were in there originally were marked 7202

Good point! Also using the caliper vs it just sitting on the shelf would help. I didn't take out the caliper until I had the first set of bearings and tried pressing them onto the spindle lol...

Hey Frank! Wanted to let other folks know that you are correct on the assessment, I should have not ignored the red flags you pointed out about Freemont.. For everyone wondering what they sell it is WJB bearings. (Look up WJB or look at the picture) I do have to say the gentleman helping me...

Thank you for confirming. Basicly not worth worrying about from what I have learned..

Here is dowel pin I'm using in the pics above, it is in fact a 1-1/4" and still a bit short...

Sorry pic number 2 should be this one..

(mods please move this threat to the appropriate forum if need to be, sorry I'm new here..) Hi there! Long time lurker, finally making a post. First let me say this is my first time restoring anything, so my apologies for any rookie mistake .. I'm in the process of restoring a 103.0303 Drill...