1945 Atlas Drill Press Model #73 Completed

[scupoli]

Shout out to FrankLee for his support and guidance through this process. I could not have done this without him.

 

[Dustyflannel]

Shout out to FrankLee for his support and guidance through this process. I could not have done this without him.

That looks fantastic! Great job.

 

[scupoli]

That looks fantastic! Great job.

Thank you sir

 

[designer485]

Great job, and excellent color choice. Is your front badge original or is a reproduction (it looks brand new)? FrankLee is a wealth of knowledge and support when it comes to these old drill presses.

I am working on a model #63 right now and can't wait to finish!

 

[tarbellb]

Its a beaut Clark

 

[scupoli]

Great job, and excellent color choice. Is your front badge original or is a reproduction (it looks brand new)? FrankLee is a wealth of knowledge and support when it comes to these old drill presses.

I am working on a model #63 right now and can't wait to finish!

Yes I’m following your thread. You do excellent work.
My first time restoring anything.
it’s a sticker from eBay.
Couldn't find an original replacement.
The original one had a huge rust hole and wasn’t useable.

 

[scupoli]

Its a beaut Clark

Thank you

 

[ecotec]

FrankLee helped me out with my Atlas 1010 (feed handles and knobs), and gave me a tour of his shop. This was years ago.

 

[scupoli]

FrankLee helped me out with my Atlas 1010 (feed handles and knobs), and gave me a tour of his shop.

That’s awesome! He’s a great guy!

 

[scupoli]

FYI:
Episode One:

Please be kind. I'm an amateur.

 

[scupoli]

Episode Two:

 

[scupoli]

Final Episode:

 

[scupoli]

So I have a problem. I got the slow speed assembly for my drill press and the lowest speed is 360 RPMs. If I’m not mistaken, it’s supposed to be 200 RPMs. What is the exact belt size for this drill press? I have a 5L. Is that too big? Somebody said that I should be using a 3L.

Here is the latest episode.

 

[scupoli]

Update: the link belts I had made the RPM's much faster than the rubber belts. So I'm sticking with the rubber belts. I clocked the RPM's at 230. Way better than 360! I bought the slow speed assembly off of eBay for $170. The guy has since gotten greedy and is now selling it for $959. Ridiculous!