Buffalo Forge 15 Drill Press

[hammlm]

Here's some photos of a drill press I sort of brought back. When were cleaning out my Dad's shop in 2007, I found this rusted old thing off in a corner. I never even knew he had it. I doubt that he ever used it, but at the moment, sentimentality won, and its' parts spent time in the electrolysis tank and getting painted etc. It also seemed that 10 years ago, I had a lot more time.

It's really heavy and I don't have any bench space for it. It seems to run ok, I think it could use a new belt which I never got around to replacing, and the chuck is sorta "meh". But it's really solid. I had dreams of putting some direct drive on it but I never did.

I put all new SJ cord on it when I redid it. I had the tables really clean, and I thought they stayed that way, but sitting in my garage for the last two years, surface rust has accumulated.

I didn't clean it up for the photos. It only has one handle (of three) on the downfeed.

I don't want to deal with riff raff from Craigslist coming by, and I think it probably has life ahead of it and could serve someone well, if they wanted a project to finish up. I don't want it to end up in the scrapyard. You'd have to promise to post up whatever work you do to it, show a photo of it in action, etc.

I figured there might be someone on here that sort of local would want to take a drive and check it out / take it home. Local = Berks County, PA

I think I have a manual for it somewhere.

Anyone interested? Comments welcome.

 

[seber]

Those are really great old machines. Wish I were closer.

 

[hammlm]

They are. I hope someone from "closer" stumbles on this thread.

 

[bubinga]

Man, Sweet.
and "almost doable"
But I'm 5 hours 1 way.

 

[hammlm]

That's a long trip for a small piece of iron! Thanks for looking.

This really should go to someone here on GJ

 

[bubinga]

That's a long trip for a small piece of iron! Thanks for looking.

This really should go to someone here on GJ

This really should go to someone here on GJ

 

[hammlm]

Just a quick **FREE** tool bump for the weekend to all my local GJ comrades.

 

[hammlm]

Let's try an early part of the week bump for a great old machine that needs a new home in a GJer's shop. I really didn't think it would be so hard to give away a piece of old iron.

 

[bczygan]

Come on folks! Beautiful FREE Buffalo Drill Press!

Don't make me drive all the way from Detroit!!!

Bill

 

[rustynutts]

I'm interested and local! PM me your contact information. Thanks

 

[Arps]

Pretty cool of you!

 

[hammlm]

Thanks. Someone should get some use out of it. Good thing I didn't try to sell it and make enough to buy a case of beer! It's been hard enough to give it away!

I just want to see it in use, not be a dust / rust collector. Or worse, end up being sold for scrap to support a habit.

 

[andys]

PM sent

 

[hammlm]

Bill;

Thank you for the bumps and cross posts, If it weren't for you, I'd still have it. Can't believe only two GJ'ers popped their heads up above the surface for this. But very glad it went to a super nice guy.

The old hunk of iron made it's way down the road for it's next chapter on Saturday.

I thought I had a thread on here about the restoration, but I can't find any threads from before 2009. Is that the max backward search one can do?


Here's a shot of it winking good bye to me before we loaded it up.