Craftsman Drill Press

[Craptain]

Well fabrication of a replica cover has begun. Mock up complete. This is all been done off just pictures I found on the inter-web. I didn't have measurements to work off so it's a best guess.

Oh sh*# I had forgotten to get you some info. Luckily I was just leaving my shop and popped back in. Hope this helps.

Note that with this cover it is necessary to lower the quill to allow it to open.
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[ndfan6464]

@Craptain. Man thanks buddy. These will definitely help. I actually wasn't to far off on the mohawk measurements. But looks like I was about a half inch off on the height of the lid base.. Thanks again buddy

 

[ndfan6464]

Well this is as far as I got today. After many of interruptions and some trial and errors this is were it stands. After seeing Craptain pictures I am about 1/2" short on the base. With out a my sandbags or English wheels to get the curve in the lid I'll have to figure something out to achieve the look or just settle for the edge.

 

[rrich1]

Well this is as far as I got today. After many of interruptions and some trial and errors this is were it stands. After seeing Craptain pictures I am about 1/2" short on the base. With out a my sandbags or English wheels to get the curve in the lid I'll have to figure something out to achieve the look or just settle for the edge.

Looks awesome! Good job so far.

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[Craptain]

Re: The Classic Craftsman 100/150 Drill Press

nd. Your cover includes the motor which the original did not. I think yours is an improvement.

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[Cruzan80]

Actually, the original did include the motor (as mine does). Yours had been hacked off at some point, unfortunately.

 

[Craptain]

Actually, the original did include the motor (as mine does). Yours had been hacked off at some point, unfortunately.

Good to know. In that case it was "hacked" off very well as it doesn't show.
Now I have to find an un-hacked one.

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[ndfan6464]

Good to know. In that case it was "hacked" off very well as it doesn't show.
Now I have to find an un-hacked one.

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Good luck finding one. Hard to find just like a spring.. Reason I am trying to recreate one along with a spring.

 

[ndfan6464]

Is the face of the mohawk 3/4" wide?

 

[Cruzan80]

The horizontal band that is screwed in on mine measures 3/4". The overall face is between 7/8 and 15/16". I knew there was a measurement I didn't send you.

 

[ndfan6464]

Well here is the lid. I had to submit to defeat when it came to the rounded edges. Without the proper anvils I couldn't get a roll that I was happy with. So I'll have to settle for edges, for now. All that's left is finish up the welds, primer then paint.

 

[bubinga]

Well here is the lid. I had to submit to defeat when it came to the rounded edges. Without the proper anvils I couldn't get a roll that I was happy with. So I'll have to settle for edges, for now. All that's left is finish up the welds, primer then paint.

man, you are a heck of a good fabricator!!
I would have never attempted that.
You're going to have to come by, and help me make some dog-leg patches for the old 2002 Alero.........................LOL
Now, something like that, (I am not much of a welder) Do you just tack it, and fill and prime and paint, or will you weld the seams up solid.
You said the metal is 22 gauge, IIRC?
How thick is that in thousands roughly?

 

[ndfan6464]

man, you are a heck of a good fabricator!!
I would have never attempted that.
You're going to have to come by, and help me make some dog-leg patches for the old 2002 Alero.........................LOL
Now, something like that, (I am not much of a welder) Do you just tack it, and fill and prime and paint, or will you weld the seams up solid.
You said the metal is 22 gauge, IIRC?
How thick is that in thousands roughly?

If you live near me, SC, I could swing by. Lol. I welded it up solid after tacking it up. 22 gauge is 1/32 in inches 0.03125 in decimal format. It little harder to weld up when all I had to use was my MIG. Was really missing my TIG welder but got her done. I'll have it primed and painted tomorrow. I'll add the front strip tomorrow also. Just have to make 22 of the rectangle squares first..

 

[bubinga]

Beautiful!!
Maybe I'll drive to SC.................LOL
Looking Great.
LOL.............................Funny, I was googling 22 gauge, and I saw your answer in this post.
Thank You.
That is going to look great!

 

[ndfan6464]

Beautiful!!
Maybe I'll drive to SC.................LOL
Looking Great.
LOL.............................Funny, I was googling 22 gauge, and I saw your answer in this post.
Thank You.
That is going to look great!

HAHAH I'll be here lol!! Thanks for complement. Couldn't have done it without Everyone helping me with tons of pictures and measurements.

 

[rrich1]

Re: The Classic Craftsman 100/150 Drill Press

That looks great. Good job. It is really coming together for you.

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[ndfan6464]

Re: The Classic Craftsman 100/150 Drill Press

That looks great. Good job. It is really coming together for you.

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Thanks buddy!

 

[rrich1]

Re: The Classic Craftsman 100/150 Drill Press

Thanks buddy!

My friend is on his way over right now. Hoping to have a functional drill press tonight!

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[bubinga]

Re: The Classic Craftsman 100/150 Drill Press

My friend is on his way over right now. Hoping to have a functional drill press tonight!

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Post pictures when done!

 

[rrich1]

Re: The Classic Craftsman 100/150 Drill Press

Post pictures when done!

Will do.

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[ndfan6464]

Re: The Classic Craftsman 100/150 Drill Press

My friend is on his way over right now. Hoping to have a functional drill press tonight!

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So did it get up and running?

 

[rrich1]

Re: The Classic Craftsman 100/150 Drill Press

So did it get up and running?

No. The switch I bought is too deep and I need to find a shorter one so that it does the touch the cardboard and metal shield. [emoji17]
Other than that the actual motor is back together and metal shield is on.
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[RHJO51]

Hello All, I've been looking for craftsman floor model drill press for my basement workshop and I just acquired this one for a reasonable price. These are hard to come by in the Hudson Valley. Unfortunately the ID tag from the base is gone and I'd like to get an idea of the year, and the model. King Seely, gold/bronze color, I'm guessing mid-late 50's, model 100? Aside from the vari-slow, it also had this extra, smaller table, Anyone have any info on that?

 

[FrankLee]

Hello All, I've been looking for craftsman floor model drill press for my basement workshop and I just acquired this one for a reasonable price. These are hard to come by in the Hudson Valley. Unfortunately the ID tag from the base is gone and I'd like to get an idea of the year, and the model. King Seely, gold/bronze color, I'm guessing mid-late 50's, model 100? Aside from the vari-slow, it also had this extra, smaller table, Anyone have any info on that?

Very nice!

The head frame lock and feed stop bracket are painted, and the paint on the head frame appears to be flaking off. It was repainted, so it's earlier than 1956. Because it has the safety collar on the chuck, it's later than 1952.

There may be a date code on the motor that may help, but I suspect that the motor is newer than the press.

The table may not be Craftsman, but is a nice add-on.

 

[bubinga]

Hello All, I've been looking for craftsman floor model drill press for my basement workshop and I just acquired this one for a reasonable price. These are hard to come by in the Hudson Valley. Unfortunately the ID tag from the base is gone and I'd like to get an idea of the year, and the model. King Seely, gold/bronze color, I'm guessing mid-late 50's, model 100? Aside from the vari-slow, it also had this extra, smaller table, Anyone have any info on that?

Very nice!

The head frame lock and feed stop bracket are painted, and the paint on the head frame appears to be flaking off. It was repainted, so it's earlier than 1956. Because it has the safety collar on the chuck, it's later than 1952.

There may be a date code on the motor that may help, but I suspect that the motor is newer than the press.

The table may not be Craftsman, but is a nice add-on.

Nice, especially with the "vari-slow".
Cool looking old switch on the side too. I've something like that on my band-saw.

 

[FrankLee]

Hello All, I've been looking for craftsman floor model drill press for my basement workshop and I just acquired this one for a reasonable price. These are hard to come by in the Hudson Valley. Unfortunately the ID tag from the base is gone and I'd like to get an idea of the year, and the model. King Seely, gold/bronze color, I'm guessing mid-late 50's, model 100? Aside from the vari-slow, it also had this extra, smaller table, Anyone have any info on that?

Very nice!

The head frame lock and feed stop bracket are painted, and the paint on the head frame appears to be flaking off. It was repainted, so it's earlier than 1956. Because it has the safety collar on the chuck, it's later than 1952.

There may be a date code on the motor that may help, but I suspect that the motor is newer than the press.

The table may not be Craftsman, but is a nice add-on.

I just noticed the non-tilting table. On a 100, that suggests 1956 to '58.



The smaller table looks like a Delta.

 

[ndfan6464]

OK super stupid question and I am sure I am going to kick myself for asking but in the picture, the screw my finger is pointing at, is that a tension screw to keep the motor in place once set? So set the right height and tension of the belt and motor then screw the screw in till it touches bottom? I'd rather ask them assume.

 

[rrich1]

Re: The Classic Craftsman 100/150 Drill Press

Here is my motor after we finished last night. Need to get a different switch and wire it up. Apparently I was only ocd enough to align my bolts on one side and not the other. Lol

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[ndfan6464]

Man that looks sharp buddy. Nice work!

 

[RHJO51]

I just noticed the non-tilting table. On a 100, that suggests 1956 to '58.

The smaller table looks like a Delta.

Well I'll be - Frank was right again. Looks like the DP was painted the gold color and nice job they did. But it is grey underneath. Now if I could just get the gold off and leave the original grey...

This is a nice DP and in really good shape. Quiet and smooth. The vari-slow works great too but needs better alignment. I redid the vari-slow on my 150 DP and I really like them. The table on this doesn't have a mark on it other than dirt and grime. They took the step pulley off the motor but I guess that's OK with the vari-slow although I'll either find a pulley, or put a single on there that's the correct dimension. I think Frank is also correct that the extra table is a Delta - it has the DP number on it like Delta parts do. Might be a good table to hang a vintage craftsman grinder on.

I was looking for a 150 bench top DP awhile ago and I found one, but it was shot and not worth restoring. However I have the base and column from it so I might use this head, table, vari-slow, etc and put it on the bench top base and column. We'll see. Thanks for the help as always - Jim

 

[bubinga]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yeah, noticed you had another 150 hiding in the background.

 

[FrankLee]

Well I'll be - Frank was right again. Looks like the DP was painted the gold color and nice job they did. But it is grey underneath. Now if I could just get the gold off and leave the original grey...

This is a nice DP and in really good shape. Quiet and smooth. The vari-slow works great too but needs better alignment. I redid the vari-slow on my 150 DP and I really like them. The table on this doesn't have a mark on it other than dirt and grime. They took the step pulley off the motor but I guess that's OK with the vari-slow although I'll either find a pulley, or put a single on there that's the correct dimension. I think Frank is also correct that the extra table is a Delta - it has the DP number on it like Delta parts do. Might be a good table to hang a vintage craftsman grinder on.

I was looking for a 150 bench top DP awhile ago and I found one, but it was shot and not worth restoring. However I have the base and column from it so I might use this head, table, vari-slow, etc and put it on the bench top base and column. We'll see. Thanks for the help as always - Jim

Did you find a date on the motor information plate?

 

[ckadams00]

Here's a heads-up for those near Downers Grove, IL...

Estate sale beginning 2/23:
https://www.estatesales.net/IL/Downers-Grove/60516/1435710?highlight=drill+press+Drill#37133591

A fantastic looking Craftsman 100 DP with Vari-Slo and Craftsman work lamp.

Ah geez wouldn't you know I have a full day at work on Thursday and then Friday am we're headed out of town to see my oldest at school. Facepalm I would be there early enough to be first in line for that DP!

 

[ndfan6464]

I have 6 of these decals left. Free of charge and free shipping. If anyone still needs one PM with a subject line: Craftsman Decal and leave your mailing address.

For the members who reserved ones already, they are shipped. I sent you a PM letting you know.

 

[RHJO51]

Did you find a date on the motor information plate?

I checked the motor plate and it said model 115.19780 and it was stamped 5 58 . so I'm guessing the motor is from 1958. Could that be the original motor for this DP? Thank you.

 

[FrankLee]

Very nice!

The head frame lock and feed stop bracket are painted, and the paint on the head frame appears to be flaking off. It was repainted, so it's earlier than 1956. Because it has the safety collar on the chuck, it's later than 1952.

There may be a date code on the motor that may help, but I suspect that the motor is newer than the press.

The table may not be Craftsman, but is a nice add-on.

I just noticed the non-tilting table. On a 100, that suggests 1956 to '58.

The smaller table looks like a Delta.

I checked the motor plate and it said model 115.19780 and it was stamped 5 58 . so I'm guessing the motor is from 1958. Could that be the original motor for this DP? Thank you.

Based on the original gray color and the non-tilt table, I'm going to stay with my second guess of 1956. So no, I don't think that's the original motor.

I believe 1957 was Craftsman's anniversary year when they started using the power bronze color.

 

[Trey T]

Hello All, I've been looking for craftsman floor model drill press for my basement workshop and I just acquired this one for a reasonable price. These are hard to come by in the Hudson Valley. Unfortunately the ID tag from the base is gone and I'd like to get an idea of the year, and the model. King Seely, gold/bronze color, I'm guessing mid-late 50's, model 100? Aside from the vari-slow, it also had this extra, smaller table, Anyone have any info on that?

not one DP w/ varislow but TWO!!!!! That is easy to come by in Hudson Valley, my friend .... I lurk on CL at least twice a week for those DP for the last several yrs but it's so dry here Houston

 

[FrankLee]

Repurposing a Craftsman Tubular Lathe Bed to a Craftsman "80" Drill Press Column

I finally made some progress on dp#27. This is the smaller 13-1/2" ball bearing Craftsman 80 drill press I picked up a couple weeks ago. Most parts are cleaned, new quill bearings are installed, and it's going back together.

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3/5/2017

Dp#27 is complete.

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[Cruzan80]

Hey, I think I have a lathe column laying around here somewhere. May have to steal this idea to give my 103.0303 a little more height. Then I can really justify letting the floor DP220 go.

 

[bubinga]

I finally made some progress on #27. This is the smaller 13-1/2" ball bearing Craftsman 80 drill press I picked up a couple weeks ago. Most parts are cleaned, new quill bearings are installed, and it's going back together.

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Over the past few years, I've picked up parts from various older Craftsman machines. One of the parts is the tubular bed from a Craftsman wood lathe. The OD of the lathe tube is 2-1/4"; the same diameter as the 2-1/4" column from the Craftsman 80 drill press.

I drilled out the rivets from the spline attached to the tubular lathe bed and cleaned the tube. It works perfectly for the column on the drill press! The original dp column height is 28-1/2". The lathe tube height is 48-1/4". It's not quite tall enough as a floor standing drill press, but who can't use a few more inches?

The photo on the left shows the head frame at 28-1/2" high. The photo on the right shows the head frame at 48-1/4" high with the original column to the right.

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Hey, I think I have a lathe column laying around here somewhere. May have to steal this idea to give my 103.0303 a little more height. Then I can really justify letting the floor DP220 go.

Good Idea.
My HF bench is a tall bench top, something like that.