this old drill looks kind of crappy shabby wiring on the motor but this thing is quiet as heck and works great all the bearings are good the only reason i even paid any attention to the listing was because of the Vari-slow or slow drive I don't know what the model even is but the column post is 2-3/4inch so i know the slow drive will work on my 150
Craftsman vintage drill press/with vari-slow
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fury9
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Those damn attachments go for 150, been wanting one for a while myself, congrats if you pick it up. That's not a vari-slow though it's a multi-speed attachment.
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jakemac
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I think that model was made around 1940. It still has the oval switch plate, but has 4 arms on the handle instead of the earlier 3. So, IIRC, after 1938 but before 1941/42. The date code on the motor will help narrow it down closer if it was bought at the same time.
I haven't pinned the model numbers down on the earlier Craftsman/Atlas DP's, but I think its a model 64 or 74. Or somewhere around that.
Whatever you paid for it, it was worth it for the free speed reducer.
I haven't pinned the model numbers down on the earlier Craftsman/Atlas DP's, but I think its a model 64 or 74. Or somewhere around that.
Whatever you paid for it, it was worth it for the free speed reducer.
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Jake
this ad was on there for 3 days i thought it would of been gone, its the first one i have seen any where i have been looking and it just so happened it was 13miles from where i got the vises had to wait 2-1/2 extra hrs for him to get out of work i left at 8:30am and got home at 7:30pm its been a long day but worth it
this ad was on there for 3 days i thought it would of been gone, its the first one i have seen any where i have been looking and it just so happened it was 13miles from where i got the vises had to wait 2-1/2 extra hrs for him to get out of work i left at 8:30am and got home at 7:30pm its been a long day but worth it
jakemac
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I have one of those reducers on the DP that I got from my grandfather and if I saw one in the wild I'd still grab it in a heartbeat. It's the hoarder in me. 
OBTW : A vari-slow was a different type of speed reducer. I've never seen one, but I think its more of a transmission than a set of step pulleys.
OBTW : A vari-slow was a different type of speed reducer. I've never seen one, but I think its more of a transmission than a set of step pulleys.
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thats the one i have been looking for, I hope to find the whole original setup on a nice old drill someday
fury9
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type in multi speed attachment on the auction site, there's one, and some other stuff
wild cowboy
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that thing looks so cool, I would buy it even if it didn't work!! 
torqueman2002
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Ted ...
Try this link for more information.
http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=70425
Links to downloadable pdf manuals.
9-2340, 9-2481 & 9-2482 Vari-Slo Speed Control Attachment Instructions
(For use with drill press models 2313, 2314, 2452 & 2453)
http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=3013
9-2340 Craftsman Vari-Slo Drill Press Attachment (with Speed Chart)
http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=5578
Here's a link to vintagemachinery.org Publications reprints.
9-2340, 9-2481 & 9-2482 Vari-Slo Speed Control Attachment Instructions (For use with drill press models 2313, 2314, 2452 & 2453)
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FrankLee
never even measured it to see if the slo speed would work really, this drill is actually not in bad shape could use a paint job and rewire the funky old wires on the motor and it work good does not need no bearings and runs quiet
never even measured it to see if the slo speed would work really, this drill is actually not in bad shape could use a paint job and rewire the funky old wires on the motor and it work good does not need no bearings and runs quiet
FrankLee
you are correct it is not gonna work on the 150 , I did not even measure it its way to tall looks like a good reason to play with this one i am gonna look it over a little better and see if i can find a model number, oh BTW a member give me a vari-slo assembly last night and shipped it today it needs a control linkage this will fit my 150 this will be interesting
you are correct it is not gonna work on the 150 , I did not even measure it its way to tall looks like a good reason to play with this one i am gonna look it over a little better and see if i can find a model number, oh BTW a member give me a vari-slo assembly last night and shipped it today it needs a control linkage this will fit my 150 this will be interesting