sleepy127
Well-known member
I picked this stuff up from someone who advertised it on craigslist
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He was asking $75 but I didnt really have the cash but I did have a Westernfield 30-30 that needed a fair amount of work. He told me he would buy the parts for it if I would fix it and then do the trade. I did it, I think he got a pretty good deal but the rifle had been sitting for about 10 years after I picked it up in a pawn shop and I never got around to fixing it.
Went to his place and he had tons of stuff laying around. A few 40' trailers full of stuff and outbuildings and a barn with stuff. He also had some bed frame rails I got from him for my Lathe Bench project.
I also got the yellow table and the made in taiwan bench grinder. We will see how the grinder works out but the table is real nice.
I started tearing the drill press down tonight and have it about 90%. The top casing, bottom, and middle plate are on that rusty shaft pretty good. I have the top close to coming off just trying not to bust the cast iron.
It looks like the only things I will need to buy is a bearing for the bottom of the shaft, some paint (should have some, maybe not the right color), and a belt. The motor looks to be from a washing machine.
The chuck is a screw on (not sure what it is called). I will keep this updated as I make progress.
. He was asking $75 but I didnt really have the cash but I did have a Westernfield 30-30 that needed a fair amount of work. He told me he would buy the parts for it if I would fix it and then do the trade. I did it, I think he got a pretty good deal but the rifle had been sitting for about 10 years after I picked it up in a pawn shop and I never got around to fixing it.
Went to his place and he had tons of stuff laying around. A few 40' trailers full of stuff and outbuildings and a barn with stuff. He also had some bed frame rails I got from him for my Lathe Bench project.
I also got the yellow table and the made in taiwan bench grinder. We will see how the grinder works out but the table is real nice.
I started tearing the drill press down tonight and have it about 90%. The top casing, bottom, and middle plate are on that rusty shaft pretty good. I have the top close to coming off just trying not to bust the cast iron.
It looks like the only things I will need to buy is a bearing for the bottom of the shaft, some paint (should have some, maybe not the right color), and a belt. The motor looks to be from a washing machine.
The chuck is a screw on (not sure what it is called). I will keep this updated as I make progress.