estimate this clausing drill presses value please
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chris fresh
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What size is it?,looks like a 15''what's the story with it? is someone giving it away or trying to get something for it?.
The one in my sig was cheap but i would have gone 150 on it because of what i was going to do with it and new ones are around 2200,check ebay,there are usually a bunch on there in all different conditions.That will give you an idea of where to start the negotiations.
$1 
On a serious note, you need to provide SOME details as to it's condition, input power, overall pic. It actually looks like a production table drill press without a standard table and the head is designed to move. But hard to tell from the non overall pics.
It looks like it is on some type of homemade base. What I am getting at is that it is not going to be as versatile as a standard column drill press, thus it's value is going to be pretty low. What is the price you have in mind? Have you seen it run? Parts for the reeves drive are very $ so if it has problems with that, scrap price.
On a serious note, you need to provide SOME details as to it's condition, input power, overall pic. It actually looks like a production table drill press without a standard table and the head is designed to move. But hard to tell from the non overall pics.
It looks like it is on some type of homemade base. What I am getting at is that it is not going to be as versatile as a standard column drill press, thus it's value is going to be pretty low. What is the price you have in mind? Have you seen it run? Parts for the reeves drive are very $ so if it has problems with that, scrap price.rsanter
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technically that is not a drill press as it is the head that moved up and down on the collumn and it was made to bolt directly to a flat table or be included as part of a specific machine.
they are often called power heads and are built intom a 'workstation'.
with that said those are well built and can be used as a drill press with some limits.
depending on configuration and condition I would say if it is running $100 to $300
bob
they are often called power heads and are built intom a 'workstation'.
with that said those are well built and can be used as a drill press with some limits.
depending on configuration and condition I would say if it is running $100 to $300
bob
How is that "Not a drill press" according to clausing that is a drill press. Just because it is not setup in the common fashion, it is still a drill press, you press, it drills. I bet it came off a gang setup and someone just bolted it to a scrap piece of plate.
http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/655/867.pdf
Packard V8
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Yes, the Clausing is one of the best general purpose DPs.
No, without the base and table, the home shop versatility suffers.
Maybe, buy it right and learn to live with the compromises.
Also, check for 3-phase. Most production tools are.
jack vines
No, without the base and table, the home shop versatility suffers.
Maybe, buy it right and learn to live with the compromises.
Also, check for 3-phase. Most production tools are.
jack vines
Good looking DP, hard to see in the pic but the plug sorta looks like a 120V?
Bob-B
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It was most likely part of a multi station gang drill press setup. My 14" South Bend was part of a 4 station setup that was split up. Get it for cheap and a slab of cast iron like an old surface plate. It will kick the pants off of new import POS bench top drill press. I put mine on a 24" square x 1-1/2" think cast iron plate and it made a wicked bench top drill press.
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Don't fall off.