Found on CL

[EVOLVO]

Not sure if I can post the actual add here so if anyone is interested send me a PM and I'll hook you up.

Walker Turner 4 head gang drill. 220 3phase in working order. $1000

It's in my little Washington state town.

 

[Strouty]

There is a craigslist deals thread.

 

[EVOLVO]

There is a craigslist deals thread.

I couldn't find it. Got a link?

 

[davethorik]

It is stickied at the very top in the hot deals forum.

 

[Packard V8]

https://olympic.craigslist.org/tls/d/drill-press-walker-turner-4/6574443960.html

At auction, those go for very little more than scrap price. I've watched them go down for $250. That's when the machinery vultures can part them out on eBay and make a profit.

Seller also says,

You could also take the drill heads off and use them as normal floor drill presses

Sure, if you can find four floor columns and bases to put them on and four single phase motors.

jack vines

 

[tombell572]

Yup, gang drills have become obsolete. I recall rows of them at my first job, early 1970's at the old Sperry Rand plant in Lake Success, NY. Not much of a market for used ones unless perhaps the smaller 2-head jobs. No individual table, no base, unfortunately the best use for old gang drills is probably as organ donors so other incomplete drills may live.

Tom B.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

They are so cool looking

 

[454ragtop]

Appear to be Delta 17 heads cleverly disguised as WT, must be from after the merger/buyout. Still going to be a tough sell at $1000 I think.

 

[Roberts210]

I turned down a Delta 4-gang some years back. CL seller had a garage chock-full of stuff and needed cash. He was asking $150 for it but I had no way to move it and no place to really put it at the time.

 

[davethorik]

If I had space and the need, I'd consider one if it was cheap. Not $1000. Maybe remove 3 of the drill press heads, leave one on R or L side as needed... use as a HD work bench with a built in drill press.

 

[1930artdeco]

That is how I got my DP. It used to be part of a gang set up. Found a base and table and works great.

Mike

 

[EVOLVO]

After reading all the replies and opinions about it's price I contacted the seller and I'm going to go look at it Thursday. I'm really only interested in the table as it would make a fantastic welding/fab table. I'll let you know how it goes!

 

[thehorse13]

One of these rigs came up on my local Craigslist site. It languished for months at $200. There is no way the seller is getting $300 let alone $1,000 for this setup.

 

[exmaxima1]

A similar setup is post near Milwaukee for $7999 !!

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/tls/d/clausing-drill-press-6-head/6572284529.html

 

[Strouty]

I paid $150 for mine and it is a much larger one.

 

[454ragtop]

Why settle for a 4 head press for $1000, when you could have a 6 head for $300?
https://hartford.craigslist.org/for/d/drill-press/6545467425.html

 

[Strouty]

If that were closer, I would buy it just for the base and the chucks.

 

[exmaxima1]

What are/were these gang drills used for?

Set up multiple processes and leave them in place, ready for whenever they are needed?

Multi-step production process where you move from one station to the next?

My company rents space in an old sewing machine factory where they still make commercial sewing machines for items like sandbags, mattresses, and even clothing (still?). They have a number of gang drill presses used in production work for drilling, reaming, counterboring, etc. One person can handle all those steps in short sequence.