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Well, I've been looking for an old American DP since I foolishly sold my late-60s Emerson-made Craftsman 15-1/2" bench top DP before a move earlier this year.
Stopped by a nearby estate sale this weekend at the home of a 94 year-old amateur welder and hobbyist who is moving to a senior home. Got some good, rusty but sound welding clamps, Plumb and old Craftsman ratchets etc, then wandered down to the garage to check out the drill press that wasn't described at all in the Craigslist ad for the sale.
What I found among all the old welding equipment and vintage **** in his garage/mancave was this Canedy-Otto Royal 16 bench top drill press. It was on the floor and didn't appear to have been used for years - in fact I couldn't find an electric outlet anywhere in the old craftsman single detached garage, so I'm guessing that the PO never used it in the garage, and perhaps bought it years ago thinking he would refurbish it...we all know that story!
Anyway, the estate sale crew wanted $45 for the DP, saying that they needed that much or they would get more from the metal junk dealer coming later to buy all the old arn by the pound. In the dark crowded garage all I could read was the word "Royal" on the column; I'd never heard of that brand and seeing some damage to the pulleys I passed. I went home, did a bit of research and realized that it was a model name for Canedy-Otto, and that they were well respected, and rushed back to buy it. Got there at the end of the day and the estates sale folks took $20 for it.
It took three men to manhandle this beast into my brothers borrowed 4Runner! I see online that these were listed at almost 386 pounds, which is hard to believe, but this one almost certainly is 350-400 pounds. The column and base don't seem to be factory, they are both immensely heavy and thick, the base is SOLID cast iron, probably 2-1/4" thick, and the column is more 1/2" thick or more...probably twice as thick as my great old Craftsman DP was.
My problem now is how to get this beast out of the car! The base and column are joined and must weigh over 150 pounds, which I figure I can manage IF I can get the head off. I had to cut the cord to separate the motor from the head in order to get the beast into the car - the motor is mounted on a huge steel plate and that assembly must weight 45 pounds.
I've been spraying Liquid wrench, Wd-40 and PB Blaster into the column and have removed all bolts etc that I can, but I can't get the head to budge on the column. Am I missing something, or is this just frozen from decades of not being moved??? I welcome any thoughts on how I can separate the head from the column.
The last pic shows the horrific arc of shame. Perhaps the base was as drilled-up as the table, and someone replaced it?
Thanks, all.
Brian
Oakland CA
Stopped by a nearby estate sale this weekend at the home of a 94 year-old amateur welder and hobbyist who is moving to a senior home. Got some good, rusty but sound welding clamps, Plumb and old Craftsman ratchets etc, then wandered down to the garage to check out the drill press that wasn't described at all in the Craigslist ad for the sale.
What I found among all the old welding equipment and vintage **** in his garage/mancave was this Canedy-Otto Royal 16 bench top drill press. It was on the floor and didn't appear to have been used for years - in fact I couldn't find an electric outlet anywhere in the old craftsman single detached garage, so I'm guessing that the PO never used it in the garage, and perhaps bought it years ago thinking he would refurbish it...we all know that story!
Anyway, the estate sale crew wanted $45 for the DP, saying that they needed that much or they would get more from the metal junk dealer coming later to buy all the old arn by the pound. In the dark crowded garage all I could read was the word "Royal" on the column; I'd never heard of that brand and seeing some damage to the pulleys I passed. I went home, did a bit of research and realized that it was a model name for Canedy-Otto, and that they were well respected, and rushed back to buy it. Got there at the end of the day and the estates sale folks took $20 for it.
It took three men to manhandle this beast into my brothers borrowed 4Runner! I see online that these were listed at almost 386 pounds, which is hard to believe, but this one almost certainly is 350-400 pounds. The column and base don't seem to be factory, they are both immensely heavy and thick, the base is SOLID cast iron, probably 2-1/4" thick, and the column is more 1/2" thick or more...probably twice as thick as my great old Craftsman DP was.
My problem now is how to get this beast out of the car! The base and column are joined and must weigh over 150 pounds, which I figure I can manage IF I can get the head off. I had to cut the cord to separate the motor from the head in order to get the beast into the car - the motor is mounted on a huge steel plate and that assembly must weight 45 pounds.
I've been spraying Liquid wrench, Wd-40 and PB Blaster into the column and have removed all bolts etc that I can, but I can't get the head to budge on the column. Am I missing something, or is this just frozen from decades of not being moved??? I welcome any thoughts on how I can separate the head from the column.
The last pic shows the horrific arc of shame. Perhaps the base was as drilled-up as the table, and someone replaced it?
Thanks, all.
Brian
Oakland CA
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