Little Dunlap drill press question

[powerpuff]

Hi all,

I mostly just read/lurk and do not often have questions but recent purchase has brought one up. I hit our local Re store every day after work and recently picked up a Dunlap 12 1/4 drill press that has been turned into a floor standing drill press. In our area, drill presses are kinda rare so it home with me, it needs rewire and some clean up. Looking at this machine as i loaded it in to the Volvo realized it was a table top model and assembled at home it looked rather top heavy and not so safe( kinda like that lady at Wal mart) so my question is what is the proper tube length? I have searched the achieves but most are about doing what has been done to mine not returning it to stock. MN is 103.23620. I would post a picture but my tiny garage looks like like a Methed out hoarder with ADHD lives/squats there. Thanks

Kasoma

 

[Cruzan80]

Paging Frank Lee @FrankLee

 

[nadogail]

Bolt your drill press to the floor or a heavy pedestal.

 

[powerpuff]

Thanks but i would really like to return it to original height. this poor drill press just looks top heavy and kinda goofy Probably worked for the old Duffer who had it before me.

 

[FrankLee]

FrankLee, I don't know.

The 15-1/2" bench column is ~33".
The 13-1/2" bench column is ~28-1/2".

So, the 12-1/4" column will be shorter than that.

However, IMO, I guarantee you will regret cutting it to the original height. Below is the Dunlap I had for a couple decades. At some time during its life, original column was replaced with a ~40" column. You can see a few inches of column extending above the head, so this one was a little tall.


I do agree that a floor standing column is not appropriate for this model, but I would not go shorter than 36".

 

[powerpuff]

Thank you Frank, i appreciate your advice and will cut at 40 and will see how she looks and can always cut more if needed!

 

[evh]

Ok, I am going to hijack this thread for another Dunlap drill press question. I'll pose the question and then give background and photo.

- Where can I find a 4 stack pulley for the motor of my 103.23621? I have a Dunlap 1/4hp Dunlap motor (not original) attached to it with a 1/2" shaft with a flat part on it (not sure what that is called when a shaft has a flat spot....)

Oddly enough I picked up the 1/4hp Dunlap motor at our local dump (ummm... transfer station) about 5 years ago. Refurbed it, it works great. I turned it into a buffer wheel. I have always wanted an older drill press with character. Found this Dunlap one for cheap. No issues I know off, cleaned it up, painted and got it back together. The motor on it was a newer delta with a 5 stack pulley. I want to use my Dunlap motor. I see from the manual the part number is 18022 but that is an old part nubmer and I don't find it.

Thoughts on what other's have done???

 

[Cruzan80]

It should take the same size pulley as any of the CM 100/150s. eBay is an option ,or check the Classifieds here.

 

[BombShelter]

That little drill is cute, I never see clean little ones for sale but that's probably a good thing.

 

[FrankLee]

Thoughts on what other's have done???

It should take the same size pulley as any of the CM 100/150s.

The 80, 100, 150 and Emerson gen 2 drill presses have a larger pulley than the 12-1/4".

The largest step on the larger machines is 5". The largest step on the 12-1/4" drill press is 4".

King-Seeley and Emerson drill presses came equipped with a motor pulley, but not necessarily with a motor. In general, motor pulleys have a shorter profile than any off-the-shelf pulley.

However, a Craftsman off-the-shelf cone pulley comes very close in height to the 12-1/4" oe drill press motor. The attached photos show a comparison of the two pulleys. Note that the smallest step on the o-t-s is slightly larger than the oe dp pulley. IIRC, I sold that pulley to another member here several months ago for his 12-1/4" dp.

 

[FrankLee]

That little drill is cute, I never see clean little ones for sale but that's probably a good thing.

Yes, those are nice drill presses.

 

[FrankLee]

Thoughts on what other's have done???

One other comment...

You didn't say what material you're drilling. The smallest step should be used for metal.

My first drill press was a 12-1/4" Dunlap. I had that machine for 20(?) years before I bought my first floor-standing 100. I drilled metal and wood with the Dunlap and never moved the belt from the lowest step. IMO, the top two steps are way too fast for anything practical. Sears sold accessories for high-speed shaping/routing functions... not ideal for a drill press.

You could get away with a two step pulley with the smallest step 2" or less.

 

[Sawmill7]

Here is the one I redid

 

[evh]

Thank you all for the info. I might solve my issue by purchasing this Dunlap Jig Saw. Does anyone know if this pulley will work? This is the only pic I have of it. The motor pic says it is Craftsman but all the specs on it match my Dunlap motor exactly. What I don't know is if the pulley will work. Does that belt look wider than 1/2". Thoughts???

 

[FrankLee]

Does anyone know if this pulley will work?

That pulley will absolutely "work" on your drill press. It's not very likely that it's the same as the original drill press pulley, but it does look similar to the one I posted above.