Making 2 Clausing Drill Presses into 1

[Crank1]

I have been searching for a good old school Clausing Drill press on ebay lately, there was one I got for a decent price, but it's a step pulley drill press with a single phase 1/2 horsepower motor on it. (Clausing 1756)

THEN, I found one for sale, also on ebay at EKU in Kentucky that was a variable speed with a three phase motor on it. I got it for a pretty decent price after all is said and done. (Clausing 1673)

So now, I believe I have the parts to make the drill press that I want. The floor mount and column from drill press one, the table and drill head from drill press two, then the single phase motor from drill press one.

So now that the plan is layed out, I'd like to see any Clausing drill press rebuilds as I'd like to go through it before I start using it... Then sell the remaining step pulley drill press with the three phase motor on it to try to recoup some of the money I put out on the two drill presses...

If anyone has any advice or rebuilds or anything, I'd love to hear what you have to offer...

Thanks

 

[blazemaster83]

I dont have any advice to offer, but I would like to see what you come up with. It sounds interesting. Any pics?

 

[Crank1]

I'll have to take some today, my brother and I are about to go pick them up here in a little while...
Really I'm interested in paints and other restore tips just to get the one I'm building built back up nice, but I might save that for another day?

 

[hedjhawg]

I did something similar with a pair of Walker-Turner drill presses. However, neither of mine had the Vari-Drive setup (both were step-pulley). I modified them to be variable speed by adding a Variable Frequency Drive and keeping the 3-Phase motor (the VFD accepts single phase input and outputs 3 phase).