Nice old camelback drill press

[jabberwoki]

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[four.cycle]

^ that's the link to the sellers email

 

[scooby074]

The Ad. https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/tls/d/seattle-vintage-rockford-26-comelback/7680261842.html $800 OBO

Id love to find a big old camelback like that.

Came across this monster for $350. In a way Im lucky we have next to no online ex-industrial tools for sale like some of you have. Id have no shop space left!

 

[Cleave]

Wow, we could use that radial drill press in our weld shop from time to time... Good thing its not close.

 

[tombell572]

Great price —-grab it before it’s spent too much time outside. I think I see your name on it jabber,

Tom B.

 

[jabberwoki]

God if I had the room I'd be here already.

 

[isb cornbinder]

I really like these Camelback drill presses. I have several. These drills have a calming sound when they are at work. I like the random clicking of the Clipper belt joints ans the strong growl of the straight cut gears. They are all working antiques.
The asking price for the radial arm drill is way under market value. I want it, but I do not have any room for it.

 

[DIY-1945]

Forgive me for hijacking your post and discussion.
I have an old (1920-1945?) Canedy-Otto drill press. Searching for information, it might be a model 32 or 36. It was inherited from my late father-in-law about 15 yrs ago. He worked for ****** Chemical and succumbed to cancer. Does anyone remember "Love Canal" in the news back in the 1980s). It works fine and is still in use occasionally. We are downsizing / selling our house and it has to go.

My understanding was it originally was in a shop where multiple machines were driven with long leather belts from a common overhead shaft /pully powered by steam. My father-in-law converted it to an electric motor. The press has a three speed step pully also with a leather belt.

Is there a market for this press? Does it have value? (other than to a chiropractor to fix my back if I try to move this monster?)

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[four.cycle]

Canedy-Otto Mfg. Co. at VintageMachinery.org

Canedy-Otto Mfg. Co. No. 8 price list and catalog (*.pdf format 8.3MB)

Canedy-Otto Mfg. Co No. 10 price list and catalog at International Tool Catalog Library (*.pdf format 97MB)

Canedy-Otto 1920 catalog and price list at International Tool Catalog Library (*.pdf format 1.5MB)

Canedy-Otto Mfg. Co. at fandom.com

Canedy-Otto Mfg. Co. at IndustrialScenery

Canedy-Otto Mfg. Co patents at datamp.org

There are two pages here at GarageJournal.com on Canedy-Otto but I don't think they'll be much help with your drill press.
I have seen several of those old belt-drive models that were converted with electric motors.
I would assume that market niche would be a rather narrow one.

 

[2oolhound]

Canedy-Otto

DIY 1945, I hope you find a home for your Canedy-Otto. Your original post should have had the name in it to get the attention it deserves.

 

[tombell572]

DIY-1945, I think you've also posted this on Practical Machinist. Candy Otto built fine machines. I have one that may be the same model as yours. This was was always flat belt driven but is not a line shaft machine--if you look closely, the boss for the electric motor mount is cast as part of the frame. It has a small footprint and takes up very little floor space. Not a great amount of value here as noted above by four.cycle, but a good useful machine, maybe $100-200 on Long Island where I'm located although you don't provide a location.

Tom B.

 

[DIY-1945]

DIY-1945, I think you've also posted this on Practical Machinist. Candy Otto built fine machines. I have one that may be the same model as yours. This was was always flat belt driven but is not a line shaft machine--if you look closely, the boss for the electric motor mount is cast as part of the frame. It has a small footprint and takes up very little floor space. Not a great amount of value here as noted above by four.cycle, but a good useful machine, maybe $100-200 on Long Island where I'm located although you don't provide a location.

Tom B.

I', located in Michigan, West side of state. i've go ads in a copy local places. We are downsizing to a condo within 3-4 months and it has to go. I hate to do it, but considering letting it go for scrap to a guy who will pick it up for free.