Old Craftsman drill press: any info?

[cajunfirehawk]

Can anyone tell me anything about this drill press?
A local guy "restored" it and he seems ok on the money but the color is suspect, says everything works.

Any info greatly appreciated.

 

[Zeke]

I'll say the color is suspect. They were silver/gray or a dull gold.

 

[Lurker]

Some used tool dealers would call that a "liquid overhaul"...

 

[454ragtop]

"Krylon Rebuild" Poor job painting column and all, gonna be fun moving the table up and down. That paint job actually takes away from the value, as it adds more work to remove it.

 

[gatewaysysop]

"Krylon Rebuild" Poor job painting column and all, gonna be fun moving the table up and down. That paint job actually takes away from the value, as it adds more work to remove it.

To call that a restoration is almost an insult. That someone would paint over the column and the handles like that, it's just pure laziness. They deserve to be strung up. Would have been worth more if it was left alone.

 

[kmacht]

Take a look at the rust on the chuck. That will give you an idea of what type of shape it was in before he went and spray painted everything. The column, knobs, bolts, etc are all covered in paint. If it was a restoration they would have all been removed and not just painted over. I say run from this one. It is going to be more problems than it is worth.

Keith

 

[nine4gmc]

Definitely not a resto, more of a rusto-leum cover job.... Can't tell if its a 80 or 100, I don't think it's a 150. Worth about $40 if it runs good, imo. As mentioned, it will take a full resto to be able to use it, the DA painted the column...

 

[fiatsam]

A local guy "restored" it and he seems ok on the money but the color is suspect, says everything works.

Since you put restored in quotes you probably know this isn't restored. _This_ is a restored Craftsman drill press:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=147701

 

[toomanytoyzz]

Definitely not the original color. Hey, if it works and pokes holes as it should have at it. I can tell you it's not a 150 series like nine4gmc said. Here's a crappy pic of mine showing it's original color. I've seen others a different shade of green from mine, but never blue. They are stout little DP's. Mine cored through the 1 1/2" steel plate I have for my welding table top. The holes were for mounting the CP vise that is on the table in the pic.

Mine has never been restored nor will it ever be. It's a DP which gets TONS of cutting oil dumped on it, and I'm quite fond of the patina. It suits my needs unrestored just fine. I would just strip the paint off the column(lacquer thinner will work) and use it as is.

 

[ckadams00]

Definitely not a resto, more of a rusto-leum cover job.... Can't tell if its a 80 or 100, I don't think it's a 150. Worth about $40 if it runs good, imo. As mentioned, it will take a full resto to be able to use it, the DA painted the column...

:+!:

A lot of really good points made already. It's not a 150 as it would have lines on the band rather than tooled aluminum "spirals". These are -or, can be- great drills, I have restored 4 of the floor models. I would be really wary of anyone who calls this "restored" as has been pointed out: 1)the color is not correct 2) the bonehead who did this painted a lot of parts that a normal person wouldn't paint - because they wanted to make it "look good" but doesn't know anything about these drills. That makes you wonder what is going on with the bearings, the motor, you know, the important pieces.

This doesn't mean it isn't usable, it might turn on and drill a hole, in which case I'd pay $30 for it. If you care about the drill being in great shape it will take a lot of work to undo what the PO did, before you start to "restore" it.

Yeah, I would probably run from this unless you can get it for <$50 with a good motor, no drill holes on the table, and dont have to travel more than a few miles to pick it up. You will need to remove the paint from the column and handles at a minimum.

Are you looking for a working drill press or a resto project?