Old craftsman drill press

[Jeremiah14]

I appreciate the help you all are offering, and I really appreciate no one telling me my questions are easily googled. This is new to me (tool resto.) and I'm diving in with both feet and can't help but be excited.

 

[bluebolt]

Jeremiah, which pulley is broken, the motor pulley or the spindle pulley?

The switch already has a hole drilled for it, carfeully remove it keeping track of the wires including colors and shoot some pictures for us. If the switch is just wired wrong or the motor is non-reversible maybe with our help you can make that switch work.

Where are you located?

I will look in my motor stash, may have one that will work.

 

[gatewaysysop]

I appreciate the help you all are offering, and I really appreciate no one telling me my questions are easily googled. This is new to me (tool resto.) and I'm diving in with both feet and can't help but be excited.

Nice score, those are a steal. I got one in pretty good shape, cost me over $200 and I was glad to pay it. Anything in the $100 range is awesome.

My old man has restored dozens of these (not an exaggeration, he keeps count) and has a metric ton of parts for different models. Not sure if he has anything for your particular press, but if you need any parts or any help with the resto, don't hesitate to PM and I'll see what I can do!

In any case, good job saving a great piece of old iron.

 

[Jeremiah14]

Jeremiah, which pulley is broken, the motor pulley or the spindle pulley?

The switch already has a hole drilled for it, carfeully remove it keeping track of the wires including colors and shoot some pictures for us. If the switch is just wired wrong or the motor is non-reversible maybe with our help you can make that switch work.

Where are you located?

I will look in my motor stash, may have one that will work.

Its the motor pulley. Its not bad, and could possibly be rewelded. It appears to be 1/2 shaft? Looks like ill also need a return spring for the drill shaft, and of course the one handle that's missing.

I cant tell yall how much your help means, its just cool to have others that love this stuff like me, hell my wife thinks im crazy and cant see the reason to even attempt these projects!

oh, and Aiken, SC

 

[Outlawmws]

Jeremiah, there are a number of "restoration" threads on DP's here at GJ. If you follow a couple, there is a LOT of great advise on how to get stunning results, and many have finished up with DP's looking even BETTER than when brand new.

Assuming you completely disassemble (I recommend it) as an example the column shaft can be supported on a couple of rag lined cradles, (one guy used jack stands) and spun slowly with a variable speed drill motor using an oil filter wench and a 3/8 extension and two universals (to get a constant velocity U joint out of it)

They used crocus cloth or fine wet/dry and the collumns were stunning.

Another guy polished the aluminum bits to a mirror finish ( stay away from the "machined" top decorative strip however!)

De-rusting and painting sort of goes without saying.

You do that sort of job, and show her the "before and after" and I'd bet she will be more than impressed!

 

[Outlawmws]

ps: Better the motor pulley than the spindle pulley, as you can get those (once you map the right size/ belt spacing) commercially. McMaster and the like, or sometimes even the better hardware old school stores may have it.

 

[bisley45]

PM sent

 

[tedsters]

Here's more pics

I think we just got the same drill