Picked up this little jewel

[txvwnut]

Got this off of eBay the other day and got it in the mail today. Now I'm on the hunt for a King Seely or Craftsman 150 drill press.

 

[Fretters]

Aren't you working **** ways round there?

 

[The Cobbler]

that's what i was thinking LOL

 

[bczygan]

You can't buy the drill press until you have a nice set of bits.

It's a rule.

 

[txvwnut]

Aren't you working **** ways round there?

That's how I roll.

You can't buy the drill press until you have a nice set of bits.

It's a rule.

And I do have a decent set of bits.

I actually bought this one since it is small and lighter than my 6" that I have and it's far better quality than the 4" I currently have.
But for some reason I have the want for an old C-man 150 or a King Seeley drill press.

 

[CNGsaves]

Congrats . . . must have been a bargain you've been looking for . . how much??

You know still not done looking, as you need X - Y axis drill press vise yet !!

 

[txvwnut]

Congrats . . . must have been a bargain you've been looking for . . how much??

You know still not done looking, as you need X - Y axis drill press vise yet !!

The winning bid was 50 something and with shipping it wasn't over 65 bucks. As for an X/Y axis setup that's what the mill is for. Just want an old Art Deco looking drill press for some reason.

 

[zkling]

That is nice, congrats.

 

[oldtools]

I buy the chuck key first, then I go look for a DP that fit the chuck key.

 

[txvwnut]

I finally found drill press to go with my vise purchase, this was bought off of eBay also and was local to me. It's a Walker-Turner not sure of the year but it was used at General Dynamics which my dad worked at when it was Convair back in the 50's so it's been in this area for its whole life I'm guessing.

 

[LXCam]

Well congrats on finding your dream drill..............man that just don't sound right huh

 

[Craptain]

Success is success no matter which direction it comes from.
Congratulations.
That DP looks far better than mine, but I have not even looked at resto.... YET

 

[bubinga]

That is nice.l like the base and table.

 

[txvwnut]

The table has either a hardboard or a phenolic on top of it, but underneath it is a solid table without any tee slots and a very large smile of shame. I'm thinking of making a tee slot top that bolts in place of that hardboard.

 

[ambenz]

The vise hold downs will NOT work on that table...I have a King Seely...and your vise would work on my drill press....I'll even pay the shipping cost to send me that vise you can't use!