Restored a Rockwell standing drill press

[mtgrizzlymn1]

I picked this up at a garage sale a while back, always wanted a standing drill press. Completely disassembled it. Even NAPA had a new belt. Got it for 65.00


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

 

[Cahark]

What a nice machine. I would love to find one with a foot pedal. Great job!
What paint did you go with?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[chrislehr]

15-665?

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

That's beautiful!

 

[mtgrizzlymn1]

Model 15 017 . Thank you for the compliments! I used the hammered grey and machined grey. A couple different shades to break it up. Wire wheeled and sand blasted everything. These were built so good, once done the drill plate still had the machine grooves on it and all the caps showed very little wear inside. Foot pedal took some messing with but is a great idea I've never saw one before. I absolutely love it ,now I want to put a keyless chuck on it.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

 

[Packard V8]

Nice work.

The foot feed is more useful for wood than steel, but still a valuable option. You could probably sell it over on OWWM for more than you paid for the whole DP.

jack vines

 

[James-W]

Really nice job of restoring it, looks like new.

 

[hrosenberg43]

Great job on restoring a beautiful 15" Rockwell Drill Press. Having the foot feed is a great bonus.

Cheers,
Howard

 

[1982fxr]

Beautiful!

 

[Cope]

Model 15 017 . ....I want to put a keyless chuck on it.
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Why? Keyless is not as good as keyed for drill presses or HD drill use. Great restoration.

 

[CrotalusAtrox]

That's a dandy

 

[Zeeman]

Right on. Nice job. I like the color and everything. I just restored an old Homecraft DP, so I know what a job it is to make one look that good. It's hard to tell, did you paint the column?

 

[apollo11]

I love it !
I really like the foot pedal too!!!

 

[svtride]

Nicely Done! It will out live you.

 

[mtgrizzlymn1]

Right on. Nice job. I like the color and everything. I just restored an old Homecraft DP, so I know what a job it is to make one look that good. It's hard to tell, did you paint the column?

No got all rust off then polished what seemed like forever


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

 

[Davefr]

Why? Keyless is not as good as keyed for drill presses or HD drill use. Great restoration.

It depends on the chuck. Go with an Albrecht keyless and you'll never want to use a primitive keyed chuck again. (except for L.H. driling) If you do L.H. drilling I'd look for a Jacobs 14N made in Hartford.

Wonderful machine and excellent restoration!!

 

[mtgrizzlymn1]

Guys what's a good holder for the drill plate. Vises? Clamps? Mill vise? And which brand I have 7 inches between mounting holes.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

 

[Galaxie-Ed]

It depends on the chuck. Go with an Albrecht keyless and you'll never want to use a primitive keyed chuck again. (except for L.H. driling) If you do L.H. drilling I'd look for a Jacobs 14N made in Hartford.

Wonderful machine and excellent restoration!!

I bought a slightly rusted Albrecht with a bunch of stuff for $20. Not used it yet

Sent from my SM-J320V using Tapatalk