Saved Another Drill Press

[bjtstarfire]

I just finished putting this back in service.

 

[darkk]

Very nice, I'm looking for vintage equipment myself. I just purchased a 1940's Delta 14" metal cutting bandsaw and an early delta17-900 16 1/2" drill press. Love that old iron...

 

[lowbucktruck]

Wow. That came out nice, good job on bringing that Buffalo back to life. I am digging the wood handles!

 

[cowboy73]

Nice looking drill press

 

[Yojinbo]

I love it. Was that table that nice to begin with or did you have to fill in some holes?

 

[bjtstarfire]

Thanks All.

The wood handles are older file handles my dad had that we reused vs. the original ones that were all cracked. The wood handles were very much the same but smaller in length.

The table was not drilled or abused to much, so I didn't need to fill it. It did have a lot of rust that I needed to remove and progressively sand with finer and finer grit.

 

[Outlawmws]

Great job!

 

[Rust]

Nice work!
Love the handles

 

[gsmornot]

Fantastic. Not sure if you posted already but I would like to see where it came from in comparison to where it is now.

 

[930dreamer]

Very nice Buffalo DP.

 

[gatewaysysop]

Very nice! My father's been looking for a nice Buffalo branded DP to restore but they seem far less plentiful than the Delta/Craftsman/Rockwell/Atlas stuff. Beautiful work, I'll have to share your photos with him.

 

[milltrailers]

I'd love to own a drill press like yours.