Show us your cool, "old" drill press

[j90st]

Here's my Delta. I bought this from a spring company fairly cheap. It was wired for 220v, but I have a different motor for 110v. Took it all apart and cleaned it, along with some paint. The hood some form of manufacturing dept ID, so I put my own version.

 

[Outlawmws]

Nice job cleaning up that label!

 

[FliesLikeABrick]

At a regional auction there was a heavily-used walker-turner drill press in the plant. I brought it home for about $125 to give it an easy retirement. It was in a coal-fired power plant, covered in dust and grime. I think this is probably a 50's-era, model 1200

Maybe I'll post another thread about rebuilding this/tuning it up, but here's a brief summary

Auction pic:


Bringing into the shop at home


After completely disassembling, cleaning, lubricating everything. New motor bearings, made a missing handle for the quill downfeed spindle, added a VFD for the 3-phase motor, rewired the motor starter to just be a main power on/off contactor for the VFD input, etc etc



Now it lives in our wood shop whereas the bigger Powermatic is in the metal shop space.

 

[shibertus]

Bought this Atlas 1060 for $40 and spent a few times that on bearings, paint, wire wheels and misc parts . Was a whole boatload of work but really happy with how it turned out. Now thinking about a VFD conversion...

 

[BrianHayes]

Great job. What paint did you use?

 

[mikeinri]

Bought this Atlas 1060 for $40 and spent a few times that on bearings, paint, wire wheels and misc parts . Was a whole boatload of work but really happy with how it turned out. Now thinking about a VFD conversion...

Outstanding job, and smoking deal!

Mike

 

[shibertus]

Great job. What paint did you use?

Thank you! The paint is Rustoleum Hammered Deep Green.

 

[BrianHayes]

Thank you! The paint is Rustoleum Hammered Deep Green.

I have been trying to find that for months, to no avail, even searching every mom and pop hardware store within reach.

 

[bubinga]

Thank you! The paint is Rustoleum Hammered Deep Green.

OMG
Yes, it's really beautiful

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

Thank you! The paint is Rustoleum Hammered Deep Green.

That is sharp. I was going to paint my Pa Panzer Mediterranean blue, but I like that a lot better.

 

[four.cycle]

I am going to take the liberty of posting this here as well ...


McIlvanie Machine Works, Yakima, Washington "Camel Back" drill press

* this piece showed up in a Craigslist ad the other day and I happened to see it and did a little bit of digging. this was made by a rather obscure company in eastern Washington that was building some pretty serious machinery.

McIlvanie / McIlvanie Machine Works, 12 So. 6th St., Yakima, WA / drill press, lathe / est. 1922 / https://trainmuseum.blogspot.com/2015/03/tools-that-made-tools.html / https://www.cafferyphoto.com/mmw / https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/cleanupsearch/site/3757 / https://www.mbdesignsyakima.com/test-page /

the third image shows what the unit most likely would have looked like originally.

 

[crguy]

I am going to take the liberty of posting this here as well ...


McIlvanie Machine Works, Yakima, Washington "Camel Back" drill press

* this piece showed up in a Craigslist ad the other day and I happened to see it and did a little bit of digging. this was made by a rather obscure company in eastern Washington that was building some pretty serious machinery.

McIlvanie / McIlvanie Machine Works, 12 So. 6th St., Yakima, WA / drill press, lathe / est. 1922 / https://trainmuseum.blogspot.com/2015/03/tools-that-made-tools.html / https://www.cafferyphoto.com/mmw / https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/cleanupsearch/site/3757 / https://www.mbdesignsyakima.com/test-page /

the third image shows what the unit most likely would have looked like originally.

Saw that ad also. It looked pretty cobbled up so I didn't dig into it further.

 

[four.cycle]

true... I think it met an unfortunate end, unless somebody wants to rescue it. I just saw this thread for the first time earlier.
the company wasn't listed at VintageMachinery.org so I figured it's worth mentioning again. they apparently built a lot of machinery for railroad construction.

 

[powerwagon63]

Yes it has ten heads

 

[mikeinri]

Yes it has ten heads

What's your plan for that???

Mike

 

[mikeinri]

I have been trying to find that for months, to no avail, even searching every mom and pop hardware store within reach.

Not mine, but this ebay seller says it's been discontinued...

RUST-OLEUM Deep Green, rustoleum Hammered paint. discontinued 7211830 | eBay

RUST-OLEUM Deep Green, rustoleum Hammered paint. discontinued 7211830

www.ebay.com

Mike

 

[BrianHayes]

Not mine, but this ebay seller says it's been discontinued...

RUST-OLEUM Deep Green, rustoleum Hammered paint. discontinued 7211830 | eBay

RUST-OLEUM Deep Green, rustoleum Hammered paint. discontinued 7211830

www.ebay.com

Mike

Saw that, but cannot support his grotesque pricing strategy. I really would have liked hammered dark green for my 1900's Sterling power hack saw, and would have paid a reasonable price for it, but $40 a can isn't reasonable.

 

[mikeinri]

I agree on the pricing. I wasn't aware that it was discontinued, but that appears to be backed up by other websites.

Is there a reasonably equivalent replacement? I'd love that color for an old DP that I plan to restore someday.

Mike

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Thought this craftsman dp looked cool. Works ok, has a powrkraft motor.

 

[454ragtop]

Those mohawk covers are cool. Broken/missing return spring?

 

[RDJohnson]

Just getting started on the drill press. This model # does not seem to show up anywhere. I am looking for a parts list.

 

[Outlawmws]

42 Power tools catalog. IIR first and last year due to the war. PL may be tough.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Those mohawk covers are cool. Broken/missing return spring?

Haven't looked. Just picked it up off offerup

 

[mikeinri]

Just getting started on the drill press. This model # does not seem to show up anywhere. I am looking for a parts list.

Welcome to GJ, nice DP!

Have to ask, where did you look???

First thing on Google with that model number is a thread right here at GJ:

I just picked up a Craftsman 150 drill press this afternoon and started to rip it apart for a full restoration. I'll post a few pics as I progress on it. Currently I have the entire thing apart except for one of the pulleys and the post attached to the housing. Its going to soak overnight with some WD-40.
I picked it up from an older lady whose husband past away about 10 years ago. She told me they were the original owners.
The interesting thing is that the part number is a bit off from all of the common Craftsman 150 drill presses. I have a 103.21760 bench top model. The noticeable difference is that I have a single handle as apposed to the triple handles that all of the other ones I have seen.

Anybody have a source for a replacement handle as one of mine is damaged? Also there is a few "lightning holes" in the base plate, would the best way to repair this is to fill the holes grind them flat and then take a skim pass with a fly cutter?

From there, follow the wormholes to other helpful threads and info.

Mike

 

[bubinga]

If it's a 150 they are all pretty well the same I think.

Just getting started on the drill press. This model # does not seem to show up anywhere. I am looking for a parts list.

 

[RDJohnson]

Welcome to GJ, nice DP!

Have to ask, where did you look???

First thing on Google with that model number is a thread right here at GJ:



From there, follow the wormholes to other helpful threads and info.

Mike

Google is how I found this site but did not see that posts. I did find a website that must belong to someone on this forum. It seemed to cover all of the models numbers through the years but did not list mine.

 

[FrankLee]

Google is how I found this site but did not see that posts. I did find a website that must belong to someone on this forum. It seemed to cover all of the models numbers through the years but did not list mine.

Your 103.21760 is a bench model 13-1/2" Craftsman 80 drill press and was manufactured in '56 or '57.

Catalog number 99 A M2176 correlates to model number 103.21760 in the '56 and '57 catalogs.

http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/222/4403.pdf#page=30

The '55 catalog number for the Craftsman 80 is 99 A M2364, or model number 103.23640 or 103.23641. Those owners manuals do exist on the antique equipment site and should be nearly, if not identical to your machine.

 

[mikeinri]

Google is how I found this site but did not see that posts. I did find a website that must belong to someone on this forum. It seemed to cover all of the models numbers through the years but did not list mine.

Gotcha. Sounds like you're getting some good info. With items this old, it can be a challenge to get an exact match. Keep digging, follow every lead!

Keep in mind, you will want to look at pics and use a variety of search terms. Your first post is a perfect example: you have a pic of your model number, but didn't type it in as text. Not sure if Google would pick up on that.

Mike

 

[bubinga]

Gotcha. Sounds like you're getting some good info. With items this old, it can be a challenge to get an exact match. Keep digging, follow every lead!

Keep in mind, you will want to look at pics and use a variety of search terms. Your first post is a perfect example: you have a pic of your model number, but didn't type it in as text. Not sure if Google would pick up on that.

Mike

And then I had to save it and rotate it to read it.
Get it together man!














(just razzing you!}

 

[bubinga]

Again, IME I think you will find a parts list to something close to be the same parts.

 

[RDJohnson]

Your 103.21760 is a bench model 13-1/2" Craftsman 80 drill press and was manufactured in '56 or '57.

Catalog number 99 A M2176 correlates to model number 103.21760 in the '56 and '57 catalogs.

http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/222/4403.pdf#page=30

The '55 catalog number for the Craftsman 80 is 99 A M2364, or model number 103.23640 or 103.23641. Those owners manuals do exist on the antique equipment site and should be nearly, if not identical to your machine.

This is great. I am going to stop calling it old, its my age!

 

[mikeinri]

DP guys, this is FREE (I'm on the opposite side of the country, and don't know the seller)!!!

SEATTLE WASHINGTON (Beacon Hill)
"Drill Press Stand" (everything in the photo)
FREE
listed aprox. 10:30 AM Pacific Time 12/03/23

Floor Standing Drill Press stand - free stuff - craigslist

A very solid drill press stand. I’m not sure of the brand. The platform cranks up and down just fine. I’m not sure of the brand of the drill. If you want this you have to take all the parts...

seattle.craigslist.org

Looks to be missing the spindle? But, it has a lifting table that looks pretty good, and appears to have a step-down (3rd) set of pulleys.

Someone should save this, even just for parts...

Mike

 

[Maui]

Here’s my Walker-Turner drill press that I restored. I have the cast pulley cover too, but have not painted it yet.

 

[elmer]

Here's some shots of my old clausing drill press.
Bought off Craigslist.

 

[Michael_PE2003]

Here’s my Walker-Turner drill press that I restored. I have the cast pulley cover too, but have not painted it yet.

Very nice drill press, well done! That looks like a Logan (maybe a 200) lathe next to it. Nice combination.

 

[Michael_PE2003]

I refurbished this 1943 Mohawk bench top drill press. Major work included making a new quill return spring housing and fabricating a slow speed attachment to fit inside the barely big enough belt guard.






More details here if anybody is interested.

"Restoring" and making a slow speed pulley for a Craftsman Mohawk 103.0305

I'm new here and this is my first post so hello to everyone. First let me say this is a great site and has tons of good info on this model drill press in particular and vintage drill presses in general. I was given a Craftsman 103.0305 Mohawk drill press by a friend who got it from his uncle...

www.garagejournal.com

 

[sparkness]

Mid 50's Buffalo 15. updated a bit with a VFD , new bearings reground the spindle taper, added a power lift

 

[swimfar]

This is my Craftsman 150 drill press. There are many like it, but this one is mine. It's a 103.24521 bench top model with a General Electric motor. It's missing the table, and made a loud racket when the guy selling it started it up. But I think it should clean up nicely.

The main cause of the noise is a loose motor pulley key. The set screw hole was peened over, preventing the screw from pressing against the key. I chase tapped the hole and tightened the screw which quieted things up a bit, until the screw backed out again. I don't have a good way of making a stepped key, so my plan is to use some shim stock to tighten up the key fit and put some low-strength loctite on the screw to prevent it from backing out.

I'm going to wait until I get the motor/pulley system figured out before I invest too much into the rest of the machine. Once I start using it a bit I'll figure out if anything needs fixing. It would be nice to get a table for it. I see them all over ebay, but it would cost me more than what I paid for the drill press. I bought it for $80, which I think is a good deal for me, and also fair to the seller considering the missing table and unknown condition.

 

[tombell572]

Swimfar, on older machines it was not unusual to use two short set screws in the same hole--the first tightened against the key and the second tightened against the first, locking it in place. This may work in your situation if the threaded hole in the pulley is deep enough to accommodate two set screws.

Tom B.

 

[Davefr]

Mid 50's Buffalo 15. updated a bit with a VFD , new bearings reground the spindle taper, added a power lift

Very impressive table lift!