Show us your cool, "old" drill press

[Saiga]

 

[DHS]

Nice, my table saw is a Sprunger Bros and seems to be a well made machine. A little more power than I need, the thing scares me sometimes.

 

[Outlawmws]

I just picked up this old drill press, the guy said this was a Delta but I haven't found any other like it. Very few have the Quill tube like this on top. Does anybody have an idea who made this? The castings all say T11 on them (T11-403, 404, 406. It looks as though the original color was gray. The castings including the top cover are quite heavy.
Doug

It doesn't look like any delta I can recall either but the spindle guard was actually somewhat common for several manufacturers, but most have gone missing over the years. I need one for a 30's Craftsman/atlas I have...

 

[Manshoon]

My brother just picked up an old old drill press that looks as if you mount it to a 6"to 8" pole and runs off one of the old 1 cylinder motors from the 1920's. Anyone know what company made/makes such an item ?

Thank you

 

[kazlx]

Need a better pic...but here it is:

Powermatic 1150

 

[Murphy'sSidekic]

I'll play. Rockwell radial arm drill press.

 

[jabberwoki]

Very nice mate i`d have both in a flash.

 

[454ragtop]

Just picked up this "camelback" a couple weeks ago, in the midst of a restoration, doesn't look anything like this now. will post some more pics when finished. It's a JE Snyder and Son 23" from around the twenties, with back gear and power down feed.
Jim

 

[wrenchguy]

Re:some d p's around here.

heres probably the oldest on here, its a c. w. coe hand crank with flywheel. u feed down by the cranking the hand wheel at front top. I believe its only bench top mounting. i also think its missing its vise. 4 sale.






C-man 4 sale.



Boynton, made at Worcester Mass. 4 sale.




C-man, daily user.




Wizard, set up 4 weekly countersinking of my side business jobs.



Thanks 4 looking.

 

[yaidunno]

Heres mine i just finished up.

 

[Mike.ASC]

Most excellent work , what brand of lathe is that ?

 

[BigChevy17]

Here's my 1975 delta Rockwell.

 

[yaidunno]

Most excellent work , what brand of lathe is that ?

Thanks. The lathe is a Southbend 9" that i've also restored.

 

[Outlawmws]

yaidunno, that came out beautiful!

 

[Jim Johnstone]

2 buffalo 15s and an 18.

 

[oldldh]

yaidunno---If your shop ever gets too cluttered up with all that antique "garbage" that you've collected...

I'll be glad to help you out, and give the drill press a new home...

[You get a "YA DUN GUD,BUBBA!!!]

 

[mcmlvif100]

Heres mine i just finished up.

Wow! That is nice! Great job on the drill press restoration. And, a restored South Bend lathe as well. Have a soft spot for them as it's a local company to me.

 

[schor]

Here's a recent acquisition, not yet restored.

And a nice Beaver I got recently for a steal.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos?pid=5872416455310079986&oid=117771782375940032824

But my favourite is this little Atlas. I got it like this.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/...5866713957920093298&oid=117771782375940032824

And this is it restored.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/...5874707892431198434&oid=117771782375940032824

Then I made a pulley block so I could get more speed ranges.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/...5886179650166434258&oid=117771782375940032824

The atlas and beaver presses go up against a cheap drill press in the following video. All of them are buyable in the same price range if you hunt long enough.

 

[schor]

hmm, how do you post images?

 

[Outlawmws]

 

[jabberwoki]

Heres mine i just finished up.

Wow effing wow Very nice

I`ve seen camelbacks advertised before but i`ve never given them a 2nd thought but boy has that view changed. What brand is that beauty and what do i look for when buying one?

 

[yaidunno]

Wow effing wow Very nice

I`ve seen camelbacks advertised before but i`ve never given them a 2nd thought but boy has that view changed. What brand is that beauty and what do i look for when buying one?

Thanks. The press is made by the Hoefer Mfg Company out of Freeport IL. I've honestly never heard of the company, and theres not much info on them. Its a great heavy piece though and it has no problem making some chips. The biggest thing to check for would be slop in the babbitt bearings that the shafts are supported in. Other then that, spindle runout is the only other issue i can think of. Obviously check the condition of the gears and such. I'd be cautious if the table looks like swiss cheese, it could be an indication of misuse. These old presses will need regular lubing, so keep that in mind. You really cant beat the sound of the leather belt running and the dull clatter of straight cut gears. Its almost as if the machine comes to life.

 

[schor]

That creates attachements but it does not embed the pictures it seems. I have tried on both firefox and chrome without success.

 

[Outlawmws]

Step six is to paste the location into the window the image icon gets you.

 

[schor]

Ok, let's try this again. My atlas drill press as I got it and restored.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/hamb/attach/jpg.gif

Wll, I don't think this picture pasting is working for me. Not sure why.

 

[nine4gmc]

Looks good schor, great job!!

 

[J king]

Not sure how old mine is but I'm sure it's 50 years old.all I know is this is cool . : )





It's a Cincinnati Bickford super service.26 or 28" can't remember. Love this thing. Also have the little bench top craftsman show in the beginning of this post but no pic.

 

[Outlawmws]

Holy ****! What does that mother weigh, and why do you want to ship it to me?

 

[yaidunno]

awesome press J king!

 

[J king]

Don't know what it weighs.i am guessing around 3000 lbs. it was a scary time moving this into garage and shop.had to haul it on its side then put it on carts on its side then roll it into shop then stand it up. There was a lot of puckering going on that nite! Lol

 

[Alchymist]

Not sure how old mine is but I'm sure it's 50 years old.all I know is this is cool . : )
It's a Cincinnati Bickford super service.26 or 28" can't remember. Love this thing. Also have the little bench top craftsman show in the beginning of this post but no pic.

Turn that lathe on end, call it a drill press, then post a sideways picture of it! Please?

 

[J king]

I would tell you what I paid for this but you guys would say I ****. Lol!

 

[nine4gmc]

I would tell you what I paid for this but you guys would say I ****. Lol!

Ok, you **** for not telling

 

[J king]

Can't keep from sucking no matter what I do. Jeeesh...


As far as the lathe I don't want to get thread off topic.. Cheers.

 

[Willymutt]

[/URL][/IMG]Here is my Craftsman that I just picked up for $51 from a GSA auction. Thanks to my uncle ADMRANGER for pointing me to it. It needs a fair amount of work but the bearings in the spindle feel good and the motor runs good. The chuck and the vertical movement are froze right now but I will get them fixed.

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[Willymutt]

Here is my Craftsman that I just picked up for $51 from a GSA auction. Thanks to my uncle ADMRANGER for pointing me to it. It needs a fair amount of work but the bearings in the spindle feel good and the motor runs good. The chuck and the vertical movement are froze right now but I will get them fixed.

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[nine4gmc]

Nice Craftsman, I'm on the lookout for a 150...

 

[rusty65]

Here's my old drill press nothing to special just an old Dunlap table top with a 1/3 hp on it.

 

[Outlawmws]

Willymutt, before forcing anything, that plated lever on the front left side is a quill lock. loosen it up first and maybe even give it light tap after a couple of turns.

 

[318fekim]

I found this one on CL a couple of months ago for 50$