AMT Radial Arm Drill Press. They made/marketed their tools on the economical end of things but economy back then wasn't tin and plastic from China. By 1974 this Drill Press had been changed to include the return tension spring in the handle-shaft, as opposed to at the FAR ENDof the travel cable mechanism this one has(cable travels through the pipes and connects to a spring attached all the way back at the motor mount). I think somehow the quill is locked in a shaft it should spin freely within and my pulley wheel belt and all travels up and down as I use it. I'm pretty sure from pictures I've seen it's not supposed to be like that... But I'm gonna one day pour my soul into a much better Drill so I'm glad it works at all.
I found this old drill press in a hoarder’s front yard. It was tied to a bicycle and staked into the dirt with a piece of rebar. The entanglement was not only an effective way to lock up a bike, it worked to further lock any moving parts on the rusted drill press too. It had no motor. I gave the guy $20 for it and found a proper motor for $5. One month, laquer thinner, steel wool, wire wheel/brushes, machine oil picture wire brass crimps quarter inch plywood, hard oak from a pallet, some spray paint, MDF, t-nuts knobs and a lot of frustration later I have a new tool.
. It was passed on in one family from father to son a few times. The new generation had no appreciation for it and I could have it for my initial bid of 75. To be continued...
Can't wait to see it cleaned up. Here is a similar label.
