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[ed4banger]

Nice job Ed, your HDP-125 drill press looks beautiful.

How do you like the new power switch?

Switch works ok, found it on eBay I believe



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[Smokeshow69]

This is a little Delta Homecraft I pulled out of dad's basement. Had about 50 coats of latex paint on it as my grandfather used it to mix his house paints.

What, no craftsman drill press for the king of craftsman vises? But seriously, excellent work and attention to detail!


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[ed4banger]

What, no craftsman drill press for the king of craftsman vises? But seriously, excellent work and attention to detail!


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Well, would like one actually, but just working with what I got.......Thanks, its not a museum piece, just a little drill press for my basement bench.....

 

[Smokeshow69]

Well, would like one actually, but just working with what I got.......Thanks, its not a museum piece, just a little drill press for my basement bench.....

You say it’s not a museum piece but you have paid the same level of attention to it as your amazing vise collection [emoji23] . It is museum quality but I know you will use it! Well done[emoji16]


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[30 Buford]

Here’s Mine just as I bought it about 10 years ago and have been using it since at Amhearst a huge Auto swap meet we used to have in Southern N.H.. I never posted it as I could never get the work space around it clean enough, I have since taken down the light string.





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[JoCoSawdust]

Man now I just want to root through your shop! That hood ornament on the pulley cover is a great touch.

 

[JoCoSawdust]

I brought this little survivor home yesterday. Appears in the 38 and 39 Sears tool catalogs.

 

[Outlawmws]

JoCo, that starts getting into the "cute" category for a DP! Nice find!

One like that would fit right in with the '36 7" Tsaw I'm in the process if remounting.

 

[JoCoSawdust]

Thanks Outlaw, I couldn't pass it up. I'm still looking for a couple of the early WT-made DPs and a Dunlap branded mini-Mohawk. After that, I think I'm done with the pre-war Sears presses. I want to see that little table saw you're talking about!

 

[Smokeshow69]

I brought this little survivor home yesterday. Appears in the 38 and 39 Sears tool catalogs.

Oh that is a really nice original one! Are you keeping this one as is? So no restoration?


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[JoCoSawdust]

Thanks Ben. It'll get a bath and the bare metal polished up a bit but it's in too far good of original condition for me to foul that up. I'm debating wether to mount it to a board with a 1/6hp period-correct Westinghouse motor I have or to leave it perched right here with its Mom:

 

[Outlawmws]

Here is a WIP pic - I've removed it from the (original?) wood base (I bought it to get the old and small Parker vise that was also attached - so the Tsaw was "free"...) Needed a saw for a quick cut and kept doing that til I realized that it was about all I needed! (and sold the double (bolted together) 10" craftsman Table saws I had that were too much work to pull out every time)

The sawdust here is from cleanup inside... The motor will go under the table top and have gravity tension. (hinge mount) The stand is an old typing table with the foot operated castors.

I have a 3/4" piece of ply to stiffen the top, and I'm NOT cutting a hole for the sawdust to drop through, I'm adding a dust collection port for a shop vac and bucket mounted dust separation trap.

So small but its done a LOT! Here is is setup for doing finger joints (One part removed to show the guide and cuts):

The first sample joints:

Setup for milling recycled oak pallet slats straight - you can see the original stand pretty well. Motor is behind it here:

Sorry for the segway off DPs - I'll be posting more on this in the Craftsman Table saw thread later.

 

[JoCoSawdust]

Very cool. I had an old Dunlap set up in my first shop that was dedicated to only cutting finger joints. It was nice to have something I could leave set up for a particular task. I do think your saw is my DPs sibling!

 

[Smokeshow69]

Thanks Ben. It'll get a bath and the bare metal polished up a bit but it's in too far good of original condition for me to foul that up. I'm debating wether to mount it to a board with a 1/6hp period-correct Westinghouse motor I have or to leave it perched right here with its Mom:

I vote for mounting it to the board so both presses can be used! What is that photo next to it? It looks like. Wartime photo of some Rosie the riveter types in a factory using alien head drill presses?


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[JoCoSawdust]

Yup. Standard 15 inch DPs in a wartime propaganda pic. Regular pulley covers, not alien heads. I found several pics of that genre that I'm putting up the DP wing.

 

[WisJim]

I found a picture of some of my old drill presses. I don't have many that are as new as everyone's "old" drills. Storage is kind of messy lately with preparations for moving. These are 2 Yankees, a Millers Falls, and a Goodell-Pratt.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Yup. Standard 15 inch DPs in a wartime propaganda pic. Regular pulley covers, not alien heads. I found several pics of that genre that I'm putting up the DP wing.

Ok that makes sense. The picture got really blurry when I zoomed in on it. I love that you have a drill press wing!


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[Smokeshow69]

I finished up this late 40’s craftsman model 100, 13.5” table top model tonight

Before


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[30 Buford]

JoCoSaw . Your welcome anytime to root around.
That is a cool little DP , nice Score !
I would have snapped that up in a second. All you guys post such cool DP’s .
I need to get back to the Swap meets in the Spring .
( Like I need more Stuff in my Garagemahal )
I really need to set up at Swap meet ,And make more room.


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[Smokeshow69]

JoCoSaw . Your welcome anytime to root around.
That is a cool little DP , nice Score !
I would have snapped that up in a second. All you guys post such cool DP’s .
I need to get back to the Swap meets in the Spring .
( Like I need more Stuff in my Garagemahal )
I really need to set up at Swap meet ,And make more room.


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Thanks! I picked up my press at the last swap meet I went to before things got shut down [emoji22] I had it sitting on the bench for over a year not working so I figured I should probably get around to it [emoji23]


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[AdrianBoomer]

Been awhile since I popped in, figured I would try to add to the conversation. And being that Drill presses are my favourite tools, I have always loved this thread! Its funny, I was looking at pictures of the Atlas the other day ( I secretly love Atlas, craftsman-badge Atlas and Power King) which were commonly bench top presses (there are some really nice floor model restorations out there) and I realized that my Craftsman Mohawk is actually the smoothest, quietest vibration free DP of my herd. They all have their specific duties, one does the drilling all by it self LOL, One is the Delta (nuff said) but the crazy looking bordering on ridiculous Craftsman really is a fine machine.


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[30 Buford]

Smokeshow , I like the machine turning band around the top of your Craftsman . I didn’t realize that atlas also made DP’s for Craftsman , I have nice an old Craftsman /Atlas Lathe that was given to me years back.
And the last three pictures in the next post are great ,especially the last one. Great stuff as always .


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[Smokeshow69]

Smokeshow , I like the machine turning band around the top of your Craftsman . I didn’t realize that atlas also made DP’s for Craftsman , I have nice an old Craftsman /Atlas Lathe that was given to me years back.
And the last three pictures in the next post are great ,especially the last one. Great stuff as always .


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Thanks! I like the engine turned band as well. The prior owner carved their ssn into it so I need to find a new band. King Seeley made this drill press but Adrian’s Mohawk and the long c presses were all made by Atlas!


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[macgee]

Been awhile since I popped in, figured I would try to add to the conversation. And being that Drill presses are my favourite tools, I have always loved this thread! I realized that my Craftsman Mohawk is actually the smoothest, quietest vibration free DP of my herd.

....but the crazy looking bordering on ridiculous Craftsman really is a fine machine.

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Nice DP's Adrian,

Which model is that camel back DP, that looks awesome, in great condition and I like the auto downfeed option; how do you like it? And did you ever get the leather belts for it?


Here's a Craftsman Mohawk that I use to have, sold it to a friend. Made in 1942 only for one year. I called it the Marque. The front art deco badge reminded of the fronts of old classic movie theaters.

The DP was almost solid black in color when I got it but after cleaning it up I decided to keep the original paint and not repaint, it was just good enough to keep; the blue color was really deep in person. The two milled table surfaces were in great condition.

 

[RBarnes]

I debated on whether to post a picture of this 17 inch 1991 Craftsman drill press. Maybe too new, but the story is worth posting.

Saw an ad for it, that read "like brand new". How many times have we all heard that? Since I got one of these new in 1991, I instantly knew the drill press. Unfortunately I had a workshop fire and my original one was in bad shape. Bought another used one and spent quite a bit of time making one drill press out of two, using the best parts from each press.

I went over to look at the one recently advertised and could not believe it. Apparently it belonged to the guys relative and he had died shortly after purchase. Sitting in a garage for many years, had a nice coat of dust. It looks like they probably never drilled over a half dozen holes with it, but they did drill one slightly into the table...Other than one small over drill into the table, it really was like brand new. I probably will never use it, since as long as I have it, my daily driver Craftsman will probably never have a problem.

I know after totally rebuilding my other one, I appreciate this much more than everyone else will. Still amazing to me that you can still find things that are "like brand new".

 

[y'sguy]

Saw this for sale and wondered if it was worth the 200 asking price. Seems way high to me as I know what it takes to bring one back to life and of course I don't need one!. But still this one may be worth the effort? What do you guys think, I know it's a Walker-Turner.

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[Outlawmws]

Seems high to me, for a well worn benchtop, but maybe the complete belt guard tips the balance? Are they rare?

 

[y'sguy]

The beltguard is what I wondered about as well. I already have a decent 40's model craftsman benchtop anyway. I don't know if these are that rare, but I think desirable for the deco style. They look very nice restored, however I don't think they function much better if at all better than what I have.

 

[JoCoSawdust]

Good to see you post again Adrian. Those are some nice presses you've got! Macgee, that's a beautiful original-condition Mohawk!

I brought this oddball home today. Appears Walker-Turner made and shows up in the 1934 Power Tool catalog. Interesting design with the work table adjusting through the base instead of a vertical column. This will get cleaned up and left with original paint.

 

[11b30b4]

My 100, from rust magnet to shopworthy.
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[11b30b4]

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[scrapdaddy]

Beautiful!

 

[Smokeshow69]

Good to see you post again Adrian. Those are some nice presses you've got! Macgee, that's a beautiful original-condition Mohawk!

I brought this oddball home today. Appears Walker-Turner made and shows up in the 1934 Power Tool catalog. Interesting design with the work table adjusting through the base instead of a vertical column. This will get cleaned up and left with original paint.

Wow, that is an interesting design with the fixed head and no traditional column. I am glad you saved it.

 

[Stillgottimefor1]

11b30b4: you do beautiful work! Thank you very much for posting the pictures. Hats Off!


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[brum]

Just grabbed this old WT 900 for $225. Not a steal but my chinese Wen DP isn't cutting it for a current project.

Are most having the best luck with rustoleum spray paint or is there a brush on paint that is better?

Also, in the past the depth stop knobs were replaced with regular nuts. Does anyone know the thread pitch/size on these and where I could find some knurled nuts to replace them? Our shop at work skips what I think might be it at 9/16-18.

Thanks

 

[11b30b4]

Scrapdaddy and Stillgottimefor1, Wow, thank you both. While I am looking for the next drill press (I would like to do a mohawk at some point and I blame Frank Lee for the Drill Press fetish), I am branching out a bit. I just finished a vintage Craftsman Block Grinder and I am looking for a local Craftsman King Seeley Band Saw with pedestal stand.

There are some amazing drill presses in this thread. I really need a bigger workshop just to display stuff.

 

[crguy]

Just picked up this fairly obscure friction drive drill press made by the Albany Hardware Specialities Mfg. Co., 1908 patent on the unique variable speed drive. drive.

Has anyone else seen one of these? I'd like to compare notes with other owners.

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

Well damn! Obscure drive is a bit of an understatement on that one crguy. Can't say I've ever seen one but I wish I had...Ed.

 

[crguy]

Well damn! Obscure drive is a bit of an understatement on that one crguy. Can't say I've ever seen one but I wish I had...Ed.

Hi Ed: I got it in Portland before the guy listed it for sale. You probably would have beat me to it otherwise.
There was one of these in the machine shop at the mill where I worked. I looked for one for probably 25 years with no luck. The only other ones I found were back east.
Should I put your name on it for when it comes up for sale someday?
I sent you an email.

 

[macgee]

Whoa, that is a very, very, very cool drill press CRguy.

I'm even going to say it again: Thats a Very, Very, Very Cool drill press!

I have never seen one of those but thank you for posting it. It looks to be in great shape, even the tires look fresh. Its a good thing that you have some equally impressive drill bit index's to accompany it.

It does not look like the best DP to change speeds while running if you have long hair or wearing loose clothing?

EDIT: What kind of speed range does it have and how's the torque on it?