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mikeinri

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I picked up a Craftsman 150 which came with a bent motor pulley. Pictures speak for themselves As to how i fixed that.

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Nice save!

In your first pic, the large sheave looks bent, but your bearing splitter looks too small to use on that. How did you straighten that?

Mike
 
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Nice save!

In your first pic, the large sheave looks bent, but your bearing splitter looks too small to use on that. How did you straighten that?

Mike
Hi Mike, for the large end I have a surface plate. I set on that and turn and tap with a 1/2” brass drift where there’s a gap. Takes a few spins and they flatten right out. My splitter is a small one and there are much larger ones that would work for the other end. They seem expensive and hard to find here in Alaska.
Honestly haven’t seen more than a 1/8” to 3/16th dent yet.
 
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I ran across this Atlas 64 at a garage sale and it kinda jumped in my truck. It’s a bit of a train wreck, missing the quill lock assembly, the depth gauge, the quill cap, one handle, and the tension spring cap. In addition, The resilient motor mounts are shot, the pinion gear has a galled tooth, most of the bearings are suspect. The Westinghouse 1/2 hp does seem to run ok, I’ve been told the presence of oil caps means it has bronze bushings instead of bearings, not sure on that. I dont know that this isnt a replacement motor as I haven’t seen one on an Atlas, more knowledgable people here are welcome to share. Choices are, collect the parts needed over time, part it out, or set the head aside for now and use the rest for a mag drill base by making a cap and flat to set on top of the column.
I did hog out some resilient motor mounts to fit the motor ends so that should be ok, i think the originals were actually part of the motor.
Some pictures.


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That press is a bit of a sad *******, but I think you have the makings of a very good machine, with some patience and persistance. That model is basically the same as the model 74 floor model, and there are many of both still around, as they are quality machines. Spare parts are relatively plentiful. Post a "Want To Buy" on the OWWM website (BOYD, Bring Out Your Dead) for what you need. The 'Bay is another resource.

The Westinghouse motor is not original to the machine, likely was an appliance motor in a previous life. The lube caps do indicate brass bearings, original Atlas motors sported New Departure bearings ( my experience). It'll do the job.

Good luck!

Scott
 

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Thanks Scott, appreciate the encouragement. Ive got a 74 I’ve just finished, so I’m picking up the missing pieces for this one as I run into them. I think I’m down to the depth gage and top cap now. I’ve got a couple motors(GE, Dunlap) I could use, will decide which at some point. In the mean time I’m head down on a Walker Turner.

Much appreciate the input.

Kurt
 

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chegando aqui hoje e postando minha furadeira, acredito que seja modelo 80 ou 100. É mais como frankstein, mas vai me ajudar na marcenaria. Estou em processo de limpeza manual e ansioso para poder remontar e colocar para funcionar.
 

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For those who don't have access to google translate (or can't read Spanish oops Portugese clearly, like me)

arriving here today and posting my drill, I believe it's a model 80 or 100. It's more like frankstein, but it will help me in the joinery. I'm in the process of manual cleaning and looking forward to being able to reassemble and put it to work.
 
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Para quem não tem acesso ao google translate (ou não consegue ler o espanhol com clareza, como eu)

chegando aqui hoje e postando minha furadeira, acredito que seja modelo 80 ou 100. É mais tipo frankstein, mas vai me ajudar na marcenaria. Estou em processo de limpeza manual e ansioso para poder remontar e colocar para funcionar.
Obrigado meu amigo.
 
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chegando aqui hoje e postando minha furadeira, acredito que seja modelo 80 ou 100. É mais como frankstein, mas vai me ajudar na marcenaria. Estou em processo de limpeza manual e ansioso para poder remontar e colocar para funcionar.

For those who don't have access to google translate (or can't read Spanish clearly, like me)

arriving here today and posting my drill, I believe it's a model 80 or 100. It's more like frankstein, but it will help me in the joinery. I'm in the process of manual cleaning and looking forward to being able to reassemble and put it to work.
Several issues on that one, but nothing that can't be resolved.

What are your plans for it?
 
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Here is PM #2. Both came from CU Boulder and lived a good life. I fired it up yesterday after a quick clean up and oil. The 1140 rpm motor is a beast with both start and run capacitors. Purrs on 120v and has plenty of power. I swapped in the CH switch as the stock Furnas switch is very hard to press. Final cost was $225 for the '67 and $385 for the '71. I'm keeping this one and the '67 is moving on. One strange thing is the column is about 8 inches longer then the other... I bet they cut one (or both) of them down from full size.

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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.

I made a day trip up to SW Washington to visit crguy and get a tour of his impressive shop and collection. This Albany Hardware Specialty friction drive drill came home with me. crguy had done an impressive job of getting the drill fully operational. New bearings on the top end and new friction wheels were sourced and supplied. He got it adjusted so everything lines up and works which was not a simple task. Also most impressively he was able to have a speed plate produced from original plate drawings. Nostalgic Reflections of Veradale Wa. acid etched the plate and it looks fantastic.

I found a good location in my shop where the drill will be useful and takes up practically no room by one of the support posts. It is a tall lean drill press. I mounted a drive belt guard that came with the drill and it looks like it belongs on there and will help keep fingers and puppy dog tails safe. Really happy to have this fully functional additon to the shop. A few pics in the shop. Ed.
 

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While on friction drive drills here are a few pics of an early design by Mechanics Machine Co. from Rockford Ill. This one dates to the late 1800's. This one I got a few years back, also from crguy. It's an interesting design and it is functional but I don't have it powered up at the moment. It runs very smooth and quiet. A few pics of the MMC friction drive drill including one sitting on the table of my 32" MMC sliding head drill. Ed.
 

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I do have one other friction drive drill that still needs some work. Pretty sure this one was produced by the Jas. Clark Jr. Elect Co. and sold as either the Clark drill or the Willey drill. This one is tucked away for now and I have the original motor but it's cooked. It is a solid heavy bench top drill. It is a work in progress though. A couple pics and catalog cuts of the "Clark" drill. Ed.
 

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I made a day trip up to SW Washington to visit crguy and get a tour of his impressive shop and collection. This Albany Hardware Specialty friction drive drill came home with me. crguy had done an impressive job of getting the drill fully operational. New bearings on the top end and new friction wheels were sourced and supplied. He got it adjusted so everything lines up and works which was not a simple task. Also most impressively he was able to have a speed plate produced from original plate drawings. Nostalgic Reflections of Veradale Wa. acid etched the plate and it looks fantastic.

I found a good location in my shop where the drill will be useful and takes up practically no room by one of the support posts. It is a tall lean drill press. I mounted a drive belt guard that came with the drill and it looks like it belongs on there and will help keep fingers and puppy dog tails safe. Really happy to have this fully functional additon to the shop. A few pics in the shop. Ed.
I'm very happy Ed is the new caretaker of the AHS drill. I had first seen one many years ago and was taken with the unique drive mechanism. It took me 20 years to find one for myself, and Ed is the perfect person to care for it in the future.
 

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Thanks guys. I think one of these days I need to start work on a low trailer to take some of my benchtop and post drills on tour a couple times a year at vintage equipment shows like the Great Oregon Steam Up. It would get them out where they can be seen and hopefully appreciated by more people. Maybe one for vises as well.....Ed.
 

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Here's an old Washburn Shop Drill Press from the late 1800s. I bought it cheap 'cause it was ugly. Then sold it kinda high to a fellow old machine junkie, cause it was purty. That funded the Powermatic 1200 above. Some time this process works. Sometimes it doesn't .


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8 years late, but how did you date this? I have one that was converted to electric but not with the original belts or pulleys and it has no markings or badges. I actually found out what I had by finding yours on Vintage Machinery
 

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While the Albany Hdw friction drive drill is still just a couple post up I'll add a few more pics of two modifications I made. The large three pole switch seemed awkward and covered too much of the drills lines so I replaced it with a smaller industrial switch. I made the paddle lever so control is easy to find without looking. The other mod is the speed change handle. The solid steel bar hid too much of that beautiful speed chart. The new one is a piece of copper buss bar and is a little longer and slotted so the chart can be better seen. The buss bar has just the right amount of flex to hold solid in the detents and now I can see that awesome drive system better. Ed.
 

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While the Albany Hdw friction drive drill is still just a couple post up I'll add a few more pics of two modifications I made. The large three pole switch seemed awkward and covered too much of the drills lines so I replaced it with a smaller industrial switch. I made the paddle lever so control is easy to find without looking. The other mod is the speed change handle. The solid steel bar hid too much of that beautiful speed chart. The new one is a piece of copper buss bar and is a little longer and slotted so the chart can be better seen. The buss bar has just the right amount of flex to hold solid in the detents and now I can see that awesome drive system better. Ed.
Looks great, Ed!
 

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Does anyone have any idea what this one might be? Apparently it came out of an old Allis-Chalmers plant but doesn't have any branding on it. I could get it with a couple vises for $100.

Probably a no-name Asain import. It is missing the parts to lift and lower the table. But you can still probably do that by hand. Does the table have accidental holes drilled in it? I would say it is worth $100 if you need a drill and cannot find a cheap one in your area. It also depends on the quality of the included vises
 

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Probably a no-name Asain import. It is missing the parts to lift and lower the table. But you can still probably do that by hand. Does the table have accidental holes drilled in it? I would say it is worth $100 if you need a drill and cannot find a cheap one in your area. It also depends on the quality of the included vises
Thanks for the reply. My best guess at the moment is that it is a Duracraft, but it's hard for me to tell.
 

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Round table is almost a dead giveaway for that style head. They used them on the really old ones, that usually were leather belt driven of long main-shafts, but free standers got away from them til the Asian imports.
 

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Anyone have information on this Drill press. It has a 101-03662 on the base and the blue Craftsman badge on the side of the main housing. I am going to restore and use in my shop. I love conversation piece tools.IMG_2423.jpg
 

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101 Model prefix is Atlas made - they also did a H. mill and lathe(s) for Sears and in the thirties T saws (at least) - Milling/drilling X/y vise I believe? (CRS has set in)
 

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This hobby really is a disease. I haven't started reassembling my first vintage DP, when another one followed me home today.

She's so rough, but the price was too good to pass up. Feed stop rod was included, and I already ordered a replacement feed stop bracket to replace the broken one.

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I have two bench top drill presses.
One is a Duro and the the other is
a Delta. The Duro was originally a replacement for a small cheap bench top drill press. Unfortunately the table was frozen and you can see where the previous owner must've hit the side of the table and broke a couple of pieces off
 

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