Vintage craftsman drill presses

[7Wounds]

Hello all, this is my first post on here period, I have some vintage Craftsman drill presses that I would like to share with everyone. The first is a Craftsman 150 floor model with VARI-SLO speed control completely restored to brand new condition.
The 2nd is a 1942 Craftsman 103.0303 bench top drill press that has been completely restored to brand new condition as well. Please feel free to tell me what you think & if there are any improvements that can be done. I did not restore these on my own, I purchased the 1942 from a friend already restored for $200, and that same friend restored my floor model 150 for me. Thanks for any input.

 

[exmaxima1]

Instead of starting a new thread, you should add your post to the existing (and very long) thread on this very subject:

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=227480

 

[larry4406]

Welcome aboard!

I like those drill presses!

The art-deco fin on the small one is too cool.

 

[CKS1955]

Very nice restoration.

Jay

 

[Doc2031]

Folks,

Hoping to pick your brains, confirm what I suspect. Inherited my grandfather's drill press some years ago. I'm moving soon, considering selling or gifting the DP, but I'm investigating it. Seems to me that it's a 1933 Craftsman High Speed. No plate with model number, but the design of the pulley guard, the bar-style lever (obviously missing) rather than the quad, and the design of table and base table all point to the 1933 High Speed. The drill press is also 36 1/2" in height with the spindle at its highest point.

The press works just fine. Motor was obviously replaced, and there's some damage to the table as well as the column. Don't know how that happened -- I swear it was like that when I got it. My grandfather is old enough to have bought a High Speed when it was new, and as a machinist, he'd have wanted to invest in good tools.

Any help/idea would be greatly appreciated!

Doc

 

[Doc2031]

Sorry, had this page open, will add to the bottom of FrankLee's thread. Please ignore this one.

 

[lafester]

No need to repost, we can see it here just fine. Sounds like you have the model figured out.