Vintage Unknown Drill Press Restroation

[Waterlooboy2hp]

Picked up this small (but VERY heavy) bench top drill press some 25 to 35 years ago. Thought it was about time to try and do something with it.

The cast iron platform for mounting the motor was gone and one foot on the motor frame as busted off. I replaced the foot. The shaft that held the platform, was also torched off.
I suspect, that some type of mishap, broke both the mounting platform and the foot on the motor. --- Someone had remounted the motor on a homemade wooden box and just sat it behind the base of the machine.

This is what I started with ---

A new shaft for the motor platform ---

A small DP table from Grizzly, for a motor platform (modified)---

And an adaptor to tie the 2 together ---

At one time, there was some type of pulley guard, for the spindle. The mounting holes were there, but that`s all. I had to improvise and came up with this. ---

To give the machine a touch of attitude, I added a Cutler-Hammer Motor control switch ---

The adjustable stop for the drill depth, is simple and neat. There is also a spindle lock. The travel for the spindle is 2.5". The 1/4hp motor is made by Westinghouse, and weighs 26+ pounds, by itself. Takes 2 people to lift the entire machine.

The final product is not to shabby. Only problem is, it is all dressed up and I really don`t have any use for it. The trip getting there was the best part. anyway. --- John

 

[Packard V8]

Very nice. I'd find a use for it.

jack vines

 

[7th Kahuna]

Nice job! And your admission that it had been 25 or 30 years makes me feel better about some of my to-do list.

 

[zkling]

Nice little machine, great job on the restoration. I think I'd make some type of disposable throat plate for such a large table hole. That would be real handy for those ~1/4" and under holes. Good knife makers drill press.

 

[Waterlooboy2hp]

Nice little machine, great job on the restoration. I think I'd make some type of disposable throat plate for such a large table hole. That would be real handy for those ~1/4" and under holes. Good knife makers drill press.

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I like the idea of a plate on top, with maybe a 1/2" hole. Something was bolted on the table, at one time, because there are 4 factory tapped holes. There is one near each corner of the table. Previous owner used 2 of the holes to fasten a piece of 3/4" plywood to it for a larger work surface.

I think a metal plate, about 8" in diameter and a center boss to drop into the existing hole, would do the trick. I think I have something around here, for a plate like that. The chuck that I installed on the spindle, will open to about .295 . ---- John

 

[Waterlooboy2hp]

Nice job! And your admission that it had been 25 or 30 years makes me feel better about some of my to-do list.

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I`ll make you feel even better. I am 72 years old, and just finished up a project a few months ago, that I have had since I was 16. -- John

 

[madoc1]

nice work. I am also 72 and just picked up a delta dp220 to clean up. terrible rust. hope it turns out 1/2 as good as yours.

jim

 

[classicJackets]

John, beautiful job on that! Looks awesome. Kinda funny that a 1/4 hp motor is so heavy! Thanks for sharing.
Doug

 

[schor]

Great job on the restore. Love the drill press.

 

[Waterlooboy2hp]

John, beautiful job on that! Looks awesome. Kinda funny that a 1/4 hp motor is so heavy! Thanks for sharing.
Doug

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I dated the motor back to the later part of the 1920s, give, or take a few years. The entire housing of the motor is cast iron. The pounds add up pretty quick. --- John

 

[Warped5]

Nice job on the restoration!

 

[CoopVA]

Very nicely done!