Walker Turner 1216-42 Drill press help

[FordMustangKingCobra]

I was recently given this drill press for free I have managed to remove most of the stuck parts except for the quill, it is completely stuck inside the head of the drill press...

What I'm wondering is if this bearing guide right here at the top of the head can be removed, that way I can have better access to the top of this quill

 

[Rick_Br]

Do you have a parts list/schematic for the machine? If not, try the manufacturers index at vintagemachinery.org.

Rick

 

[FordMustangKingCobra]

At the moment I don't have a parts list or schematic for the machine but I will take a look

 

[Rick_Br]

Looks like your machine is a 1953-1956 vintage. Here is a link to a vintage machinery wiki article about WT badges. http://wiki.vintagemachinery.org/WalkerTurnerSerialNumbers.ashx

This is a 1953 WT catalog that describes a 1216-42 configuration on page 3 http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/808/6112.pdf

And finally here is a 1956 series 1200 parts list and schematic http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/808/2431.pdf

hope that helps
Rick

 

[FordMustangKingCobra]

Okay I finally got the quill out after using a pipe wrench for the pair of vise grips clamped on the back and then a piece of pipe and it finally moved...


Here is the quill after it was cleaned

 

[FordMustangKingCobra]

So I finally got the drill press head off

And then I took it outside and cleaned all the rust that I could get to off of the column the table and the base

 

[jjj240]

@FordMustangKingCobra Glad to see you making progress. is it fully operational now?

 

[FordMustangKingCobra]

@FordMustangKingCobra Glad to see you making progress. is it fully operational now?

Not quite I'm just about to start putting it back together I figured I'm going to wait to paint it before I know it's fully functioning, and then I'll paint it further down the road, but I still need some parts for it to make it fully operational I found a few of the parts I need on eBay one of them is the original power switch and I don't know about you but $60 seems a little ridiculous for a vintage power switch, the other two pieces are like 20 bucks and then there's a bearing I need for the spindle

 

[jjj240]

$60 seems a little ridiculous for a vintage power switch, the other two pieces are like 20 bucks and then there's a bearing I need for the spindle

I am restoring for a hobby shop use, not a museum piece per se, so $60 for vintage power switch is no-go for me LOL.

I've found that the spindle bearings are no longer available in mass-market products (and the custom bearing price is ridiculous). I have decided to reuse the original bearings- soaked overnight in a grease remover and cleaned up with "light" compressed-air, then re-grease. What are you planning to do?

 

[FordMustangKingCobra]

I am restoring for a hobby shop use, not a museum piece per se, so $60 for vintage power switch is no-go for me LOL.

I've found that the spindle bearings are no longer available in mass-market products (and the custom bearing price is ridiculous). I have decided to reuse the original bearings- soaked overnight in a grease remover and cleaned up with "light" compressed-air, then re-grease. What are you planning to do?

Well one of the bearings which is on the spindle closest to the check the outer bearing race was cracked, so i guess I'll have to find a replacement.
All of the other bearings I've cleaned up and they seem good I'm just going to put some grease in them and call it a day

 

[Beerhippie]

You might be a redneck if:

I mean that in the best of ways/

I used a '70s Toyota scissors jack to get the head off of my DP:



Whatever works, bro!

 

[FordMustangKingCobra]

You might be a redneck if:

I mean that in the best of ways/

I used a '70s Toyota scissors jack to get the head off of my DP:



Whatever works, bro!

I pretty much say it's not stupid if it works

 

[FordMustangKingCobra]

Okay so it looks like I may have found a replacement bearing that should fit the spindle and quill, it is a 1623-2rs or the other one would be a 99502h-2rs it is literally exactly the same bearing size wise by my measurements.

 

[FordMustangKingCobra]

Alright, guys. I know it's been a while since I last posted an update. But I have since got the spindle to move up and down smoothly the head and table now move up and down smoothly, i have acquired the correct power switch, and an oiler cap for the top
And the motor mounting frame, now I gotta figure out what type of the frame actually fits this drill press because a number 48 frame is too small..

 

[FordMustangKingCobra]

 

[FordMustangKingCobra]

https://imgur.com/a/SVtPBHx

Finally she's alive!!

 

[jabberwoki]

I freaking love it.
Looking forward to more.

 

[FordMustangKingCobra]

I freaking love it.
Looking forward to more.

It took a lot of work a bit of money and quite a bit of time and a lot of putting it together and taking it apart