What is this press used for
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neophyte
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It’s a Drill Stand.
Many Power Tool manufacturers back in the day manufactured Drill Press Stands that could be used with the corded drills they manufactured, to make the drills into portable drill presses, or small drill presses for shops or craftsman who didn’t have a dedicated drill press.
Companies like Duss and Festool in Germany still manufacture similar drill press stands, and Bosch does, or at least did up until recently, although the stands are usually not sold in North America.
I’m not sure what brand that might be.
Black & Decker, Thor, Miller Falls, Stanley Power Tools, etc., probably all made similar stands back in the day.
Older stands used to clamp the collar on the drill near the chuck, AND, mount to the back of the drill as well.
Newer stands just tend to hold the collar near the chuck.
Many Power Tool manufacturers back in the day manufactured Drill Press Stands that could be used with the corded drills they manufactured, to make the drills into portable drill presses, or small drill presses for shops or craftsman who didn’t have a dedicated drill press.
Companies like Duss and Festool in Germany still manufacture similar drill press stands, and Bosch does, or at least did up until recently, although the stands are usually not sold in North America.
I’m not sure what brand that might be.
Black & Decker, Thor, Miller Falls, Stanley Power Tools, etc., probably all made similar stands back in the day.
Older stands used to clamp the collar on the drill near the chuck, AND, mount to the back of the drill as well.
Newer stands just tend to hold the collar near the chuck.
Tink
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Possibly to clamp in a hand drill to be a drill press?
kctyphoon
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How does a electric drill fit into that?? And where is the bit going when theres no hole in the table?? I have reservations about this one.. And thats an awfully long handle to have on a drill press.. if its a hand drill is this supposed to be a two man operation?? Hand on the handle, hand on the crank, hand holding the piece your drilling??
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JRC3
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I agree, that's not to hold an electric drill...Maybe an old hand crank on.
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Farmall450
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I agree, that's not to hold an electric drill...Maybe an old hand crank on.
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Good find. Homemade reloader, next
neophyte
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I agree, that's not to hold an electric drill...Maybe an old hand crank on.
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The return spring on OPs drill stand is way mor than is necessary for a hand cranked drill.
Also, there are similar stands from older power tool manufacturers on Ebay.
I couldn’t find an exact match though.
Craftsman versions appear to be lighter duty.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Craftsma...297948?hash=item522eba949c:g:dkkAAOSwYDZeHm0M
Sioux uses a heavier design than Craftsman, but the ones I can find still appear lighter duty than OPs.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sioux-Dril...913770?hash=item59454008aa:g:AQYAAOSw9J9eQECx
This Albertson & Co. Sioux drill stand appears to be heavy like OPs, but a different design, and more importantly, the drill mount looks different.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-Al...AOSwXI1d6qM-:sc:FedExHomeDelivery!19134!US!-1
This drill stand with a B&D screwdriver mounted looks sort of similar, but is missing certain adjustments, and the design isn’t exactly the same.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Drill-stan...149316?hash=item56c3dbcc84:g:ZT0AAOSwEEBaRm72
This Van Dorn model is also similarly heavy like OPs, but not the same.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Va...112390?hash=item4b74710a06:g:QcwAAOSw6eleE4HG
This drill stand has similar bottom and top drill mounts, but not the same as OPs, similar design as well.
I think it’s a Black & Decker model.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Huge-bench...168848?hash=item594534aad0:g:x4QAAOSwvchdxea1
Basically though, like I mentioned above.
This is a drill stand, made for an old Industrial Duty hand drill, probably a large one, designed for converting that industrial hand drill into a portable stationary drill press.
neophyte
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The cllsest looking drill press stands I can find were made by Stanley Power Tools, but so far, I can’t find an identicle model.
neophyte
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It also might be a Millers Falls Drill Press Stand from the 1930s.
Millers falls made power tools then.
This seems similar to some of the items Millers Falls was making at the time including the handle on the press.
That unit would be missing part of the locking collar for the drill collar.
I can only find a PDF of a Millers Falls Catalogue from the 1920s and the 1940s though, so I can’t find a specific matching model, and google images isn’t coming up with much.
Millers falls made power tools then.
This seems similar to some of the items Millers Falls was making at the time including the handle on the press.
That unit would be missing part of the locking collar for the drill collar.
I can only find a PDF of a Millers Falls Catalogue from the 1920s and the 1940s though, so I can’t find a specific matching model, and google images isn’t coming up with much.
You've already gotten your answer; it's a 'poor man's' drill press. I've got two of the Craftsman stands like that. No, they didn't work as well as a real drill press, but if you couldn't afford a real drill press it beat nothing. I found both of mine at thrift shops. I only bought them for the novelty and to show young 'uns something a bit different from the past. I've only seen one used once many years ago.