10ER for a Dedicated Drill Press

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10ER for a Dedicated Drill Press

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How does a 10ER work out for a dedicated Drill Press? Is this common?
Brooks

SS Mark 5/520, Band Saw & Jointer SPT, DC3300
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Outstanding drill press and lathe. I had a 10ER set up and used as a drill press for years. Easy to change belt position when in the drilll press mode.
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I have a 10ER as a dedicated drill press and it works great. The larger table, adjustable fence, replaceable inserts, etc make it superior to a typical drill press. It does run a little fast for drilling metal, though. But I haven't yet refurbished my speed changer to use on it.
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-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
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Guess what SS has used for over a half century on their production floor!;)
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The reason I ask is that
-it looks like it would not take up tons of space,
-I see old ugly ones for sale cheap,
-Changing the Mark V into Drill Press Mode then back is a bit of a hassle
-Hassle factor increases when the band saw is set up, and
-they are a beautiful icon of the art deco era and look great refurbished.
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bcone1381 wrote:The reason I ask is that
-it looks like it would not take up tons of space,
-I see old ugly ones for sale cheap,
-Changing the Mark V into Drill Press Mode then back is a bit of a hassle
-Hassle factor increases when the band saw is set up, and
-they are a beautiful icon of the art deco era and look great refurbished.
Any one of those is enough!:cool:
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
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All great reasons. The only thing better than a Shopsmith is multiple Shopsmiths!
Heath
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-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
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heathicus wrote:All great reasons. The only thing better than a Shopsmith is multiple Shopsmiths!
Yes sir the more the merrier. Jim
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Post by brad_nalor »

Slow the speeds with bigger headstock pulleys and notched V-belts the 10ER is excellent.
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10ER bigger pulleys

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Where would one get larger pulleys for the 10ER to slow it down in drill press mode if desired?
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