Super Shorty Dedicated Drill Press

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Super Shorty Dedicated Drill Press

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Some time ago I purchased 2 1954 vintage SS machines. One of them still had the original manual. Which I thought was amazing that it had survived 60 years. The manual had the original customer # along with the original owners name and Social Security # :eek: (A different time). I cleaned them up and sold one at a $200 profit:cool: . I then found a SawSmith 2000 with an Excalibur fence setup (shown in background) for $140. That leaves some left over. Now I can drive over to Vegas and double my money or not:D .

That left me with an orphan that I did not need or have room for. All the bearings were frozen. It has a 220V Franklin motor that had a 10awg power cord with a 110V 15 amp plug. The motor had been so hot that the insulating lacquer was melted. But the motor still works connected to 220V. The glimmer belt pulleys have extensive wear and the belt is cracked from riding up on ware line. The drive sheaves show extensive wear and had a 25 in drive belt instead of a 26 1/2 in belt. I could not, with a good conscience sell it without replacing everything with extensive wear.

Then I remembered a post showing a super shorty dedicated drill press (posted by JPG I think). Any way I forced oil in the frozen bearings to loosened them up. Removed the aux table and used the aux bracket to brace the leading edge of the main table. This also has the added benefit of changing the flex point of the way tubes/headstock. Took the miter bar off the miter gage to use as a hold down for the drill press vice. Turned the headstock around. Put the thing together and this is what turned out. I will see how long it lasts.

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Not Guilty!:p


Bill Mayo maybe!:cool:



I like that!!!!!!!!!



Stable???
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E[/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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JPG40504 wrote: Bill Mayo maybe!:cool:



Well I THINK it's more like Farmer that did it. :D
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beeg wrote:Well I THINK it's more like Farmer that did it. :D
Farmer did a push me pull me double header!

Actually IIRC there was one listed on e-bay(or somewhere) and that caused Bill to reveal his version(again).
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E[/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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Guilty as charged

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I can not tell a lie I did it.
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I have since made the back tubes standard height. :D
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2centsworth wrote:I can not tell a lie I did it.
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I have since made the back tubes standard height. :D
Aha! The truth will out!!!!:)
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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'/ 10
E[/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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Stubby...

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Fred Sheldon named it Stubby !!!
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Must be nice to have a spare 510 table for a drill press.

Jealous much Terry??
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Post by rpd »

Glenn, very nicely done, I especially like the table supports.

For some reason it puts me in mind of a giraffe:).
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Post by Gene Howe »

Those are really nice, Glenn and Jerry.
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