Drill Presses

Probably the most useful machines in the shop.

Wilton 15" Variable Speed Drill Press

Saw this on the Norfolk, Virginia Craig's List in September, 2009.  When I contacted the seller, he turned out to be a fellow OWWMer!  These are the seller's pics and show it as I got it.

The long and short of it is, it ended up coming home with me (of course - as if there was any question).  It works pretty nicely but it needs new bearings.  While I'm at it, I'll probably tear it down, clean it up and repaint it.  I'm also thinking I'd like to put a rack and pinion table adjusting mechanism on it to make raising and lowering the table easier.  I think one from a Walker-Turner likely will fit.

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Craftsman Model 150 Bench Top

Also found on Craig's List.  It had to come home with me - I mean, the guy wanted only $25!  What could I do?

This comes from a time when the Craftsman name came on actually good-quality, solid machinery, unlike the dreck Sears has sold for the past 30 or so years.  This benchtop machine is heavier and more solid than the floor-standing 1990's Delta drill press I used to have (which I replaced with the Wilton VS above).  I'm keeping this one as a regular user.  It's a little grungy, but it's all there and in very good condition beneath the crud.  Paint is in very good condition.  It probably will need little more than a good scrubbing and some paste wax.  But I will replace all the bearings as a matter of course.

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Delta Two-Head Production Table

Got this from - yes - Craig's List.  Not too shabby for $200, I think.  That's about 600 lbs. or more of good ol' `Murican quality cast arn.  One head came with a tapping attachment that gears the speed way down, for, uh - tapping.

The table alone probably weighs in excess of 200 lbs., so I had to take it apart to get it off my truck.  Which is fine, because I need to clean it up anyhow.

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