I think I know why the motor and mount is so unusual. Back then, drill presses didn’t come with a motor. You had to buy it separately. The retailers/manufacturers didn’t even sell the press + motor as a package deal. So those motors are multipurpose, and the original owner bought a model that can reverse. I’m restoring a Rockwell Delta Homecraft drill press from late 50’s, and learned this while researching.
very true, if you see older catalogs, they give the prices of the presses only and then with the motors. cause back then you could use any motor of the approbate size to mount onto the mounting plate and chose, 1/3, 1/2, 3/4 or 1 HP depending on your needs.
I love these old drill press. So much quieter than than the newer ones and more features. The quill travel is also much farther than what you can buy these days.
As always, a pleasant video. Two things: 1) the spring housing has a hex on it specifically for tensioning and de-tensioning the spring - it's safer/easier to do with a wrench, and... 2) the web next to the holes on the underside of the table is meant to capture a hex nut, and the top would be screwed down from above with a countersunk flathead screw. The fastener you used is undersized: the fasteners should fill the slots, and the nut will work as intended.
Hi Frank, I have an idea for your antique post drill - Find a nice old rustic post, make a base on castors & a work table to hold a vise (or two) then use the drill as a tapping machine so you can make your own threaded inserts, furniture screws & connector nuts. This way it can be both ornamental as well as a usable tool for your shop. Stay safe and well :)
I inherited a similar 1940's Delta bench top drill press from my dad, who got it from his dad. Sentimental value to me, so I restored it much like you did. The table was exactly as yours and was a pain to move up and down on the shaft. I cleaned and oiled both the shaft and bracket, but it was still tough to move and kind of heavy. I bought a small hydraulic bottle jack that I keep under the table. When adjustment is needed, just loosen the handle holding the table to the main shaft and use the jack to raise or lower the table. Works like a charm.
Imagine you have one drill press set up with special jigs to drill the same hole in multiple pieces a lot of times. And for some reason in the middle of the operation you get the need to drill something else. ;) A secondary drillpress is a usefull item in the shop.
Fantastic. Pretty much in original condition. It’s been well looked after and good that it’s been overhauled to give many more years of useful life. Great job.
A real treat to witness you thinking your way through putting the drillpress into useful service. The table build at the end was like the cherry on top of a dessert.
Hi Frank. The reverse is for left handed drill bits used to remove busted bolts,screws and set screws. Great drill. Thanks for sharing. Love your videos.
So the reason you would run a drill press in reverse. (I work in a steel shop so this is something we need to do from time to time.) When you are drilling Steel and want to get your hole dead on, you use a center punch to mark the center of the hole, and you can leave the table loose where it can move. You lock the rotation, get the drill spinning backward, feed it down. With a bit in and running backward instead of cutting, it will "pull" the work piece into alignment - your punch mark with the center of the bit. You lock the table, double check, and then go on and drill your hole. good way to get very close to dead center as long as you punch hole in the right place.
As a fellow Portlander I woke up feeling super agitated with smoke, fire and pandemic anxiety. Watching you work on restoring this old tool was just the calming distraction I needed. Thanks man!
I have an old 1940’s vintage Craftsman drill press that looks a lot like yours. When I got it from my uncle, the shaft was bent but I was able to get it straightened at a machine shop. I don’t use it very much because it’s not very user friendly. The table is very difficult to move up and down, but after watching what you did with the table, I might have to start using it again. Thanks for the informative video 👍
In the late 60s I was in college and working as a machinery mechanic for the University Hospital. I did all sorts of maintenance and repairs to equipment...pumps, motors, fan units, compressors, etc. We had a drill press just like this one in our workshop. Worked great! Enjoy!
Hey Frank thanks for all the content. With the table not moving up and down very well many you can spring the metal that gets squeezed together. Usually a slot there just a screwdriver and a turn. Thanks again I think of you as a machinist wood worker!
Frank’s home for lost and wayward tools. I feel you man. I acquired drill press number 4 this year. All range from 1930s to 1950s. I just can’t say no!
You can't beat vintage tools. They're built like a tank. I love my 1940s delta unisaw. I also have an early 50s craftsman drill press. Not like the junk you buy nowadays.
I wonder how much of that is just survivor bias. Crappy tools of old just wouldn't have survived until now. And quality tools of today may last just as long, but they're not the ones you buy for cheap. Not that I have any numbers either way
@@namewarvergeben That's true. But they also didn't make tools out of plastic either. I know what you mean those. Cheap tin tools from the 50s aren't around anymore. I just think the chance of getting a quality tool in 1950 is higher than now.
Frank - The anti-clockwise feature is for left handed drill bits which you use with screw extractors for normal right hand thread screws and bolts that are broken. Hope this helps.
When the video opened with the empty workbench, I was expecting a "POP" and a drill press would appear. Sure would've been easier to pop it in there than to carry it in and down the steps 😃
It's nice when your twin brother can help you... Someone, years ago someone sold me an old wood lathe, and I had to do like you did: restore it. But I now have a very good old wood lathe. It's good to work with the old machines: they bring back some memories (the good one, of course!) I like those kind of videos! Thanks Frank. Good luke with these oldies!
I recently acquired a drill press very similar to this one but made by Duro Manufacturing. It didn't need any work and it's been a very useful tool in my shop. I love having a machine with so much history.
A suggestion: chamfer the bottom front edge of the fence. That creates a space for sawdust to collect, so you don't have to carefully sweep it all away after each hole.
I feel old tools sometimes work better than new ones. I'd like to see a video on your sharpening setup for your tools. Mainly your lathe gouges. If possible!
I think the ring should be turned up against the spindle to push the drill chuck of the Jacobs taper which is a press fit. Thank you for your great content!
Thanks so much for this. I have a 50’s era Sears drill press with exactly the same problem. The design is fairly close and I’m confident now I can get it working as good as the day my grandfather bought it.
The easiest way to make sure you’re spinning your spring in the right direction is to have the spindle dropped down and then spin the spring till the spring pulls the spindle back up.
Nice storytelling. I loved the way you matched the shot of the press with the overlay of the drawing near the beginning...and the clever positioning of your hand at 7:00 in, to cover the hole where the shaft came in. Very nice! Great job.
Thanks Frank, as to production values, I think yours are second to none, you must have previous occupational skill in that area, if not then you are a bloody good amateur.
Hey Frank, dont worry about putting force onto that chuck to get it off. It is a Jacobs taper with a threaded ring on top, you need to break that tapers hold using that knurled ring. Use your adjustable spanner to grab the hole. I find it helps to put a big allen key in the chuck then hold that in a drill vise. This will give you the leverage needed to turn against the knurled nut. Great drill press!
Loosen the screw on the back of the table, put a flat-blade screwdriver in the slot and tap it once to spread the clamp. Cleaning the pillar doesn't get rid of the goop on the inside of the clamp ring, but loosening the clamp slightly will make the table go up and down a lot easier.
Hoping it’s good ductile cast iron. I use a bottle jack and series of wood blocks to raise my floor drill press table as it’s too heavy for me. It’s a cast table, then I bolted a mill type slotted table that tilts, then a 2” wood table to the mill table. I use it for metal and wood fab. And yes I’m nuts!
I no joke, did this exact same procedure on some old iron. I have an old Rockwell press that was exhibiting the same issue. We may have been doing this at the same time. Thank goodness for old woodworking machines .org
The play that was on the shaft could have been made on purpose by the previous owner, to use for power taping threads, combined with the reverse it can be realy useful.
Frank, your videos are not only informative, but your production value is always amazing! Love the "pop" sound effects and the split screen (your clone). You make great wooden projects AND great videos! Great restoration of the drill press and that fence...who does that??? You do!
I had to watch your video because I have the same drill press. Have had it for 10 years now, use it all the time. The motor was replaced in 56 with one from Sears on mine, and I am missing the belt guard. But love it.
With that reversing switch you can undrill holes. Some people use drill presses for tapping holes. There's several videos on here about it. It also gives you more flexibility for putting sanding drums or wire wheels or grinding wheels on your drill press. You can also use that drill press for removing really hard to remove screws. You could even put a fan blade on there and blow the dust up or down, your choice. 😆
Regarding moving the table. Did you see the handle at the rear of the table. It is used to tighten and loosen the table , I think. Check it out. Love you work man.
Video came up in my recommendations. All I can say is holy heck is that thing clean! And that table set up is super slick! If you ever sell them, I'll be first in line to buy! Woodworking isn't my thing.
Hi Frank, the fact that the drill press has forward and reverse is because there are left hand drill bits. Also it is useful if used for power tapping. The chuck in the drill press is usually pressed in with a Morse taper shank.
Doood - your speech in the sequence by the dust collector was stellar. Very long, no stutters at all. Nice work! Impressive. I’m learning a little more about it, but still don’t understand it. Seems to be an anxiety/comfort issue?
I build a little sled for my grinder and the bottom front edge has a thin piece of material to catch the lip of the work bench. Now I can put it anywhere along the length of the bench and when I am using it the lip prevents it sliding back (and the weight keeps it from moving other directions).
My dad has a freestand Delta drill press from, at least the 50's. One of these days, it will be mine. Oh yes, it will... *insert maniacal laughter here*
On the chuck: That threaded collar above the chuck is designed to hold the chuck snugly against the taper, which keeps it from falling off when applying lateral pressure (e.g. spindle sanding). The same collar is also used to force the chuck *off* of the taper -- so don't be too afraid to use some force on the collar. Eventually, the chuck will just pop off. (I've just done this operation on a sixties-era drill press I acquired).
The reverse can be handy. I have maybe left hand twist drill bit that screw machines use or for drilling out broken bolt then hitting them with a easy-out. Awesome old machine you have there.
Frank put a round steel counterweight in the column that is the same weight as your table, attach it with a cable, put a cable pulley at the top of the column in between the belt and run the loose end down of the cable down and attach it to the table. This will make your table be able to lift up and down with your pinkies.
Ok....you blew my mind when to passed the pinion through to yourself as yourself put the gear in the pinion gear as it passed through. Great video thank you for making it
Great video as always. I just love the way you film. There is always some surprise in the way you make the videos. I wish you and your family a great week. Best wishes from Jan in Norway
All you need to site jury-rig that saw is 2 sawhorses, two 2x6-8, and a handful of 2x4 scrap Thw table is 3.5" above the base. You run the 2x6 on edge between the horses, saw screws into the upper edges of the 2x6s, and you toe-screw or pocket screw the 2x4s perpendicular across the 2x6s. Takes 2 mins to set up.
My old drill press chuck is actually screwed in from inside the bottom of the chuck, and then you use wedges to take it off of the Morse Taper spindle.
Talking about the bolts to attach the drill press to the table... meanwhile I look over at my drill press, with no bolts to hold it down, sitting in it's "temporary" position going on 8 years now... *sigh*
There's nothing more therapeutic than drinking a nice cup of coffee on a cool Sunday morning while watching a Frank Howarth video.
at 4.20AM
I think I know why the motor and mount is so unusual.
Back then, drill presses didn’t come with a motor. You had to buy it separately. The retailers/manufacturers didn’t even sell the press + motor as a package deal. So those motors are multipurpose, and the original owner bought a model that can reverse. I’m restoring a Rockwell Delta Homecraft drill press from late 50’s, and learned this while researching.
very true, if you see older catalogs, they give the prices of the presses only and then with the motors. cause back then you could use any motor of the approbate size to mount onto the mounting plate and chose, 1/3, 1/2, 3/4 or 1 HP depending on your needs.
I love these old drill press. So much quieter than than the newer ones and more features. The quill travel is also much farther than what you can buy these days.
Have you been in that shop a decade! That means I have been watching you a decade. Time flys.
I completely understand the “can’t say no to old tools” feeling. My dad always said a tool is the only thing that pays for itself.
"A tool is the only thing that pays for itself" 🤔 very well said! Your dad is a smart man! I like that saying.
Unless you have an Adobe subscription.
rivengle Adobe is an electronic tool 😋
@@DustinSeiger An evermore expensive one that you can never pay off. :(
I never turn anything down but the covers!
As always, a pleasant video.
Two things: 1) the spring housing has a hex on it specifically for tensioning and de-tensioning the spring - it's safer/easier to do with a wrench, and... 2) the web next to the holes on the underside of the table is meant to capture a hex nut, and the top would be screwed down from above with a countersunk flathead screw. The fastener you used is undersized: the fasteners should fill the slots, and the nut will work as intended.
interesting, that makes perfect sense.
That was nice of your brother to stop by and help
I love the aesthetic look of these old machines. Great job Frank.
Hi Frank, I have an idea for your antique post drill - Find a nice old rustic post, make a base on castors & a work table to hold a vise (or two) then use the drill as a tapping machine so you can make your own threaded inserts, furniture screws & connector nuts. This way it can be both ornamental as well as a usable tool for your shop. Stay safe and well :)
I inherited a similar 1940's Delta bench top drill press from my dad, who got it from his dad. Sentimental value to me, so I restored it much like you did. The table was exactly as yours and was a pain to move up and down on the shaft. I cleaned and oiled both the shaft and bracket, but it was still tough to move and kind of heavy. I bought a small hydraulic bottle jack that I keep under the table. When adjustment is needed, just loosen the handle holding the table to the main shaft and use the jack to raise or lower the table. Works like a charm.
When you first built the shop I thought it was huge. Many of us are no doubt looking forward to your new project, building the shop expansion.
Imagine you have one drill press set up with special jigs to drill the same hole in multiple pieces a lot of times. And for some reason in the middle of the operation you get the need to drill something else. ;) A secondary drillpress is a usefull item in the shop.
Fantastic. Pretty much in original condition. It’s been well looked after and good that it’s been overhauled to give many more years of useful life. Great job.
A real treat to witness you thinking your way through putting the drillpress into useful service. The table build at the end was like the cherry on top of a dessert.
The vintage motor was likely sold to be used on different machine with different rotations.
Good to see an oldie-but-goodie given a new life.
Dave.
*Frank on a rainy Sunday morning is the best Frank!*
Rain!? You got rain? You can bet Frank and a whole bunch of us wish we got some rain.
Your mellow video style helped me through a panic attack. Thanks, and these old tools certainly deserve the love ;)
Hi Frank. The reverse is for left handed drill bits used to remove busted bolts,screws and set screws. Great drill. Thanks for sharing. Love your videos.
The pulley cover is just magnificent.
So the reason you would run a drill press in reverse. (I work in a steel shop so this is something we need to do from time to time.) When you are drilling Steel and want to get your hole dead on, you use a center punch to mark the center of the hole, and you can leave the table loose where it can move. You lock the rotation, get the drill spinning backward, feed it down. With a bit in and running backward instead of cutting, it will "pull" the work piece into alignment - your punch mark with the center of the bit. You lock the table, double check, and then go on and drill your hole. good way to get very close to dead center as long as you punch hole in the right place.
As a fellow Portlander I woke up feeling super agitated with smoke, fire and pandemic anxiety. Watching you work on restoring this old tool was just the calming distraction I needed. Thanks man!
I have an old 1940’s vintage Craftsman drill press that looks a lot like yours. When I got it from my uncle, the shaft was bent but I was able to get it straightened at a machine shop. I don’t use it very much because it’s not very user friendly. The table is very difficult to move up and down, but after watching what you did with the table, I might have to start using it again. Thanks for the informative video 👍
Nice find. Good job tracking down the slop issue.
you have a soothing, calming voice.
this makes your videos quite enjoyable.
In the late 60s I was in college and working as a machinery mechanic for the University Hospital. I did all sorts of maintenance and repairs to equipment...pumps, motors, fan units, compressors, etc. We had a drill press just like this one in our workshop. Worked great! Enjoy!
Watching a Frank Makes is a great way to end the week.
This is to cool. I’ve had this exact drill press bolted to my bench for about twenty years now. I love it. Quiet, accurate and dependable.
Nice. It's nice to have extra drill presses for operations where you just leave the same bit in. Pre-drill bits, countersinks, etc. Great work!
Clever trick on the support leg to floor support. I like it, will save that trick for use later. Thanks.
Glad to see you and your family are doing well with the fires in Oregon,Nice find for the old drill press.
I am surprised to hear that Power Craft is such an old company. Great work!
Today’s Power Craft tool company isn’t the same one as this “PowerKraft”.
Hey Frank thanks for all the content. With the table not moving up and down very well many you can spring the metal that gets squeezed together. Usually a slot there just a screwdriver and a turn. Thanks again I think of you as a machinist wood worker!
Great job on this old beauty.
Love old machine, just so simple ideas
Frank’s home for lost and wayward tools. I feel you man. I acquired drill press number 4 this year. All range from 1930s to 1950s. I just can’t say no!
You can't beat vintage tools. They're built like a tank. I love my 1940s delta unisaw. I also have an early 50s craftsman drill press. Not like the junk you buy nowadays.
Agreed, that's why I love woman from the 1940s. They don't feel a thing!
I wonder how much of that is just survivor bias. Crappy tools of old just wouldn't have survived until now. And quality tools of today may last just as long, but they're not the ones you buy for cheap. Not that I have any numbers either way
@@namewarvergeben That's true. But they also didn't make tools out of plastic either. I know what you mean those. Cheap tin tools from the 50s aren't around anymore. I just think the chance of getting a quality tool in 1950 is higher than now.
This goes for appliances as well. It's sad that everything is built like crap today.
Guarantee that drill press would out perform anything built today!
Frank - The anti-clockwise feature is for left handed drill bits which you use with screw extractors for normal right hand thread screws and bolts that are broken. Hope this helps.
that cover on the top looks like a sultan's hat. A beautiful old tool. The red of those tracks is a nice pop of color too.
I enjoy your videos and always learn something. The table with its fence and T tracks is very well done. Thanks.
When the video opened with the empty workbench, I was expecting a "POP" and a drill press would appear.
Sure would've been easier to pop it in there than to carry it in and down the steps 😃
It's nice when your twin brother can help you...
Someone, years ago someone sold me an old wood lathe, and I had to do like you did: restore it.
But I now have a very good old wood lathe. It's good to work with the old machines: they bring back some memories (the good one, of course!)
I like those kind of videos! Thanks Frank. Good luke with these oldies!
Very nice old tool. I enjoyed your narration
I recently acquired a drill press very similar to this one but made by Duro Manufacturing. It didn't need any work and it's been a very useful tool in my shop. I love having a machine with so much history.
A suggestion: chamfer the bottom front edge of the fence. That creates a space for sawdust to collect, so you don't have to carefully sweep it all away after each hole.
I feel old tools sometimes work better than new ones.
I'd like to see a video on your sharpening setup for your tools. Mainly your lathe gouges. If possible!
Survivorship bias - only good tools survive 80 years.
I have that somewhere, but i forget what video it's in.
frank howarth it’s at the end of your bench grinder video. ruclips.net/video/4zKvDVYAJyg/видео.html
Love old tools - and the people who takes the tima to restore them!
One can never have too many tools. Love old tools!
I think the ring should be turned up against the spindle to push the drill chuck of the Jacobs taper which is a press fit. Thank you for your great content!
Very cool drill press with a nice new addition.
Holy radial arm saw collection, Batman!
Thanks so much for this. I have a 50’s era Sears drill press with exactly the same problem. The design is fairly close and I’m confident now I can get it working as good as the day my grandfather bought it.
The easiest way to make sure you’re spinning your spring in the right direction is to have the spindle dropped down and then spin the spring till the spring pulls the spindle back up.
Yes, it goes in the same direction you want it to go CCW or up.
Nice storytelling. I loved the way you matched the shot of the press with the overlay of the drawing near the beginning...and the clever positioning of your hand at 7:00 in, to cover the hole where the shaft came in. Very nice!
Great job.
Thanks Frank, as to production values, I think yours are second to none, you must have previous occupational skill in that area, if not then you are a bloody good amateur.
Hey Frank, dont worry about putting force onto that chuck to get it off. It is a Jacobs taper with a threaded ring on top, you need to break that tapers hold using that knurled ring. Use your adjustable spanner to grab the hole. I find it helps to put a big allen key in the chuck then hold that in a drill vise. This will give you the leverage needed to turn against the knurled nut. Great drill press!
Very nice restoration and setup for that great machine.
Great job on fixing the old drill press Frank! Thanks for sharing the video with us!💖👍👌😎JP
Loosen the screw on the back of the table, put a flat-blade screwdriver in the slot and tap it once to spread the clamp. Cleaning the pillar doesn't get rid of the goop on the inside of the clamp ring, but loosening the clamp slightly will make the table go up and down a lot easier.
Hoping it’s good ductile cast iron. I use a bottle jack and series of wood blocks to raise my floor drill press table as it’s too heavy for me. It’s a cast table, then I bolted a mill type slotted table that tilts, then a 2” wood table to the mill table. I use it for metal and wood fab. And yes I’m nuts!
I remember when that shop was new...it looked huge....and look now, it's cramped with tools :) Perhaps time for a new shop? ;)
ha! that would be nice
I no joke, did this exact same procedure on some old iron. I have an old Rockwell press that was exhibiting the same issue. We may have been doing this at the same time. Thank goodness for old woodworking machines .org
I really enjoy your relaxing voice overs. All of your videos are so professional and a treat to watch. Thanks for sharing... Colorado
The play that was on the shaft could have been made on purpose by the previous owner, to use for power taping threads, combined with the reverse it can be realy useful.
Thought exactly the same! Fits the fwd and reverse mode perfectly
I was beginning to wonder if it was set that way
How do you not have a check mark by your name yet!?
It's a beautiful machine originally made by Duro Metal Products - Chicago. They produced a number of machines sold under the Powr-Kraft name.
Frank, your videos are not only informative, but your production value is always amazing! Love the "pop" sound effects and the split screen (your clone). You make great wooden projects AND great videos! Great restoration of the drill press and that fence...who does that??? You do!
Very nice! I have my Grandfathers PowerKraft bandsaw from the same era. Also can never turn down free (or even not so free) antique tools.
Great little project! Love seeing such practical content!
Made my lunch break extra fun!
I had to watch your video because I have the same drill press. Have had it for 10 years now, use it all the time. The motor was replaced in 56 with one from Sears on mine, and I am missing the belt guard. But love it.
With that reversing switch you can undrill holes.
Some people use drill presses for tapping holes. There's several videos on here about it.
It also gives you more flexibility for putting sanding drums or wire wheels or grinding wheels on your drill press.
You can also use that drill press for removing really hard to remove screws.
You could even put a fan blade on there and blow the dust up or down, your choice. 😆
Regarding moving the table. Did you see the handle at the rear of the table. It is used to tighten and loosen the table , I think. Check it out. Love you work man.
Video came up in my recommendations. All I can say is holy heck is that thing clean! And that table set up is super slick! If you ever sell them, I'll be first in line to buy! Woodworking isn't my thing.
I have the very same drill press, Frank. The Powr Kraft DP of this era is pretty rare.
reverse is useful if you want to use it to tap threads in holes, or use left handed drills to remove stuck bolts
Also noticed the motor has a double ended shaft so maybe Powercraft used the same motor for different applications.
That's an awesome friend!
Beautiful piece. Love the vintage tools. Stay safe. Be well.
Hi Frank, the fact that the drill press has forward and reverse is because there are left hand drill bits. Also it is useful if used for power tapping.
The chuck in the drill press is usually pressed in with a Morse taper shank.
Doood - your speech in the sequence by the dust collector was stellar. Very long, no stutters at all. Nice work! Impressive. I’m learning a little more about it, but still don’t understand it. Seems to be an anxiety/comfort issue?
I build a little sled for my grinder and the bottom front edge has a thin piece of material to catch the lip of the work bench. Now I can put it anywhere along the length of the bench and when I am using it the lip prevents it sliding back (and the weight keeps it from moving other directions).
My dad has a freestand Delta drill press from, at least the 50's. One of these days, it will be mine. Oh yes, it will... *insert maniacal laughter here*
Love the personality of your details. So great.
On the chuck: That threaded collar above the chuck is designed to hold the chuck snugly against the taper, which keeps it from falling off when applying lateral pressure (e.g. spindle sanding). The same collar is also used to force the chuck *off* of the taper -- so don't be too afraid to use some force on the collar. Eventually, the chuck will just pop off. (I've just done this operation on a sixties-era drill press I acquired).
Just kicked it up a 110 percent, fixed it and added a table vids are great!
Nice machine.
It just has natural quality...
I was just browsing Craigslist for used drill presses in Wash and this popped up. Great stuff!
The reverse can be handy. I have maybe left hand twist drill bit that screw machines use or for drilling out broken bolt then hitting them with a easy-out. Awesome old machine you have there.
Frank put a round steel counterweight in the column that is the same weight as your table, attach it with a cable, put a cable pulley at the top of the column in between the belt and run the loose end down of the cable down and attach it to the table. This will make your table be able to lift up and down with your pinkies.
That was a nice and easy fix.
This thing is in incredible shape for a 40's something tool. Actually ridiculous
Nice Job as Always Frank!
Nice old iron! I just picked up a 1952 Delta floor model drill press at an auction to replace my Harbor Freight bench top drill press.
Ok....you blew my mind when to passed the pinion through to yourself as yourself put the gear in the pinion gear as it passed through. Great video thank you for making it
thanks, yes that worked out well
Great video as always. I just love the way you film. There is always some surprise in the way you make the videos. I wish you and your family a great week. Best wishes from Jan in Norway
All you need to site jury-rig that saw is 2 sawhorses, two 2x6-8, and a handful of 2x4 scrap Thw table is 3.5" above the base. You run the 2x6 on edge between the horses, saw screws into the upper edges of the 2x6s, and you toe-screw or pocket screw the 2x4s perpendicular across the 2x6s. Takes 2 mins to set up.
You need 2 opposing wedges to take off the chuck.
Mr Pete (Tubalcain) did a video on this topic.
My old drill press chuck is actually screwed in from inside the bottom of the chuck, and then you use wedges to take it off of the Morse Taper spindle.
@@grizdeluxe As I recall, sometimes, the screw has a left hand thread.
The wedge is called a 'drift' I think
@@etheroar6312 left hand screws. This. Is. Important. I stripped a chuck screw on my first time. Lesson learnt, pass it on !
Talking about the bolts to attach the drill press to the table... meanwhile I look over at my drill press, with no bolts to hold it down, sitting in it's "temporary" position going on 8 years now... *sigh*
Awesome drill press. One more piece of equipment to CNC for the shop🤦🏻♂️
Great video!!!💪🏼👍🏻❤️
Thank Frank !
Nice Frank. Old drill new table. Good combo. But the spring. You didn't wind the spring back on. Ahhhhhhhhhhh!
Great video. You could offset the center of the table so that you could rotate your inserts and get more life out of them.
great work as always Frank