Vintage drill press restored

[egp320i]

old school style

note: not mine, it was on another site
made in Chicago likely in the 40's or so

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

old school style
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Nice

 

[westwall]

old school style

note: not mine, it was on another site
made in Chicago likely in the 40's or so
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More like the 1920's. That's a much later motor and pulley system than the press originally came with. Below is what the original setup would have looked like, and the belt would originally have been made of leather. Beautiful restoration though!

 

[The Duke]

More like the 1920's. That's a much later motor and pulley system than the press originally came with. Below is what the original setup would have looked like, and the belt would originally have been made of leather. Beautiful restoration though!

That belt looks like boiled leather if you ask me.

 

[westwall]

That belt looks like boiled leather if you ask me.

Just super dry

 

[The Duke]

I want a drill press and a bandsaw.

 

[westwall]

I want a drill press and a bandsaw.

Essential pieces of a good machine shop. Add to that a Bridgeport mill, a hydraulic press, and a good lathe, and you can do almost anything.

 

[The Duke]

and

Essential pieces of a good machine shop. Add to that a Bridgeport mill, a hydraulic press, and a good lathe, and you can do almost anything.

All the time I was growing up I had a friend that had everything and taught me how to do stuff. He had everything, Lathe, punch, press.
We could punch 2" holes in 2" steel.
That man taught me how to bore and balance an engine. He was a real treasure!
That was who told me about the Tom Fogel carbureter.
He did some amazing stuff and had a world record in something that I can't talk about cuz I'll be doxing myself. It involved engines.

 

[westwall]

and

All the time I was growing up I had a friend that had everything and taught me how to do stuff. He had everything, Lathe, punch, press.
We could punch 2" holes in steel.

It's fun, isn't it!

 

[The Duke]

It's fun, isn't it!

I used to sweep his shop up for a little money when I was younger, and then he started teaching me things. It was nice! I have feeler gauges n calipers n stuff still.

 

[westwall]

I used to sweep his shop up for a little money when I was younger, and then he started teaching me things. It was nice! I have feeler gauges n calipers n stuff still.

Good! Once you get a good tool, NEVER let it go!

 

[The Duke]

Good! Once you get a good tool, NEVER let it go!

I don't have much use for a steering wheel puller these days.
Have used it a couple times on non-steering wheel things in around 20 years or so.
Not in the past decade.

 

[egp320i]

More like the 1920's. That's a much later motor and pulley system than the press originally came with. Below is what the original setup would have looked like, and the belt would originally have been made of leather. Beautiful restoration though!

Per the picture the electrical cord was not installed on the motor just to keep it clean looking

 

[Darkwind]

Essential pieces of a good machine shop. Add to that a Bridgeport mill, a hydraulic press, and a good lathe, and you can do almost anything.

With a lathe and a mill, anything can be created. You don't really even need a hydraulic press, as there are a number of good manual presses that will work in a pinch, but a hydraulic press is nice.

Oh, and a brake. Hard to do sheetmetal bends without one.

 

[westwall]

I don't have much use for a steering wheel puller these days.
Have used it a couple times on non-steering wheel things in around 20 years or so.
Not in the past decade.

I have one of those too. I use it about once a year. But not to pull steering wheels either!