The motor mount was a homemade item that was badly fitted and totally wrong for the drill, the drive belt pulley was the wrong type and size for the drill, the ancient key-less chuck had a broken jaw and wouldn't tighten, and most seriously, the quill rack and pinion gearing was U/S and kept jamming. The paint work was a multitude of colours with at least three layers of paint, all poorly finished. Do a little research before you start work.Įverything was covered in light surface rust and the shite of a hundred years worth of use (the drill was made between 18). This is the correct drive pulley system for the pattern of drill I purchased. Some have a lot more parts than mine, but the main areas of interest are the condition and accuracy of the base, the main pillar (column), the table, the spindle, the quill and the chuck. The second image shows the general arrangement of the standard drill press from 1931. The first thing to do is to check the drill over and try and figure out exactly what you have bought BEFORE you start working on it.
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