MadModder
The Shop => Tools => Topic started by: Rog02 on May 21, 2010, 04:53:46 PM
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OK, for those members that have not been around for a while, I did a bandsaw rebuild a while back and posted it in installments under the projects section.
I will occasionally buy some old equipment and refurbish it as a hobby to a hobby. As this DP is up and running so well now, I will probably wait until some future date to tear into the rebuild.
Saw the ad on CL list late at night about 11:00 PM. Figured since the ad had been up since 6:57 PM it would be sold. I sent the obligatory e-mail with my cell phone number asking the seller to call me if it was still available. He sent me an e-mail the following morning which I discovered a couple of hours later (I rarely check email on Sunday before late evening). I was first responder and had right of refusal and a cell number. I called and told him I would take it sight unseen and would pay his asking price in US Dollars. I explained it was going to be a couple of hours before I could be there since it was a ways to drive (about 100 miles one way). He told me I was nuts to come that far for "This old thing" but since I was willing to drive he would hold it for me. I jumped in the 1 Ton Saturn and off to the far side of the BIG city I head. Thanks to some excellent directions I pulled in the PO's driveway a couple of hours later and handed him the cash. Since I had told him I was going to disassemble it to haul it, he had saved me the work by doing that before I arrived. The PO told me he had gotten the DP from a neighbor some 20 years ago and that it had set pretty much unused for most of that time since he is a hot rodder and drills a lot of metal. The Dp shows a lot of shop wear but little usage damage. The Previous previous owner (PPO?) had bought the machine new and had used it for a couple of years and then lost interest in the home workshop thing and let it set for a long time before moving it on to the PO.
Disassembled and packed in the trunk of the "1 Ton Saturn" for the ride back to the R&D Labs at T&E Technologies. My new to me, Craftsman Model 103.24530 Drill Press.
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh212/Rog02/Craftsman%20Drill%20Press/DrillPress002.jpg)
Re-assembled and ready for some drilling action.
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh212/Rog02/Craftsman%20Drill%20Press/DrillPress010.jpg)
The only damaged or missing part on the machine is this cracked "Lolli-Pop" knob. I located a decent replacement from another member at OWWM. BTW, you will notice the swarf on the table. I put this one to work the next morning.
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh212/Rog02/Craftsman%20Drill%20Press/DrillPress012.jpg)
The depth stop vernier is even intact with the OEM locking screw.
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh212/Rog02/Craftsman%20Drill%20Press/DrillPress003.jpg)
The quill lock knob is even still attached.
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh212/Rog02/Craftsman%20Drill%20Press/DrillPress004.jpg)
The table shows a small "arc of shame". I prefer to think of it as "The Smiley Face Of Ignorance".
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh212/Rog02/Craftsman%20Drill%20Press/DrillPress006.jpg)
Motor tag. This is the original motor for this DP.
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh212/Rog02/Craftsman%20Drill%20Press/DrillPress013.jpg)
I really don't believe this DP has seen much use in this lifetime. The key is still taped in the motor shaft.
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh212/Rog02/Craftsman%20Drill%20Press/DrillPress016.jpg)
The motor specs:
Craftsman 1/2 hp. Capacitor Motor
Model #115.19780
The tag is stamped with 1257 following the manufacturers model number (partially obliterated). The "Power Bronze" paint and the styling of the machine make December of 1957 a believable date.
Oh yeah, the price was $35, $15 worth of gas, the price of a "Happy Meal" and a 200 mile round trip. A nice day for a drive, plenty of good bench racing with another old dirt tracker and a chunk of "arn" saved. A great Sunday!
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Roger
Nice score Roger. I love it when these oldies turn up in such good condition with some of the original packing/shipping materials still in place. Sure doesn't look like it needs much restoration. Thanks for sharing this with us. :D :D
Cheers :beer:
Don
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Holy cow Roger! You are on a crusade.
Love the looks of the older DP. Very classic!
Eric
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Oh man, that's a nice find.
I love, love these old style drill presses. Beautiful.
What the heck happened to us?
Dean
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Roger,
That`s a very nice find, in very nice condition! :thumbup:
David D
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Hi from another Roger... Nice drill there!
I thought that this may be a good place to show a bit of ebay luck I had.
Half horse power 5 speed Progress bench drill for the princely sum of £10.50,
what looked like rust in the listing photos turned out to be protective grease.
Regards rog8811