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I think it is a 1940's D950 model 15" Bench model drill press... I do not know the exact year, if anyone is familiar with the serial number and year relationship, let me know. I posted on Vintage Machinery asking the same...
Bought locally (well, an hour away from me) from the grandson of the original owner. Grandson is 60 now, and did not have use for it... Interesting he mentioned not working with wood as the reason for selling it. I thought these worked for both wood and metal. Found it while searching Craigslist for machine shop tools...
From the Craigslist ad:
And when I got it home:
Removed the wood panels on the table...
Missing the original switch... And the belt cover. Owner told me that he does not recall ever having a belt cover. Looking at the catalog from 1940, not clear if that was an option or not...
A few videos were they restore them to looking like new:
But based on feedback from the forum, I will leave it mostly alone. I cleaned it, took apart the spindle, cleaned that, applied fresh grease... I had already started to polish the feed lever handles... and I will finish polishing the column...
I use some mild degrease on the spring cover as well...
And cleaned the spindle cover... most of the pain was gone on this one...
I need to finish polishing the column to remove all traces of rust...
I will also keep the stand, I just need to add the missing 1x4...
The thread was going to be to document the restoration.... now it will be to see if I can find a few accessories and missing parts for it...
Bought locally (well, an hour away from me) from the grandson of the original owner. Grandson is 60 now, and did not have use for it... Interesting he mentioned not working with wood as the reason for selling it. I thought these worked for both wood and metal. Found it while searching Craigslist for machine shop tools...
From the Craigslist ad:
And when I got it home:
Removed the wood panels on the table...
Missing the original switch... And the belt cover. Owner told me that he does not recall ever having a belt cover. Looking at the catalog from 1940, not clear if that was an option or not...
A few videos were they restore them to looking like new:
But based on feedback from the forum, I will leave it mostly alone. I cleaned it, took apart the spindle, cleaned that, applied fresh grease... I had already started to polish the feed lever handles... and I will finish polishing the column...
I use some mild degrease on the spring cover as well...
And cleaned the spindle cover... most of the pain was gone on this one...
I need to finish polishing the column to remove all traces of rust...
I will also keep the stand, I just need to add the missing 1x4...
The thread was going to be to document the restoration.... now it will be to see if I can find a few accessories and missing parts for it...
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