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I wasn’t going to post this here since it’s just a cheap drill press but ah what the heck, had pics anyway since I’ve been posting the progress on my IG. Picked up this drill press from CL last year. Not that I needed it but you know how that goes. I’ve had a small 8” Craftsman DP for like 20 yrs. I don’t use a drill press often so a small portable benchtop DP is all I ever needed. Plus I don’t have the room for a nice floor standing DP anyway & need to store it away when not in use. Gave the Craftsman to my youngest brother in Dec when he visited so it was time to get working on this one.
It’s an older generation yellow WEN 4214A (newest ones are orange with variations on parts, 4214B). Same base design as many others like the Jet & Powermatic, Reeves drive, 12”, MT2 spindle. Nothing special, made in China I’m sure, but it will be just fine for my needs.
Warning!: Lotsa lotsa lots of pics (you know me )
This one is much taller than my 8” CM DP. I don’t need the height & was very comfortable with my 8” CM Wen moved onto my bench for use. So I did something that is uncommon. I’ve heard of people extending the height of DPs, well I shortened mine. But I made an adapter so I could revert back to stock height if ever needed.
I wasn’t having the yellow. Not that I hate yellow, there was just too much of it. The paint stripper sold in stores now suck (no more methylene chloride content, maybe it’s a CA thing?)! The first one I bought did nothing except make a gooey mess. Second one I bought still didn’t work that well but at least it did, just had to apply it multiple times. I remember Wen one application would get pretty much everything off with barely any scrubbing. Didn’t get everything off after 3-4 applications but it was good enough.
Table was in decent condition. There were some dings & witness marks, proof of Wen the PO used an end mill that he talked about. Cleaned up the center bore & the chamfer. Saved some of the chips, mixed with epoxy, & filled in the voids.
I ported & polished the table but it made no difference in the ¼ mile. It did give me better 60 ft. times though. Ok, ok, these porting burrs were all I had on hand that could reach into the areas where I wanted to clean up the casting a bit before paint. First time using FrogTape Painter’s Tape, works pretty well but it’s a bit expensive.
Base, column, & table rack assy cleaned up. Squared up the bottom of column mount (probably not even worth the effort). Replaced the locking handles. Starting to look like what I envisioned.
On to the head. Funny how small it looks with it all disassembled.
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It’s an older generation yellow WEN 4214A (newest ones are orange with variations on parts, 4214B). Same base design as many others like the Jet & Powermatic, Reeves drive, 12”, MT2 spindle. Nothing special, made in China I’m sure, but it will be just fine for my needs.
Warning!: Lotsa lotsa lots of pics (you know me )
This one is much taller than my 8” CM DP. I don’t need the height & was very comfortable with my 8” CM Wen moved onto my bench for use. So I did something that is uncommon. I’ve heard of people extending the height of DPs, well I shortened mine. But I made an adapter so I could revert back to stock height if ever needed.
I wasn’t having the yellow. Not that I hate yellow, there was just too much of it. The paint stripper sold in stores now suck (no more methylene chloride content, maybe it’s a CA thing?)! The first one I bought did nothing except make a gooey mess. Second one I bought still didn’t work that well but at least it did, just had to apply it multiple times. I remember Wen one application would get pretty much everything off with barely any scrubbing. Didn’t get everything off after 3-4 applications but it was good enough.
Table was in decent condition. There were some dings & witness marks, proof of Wen the PO used an end mill that he talked about. Cleaned up the center bore & the chamfer. Saved some of the chips, mixed with epoxy, & filled in the voids.
I ported & polished the table but it made no difference in the ¼ mile. It did give me better 60 ft. times though. Ok, ok, these porting burrs were all I had on hand that could reach into the areas where I wanted to clean up the casting a bit before paint. First time using FrogTape Painter’s Tape, works pretty well but it’s a bit expensive.
Base, column, & table rack assy cleaned up. Squared up the bottom of column mount (probably not even worth the effort). Replaced the locking handles. Starting to look like what I envisioned.
On to the head. Funny how small it looks with it all disassembled.
Continued.......