I have a J.G.H. pillar drill, very old school with cast belt cover, back gear and takes MT3. According to the label on the headstock this was imported into the UK by Stanton Thompson of Kingston upon Thames and it uses imperial threads in it's assembly.
I am trying to find out where this was manufactured (for my own interest), as it is a superb machine and I like to know the history of things. I'll post some pictures later. I did an iternet search and found one other such drill here on a company website, but they have sold it.
When I bought it the back gears had been stripped. It looked like someone had engaged the gears whilst the motor was still running.
I've managed to have new gears made and a new return spring, as that subsequently failed. A friend has just reassembled the headstock for me as I was to cack handed to set it up right (I tried and failed).
As it is imperial (UNF) I'm assuming US or Canadian. J.G.H is stamped into the top of the column with the serial number.
I am trying to find out where this was manufactured (for my own interest), as it is a superb machine and I like to know the history of things. I'll post some pictures later. I did an iternet search and found one other such drill here on a company website, but they have sold it.
When I bought it the back gears had been stripped. It looked like someone had engaged the gears whilst the motor was still running.
I've managed to have new gears made and a new return spring, as that subsequently failed. A friend has just reassembled the headstock for me as I was to cack handed to set it up right (I tried and failed).
As it is imperial (UNF) I'm assuming US or Canadian. J.G.H is stamped into the top of the column with the serial number.