I am in the middle of restoring a Craigslist 1978 Chicago Industrial drill press. I think it is about 95% the same machine. Thanks for posting! I'm going to try to find an Astra owners manual because I couldn't find one for the Chicago Industrial brand.
P.S. At my work there are two of these machines, they are still used regularly, it is a beautiful tool, certainly worth the repair / restoration!!! Continue Martin, I can't wait..... haha.....!!!!!!!!!!!!
That'll be worth keeping hold of when it's done. Funny how all workshop tools are painted blue Hammerrite. In every workshop I've ever worked in all the kit was painted that colour Hammerite.
Nice old drill press you got yourself there Martin especially with it having a No2 Morse Tapered shaft drill chuck spindle, That slot through the spindle is to stick a wedge through it and knock the chuck off it rather than hitting the chuck its self, Keep the excellent content coming
@@markmawson1 "temper" is when you partially normalize the substrate after hardening...probably meant "quench gardening"...which does nothing to mild steel, now you could carburize it & then heat treat & temper... The easiest option, besides than leaving it soft to not damage any precision ground surfaces, would be to just case harden it & be done though.
Damn! Considering all the work you did, you should have considered making it into a mini-mill. I'm just about done restoring a Smithy mill/lathe combo that spent a few years on sombody's junk pile that my friend picked up for $200 ...wich was probably too much. Fortunately it didn't need grinding or scraping and the paint job was so good that I just left it. I might fill in some minor dings in it later but I didn't think anybody still did great paint jobs like that.
Bro, wheres part deux? This is killing me, you left me in the middle of the suspense. Good job, cant wait for the next episode. Yeah, looks like you’re going Star Wars style on this one. “You have learned much my son, lets make as many episodes we can together and we will get all the likes of the galaxy”
That looks like a realky good drill press Martin. It would cost a fortune to buy one the same quality. Excellent video look forward to next part. Hope you are feeling better now Martin Jack
cant wait to see the rest of this one martin its a good one ,question is? paint ...original sort of army green,or the new blue ,personally for me ,the original army green think it would look awesome...all the best..............dougie
given paint remover's consistency I can't help but feel like it should be sold in jars ... (yes I am weird like that) ... oh, and thumbs up - obviously :)
Good content, good camera work, nice relaxing music, good editing. All round awesome so why the thumbs down? Some people are just fucked. Keep up the great work mate. I subbed cause this is a brilliant channel. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
Dang int! You've started off well but haven't finished this. Only thing I can do now is to subscribe. Very much looking forward to the next part(s)! This drill does make me wonder just how much green paint was left over after WW2...even as a kid here in the US, in the late 60s early 70s, there was still new machinery being made in that color. I suppose it makes sense to use it up and if something needs to be painted but not fashionable it's as good a color as any. Or, was the green the primer?
how about restoring old machines and tools that they dont make anymore,something worth bringing back,drill presses are still identical to this so its not worth the effort, and its not interesting enough that id listen to you grunting and breathing in the microphone the whole video
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I remember these old beasts when at School! 1986 onwards. Glad to see one restored! :D
Finally, the holy grail of restoration videos. :)
Can't wait to see the build in full swing
Looks like it's well made and when finished will be an asset to your workshop, Great video, looking forward to part 2.
Yes Gary, its a heavy duty one.
What a lovely old thing I thought, no not talking about you Martin, great start to this restoration
Awesome part 1 Martin. Can't wait till part 2 comes out.
great to have you back Martin, hope youre feeling better.
That was great, Martin. What a fun project, and useful too.
That will definitely be a nice bit of kit. Made in the days when things were made well. That’ll be excellent in your workshop. Brilliant video!
Look forward to seeing the end result, am certain it will be the usual proper job! Will be a brilliant addition to the workshop for sure!
*Nice!*
Can't wait for part 2
also the footage of the sandblasting was right up my oddly satisfying pressure washing alley - thank you :)
I look forward to the next one Martin !!! Thank you very much !!! I love it.......!
Can't wait for part 2!
Cleaning up well so far mate. Great video
very interesting.looking forward to the rest of the restore.
Very talented, waiting for part 2
Good to see you back mate. Great vid as always.
I can tell you work hard on these videos they are so in depth thanks for sharing bud 😎
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Nice work Martin, will look good when finished.
That's really cool that you're giving new life to that drill press. I can't wait to see the end results.
👏👏👏
Waiting for the second half of the build bc so fae you're doing a great job
I am in the middle of restoring a Craigslist 1978 Chicago Industrial drill press. I think it is about 95% the same machine. Thanks for posting! I'm going to try to find an Astra owners manual because I couldn't find one for the Chicago Industrial brand.
Cant wait to see the end result !
Hi Mart, Great too see you back mate.
Baz.
Nice video on a dismal December great work as always
Nice, nice... I hoping for the part 2. 😀
Looking forward to more. 💚♰😻
Going to look great, witch is the norm with you Martin. Can’t wait to see the end result.👍👍👍👍👍
P.S. At my work there are two of these machines, they are still used regularly, it is a beautiful tool, certainly worth the repair / restoration!!! Continue Martin, I can't wait..... haha.....!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very solid drill press Henk
I have seen it Martin, it is good old quality, if I were you I would use it myself, for future projects!!!
More more more lol! Love this stuff, could watch it all day. Well, when I’m not doing the same on my end 😉
Great vid Martin 👍
Thanks for showing & sharing that
Great camera work aswel , you've got a great channel here 👍👍
Always your resto videos.....reminds me of James Mays restoration programme
Haha, i've not seen that.
No yacking...just got on with the job. Learnt a couple of things with regard my pedestal drill. Well put together video. 😁🇦🇺👍🏻
You've made a cracking start there mate. I hope you are well now.
That'll be worth keeping hold of when it's done. Funny how all workshop tools are painted blue Hammerrite. In every workshop I've ever worked in all the kit was painted that colour Hammerite.
Well done. Keep on my friend
Hi,
Just watched these videos. Amazing.
Do you sell any of these restorations?
My husband would love the Astra bench drill.
Nice old drill press you got yourself there Martin especially with it having a No2 Morse Tapered shaft drill chuck spindle, That slot through the spindle is to stick a wedge through it and knock the chuck off it rather than hitting the chuck its self, Keep the excellent content coming
Yes I know Mark but it didn't come with the tapered wedge so I'll have to get one.
@@RetroHax make one out of a piece of thin flat bar and temper it that's all i did mate
@@markmawson1 "temper" is when you partially normalize the substrate after hardening...probably meant "quench gardening"...which does nothing to mild steel, now you could carburize it & then heat treat & temper... The easiest option, besides than leaving it soft to not damage any precision ground surfaces, would be to just case harden it & be done though.
Part 2!! Part 2!! Haha I'm way too impatient for segmented projects 🤣 great video once again mate
I want more and more :) I thought that drill press will be like new one
another graet video agian martin keep the comming
Looking good 👍🇬🇧
It's gonna look like your usual standards excellent cheers for the vids
looks like the rillpress we had in out wood and metalshop in school here in sweden
That's so cool to see a woman doing one of these videos
Really good to have you back mate. Hope all is well? 👍
Damn! Considering all the work you did, you should have considered making it into a mini-mill.
I'm just about done restoring a Smithy mill/lathe combo that spent a few years on sombody's junk pile that my friend picked up for $200 ...wich was probably too much. Fortunately it didn't need grinding or scraping and the paint job was so good that I just left it. I might fill in some minor dings in it later but I didn't think anybody still did great paint jobs like that.
I would love to find something like this. I have a basic drill press with an upgraded motor. Suits me well but I wouldn't mind having a better one.
Just seen your channels picture and your gonna upload every Wednesday cool!
Bro, wheres part deux? This is killing me, you left me in the middle of the suspense. Good job, cant wait for the next episode. Yeah, looks like you’re going Star Wars style on this one. “You have learned much my son, lets make as many episodes we can together and we will get all the likes of the galaxy”
Not filmed it yet. Its as it happens bud.
Did you ever get that stuff on your arms?
Hope you're ok now Mate 😊 This is something definitely worth doing. Be good for another 100 years 👍
That looks like a realky good drill press Martin. It would cost a fortune to buy one the same quality. Excellent video look forward to next part.
Hope you are feeling better now Martin
Jack
Yes I am, thanks Jack.
Good life advice: “If at first you don’t succeed, use a bigger hammer.”
Do you ever use pb blaster or liquid wrench? It works better for getting in and breaking up the rust than wd40
No i've not tried it. Thanks for the suggestion.
Respect bro
Looks a lot like my Jet of about the same period. We call them left hand thread nuts.
Well done Martin, coming along nicely. Can I ask what media grit are you using in your cabinet?
Aluminium Oxide Jon
4 thumbs down 👎 wtf. Looking good so far 😊
Nice build m8t hope to see you on the video soom doing shout outs and bits on ur mowers
cant wait to see the rest of this one martin its a good one ,question is? paint ...original sort of army green,or the new blue ,personally for me ,the original army green think it would look awesome...all the best..............dougie
I'm painting it green again Doug but it'll be a darker shade of Hammerite.
Cool 🔥🔥👍👍👍
I am the table 🤘
given paint remover's consistency I can't help but feel like it should be sold in jars ... (yes I am weird like that) ... oh, and thumbs up - obviously :)
That is well worth restoring, well done Martin. When is the next Ford Transit installment coming?
Soon Paul.
Good content, good camera work, nice relaxing music, good editing. All round awesome so why the thumbs down? Some people are just fucked.
Keep up the great work mate. I subbed cause this is a brilliant channel.
Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
Thanks Stuart, They are just trolls I think. Thanks for the sub bud.
Cheers
Martin
RetroHax, Thanks Martin but I should be thanking you. You give me the inspiration to keep fixing my old tools. 👍👍👍
Dang int! You've started off well but haven't finished this. Only thing I can do now is to subscribe. Very much looking forward to the next part(s)!
This drill does make me wonder just how much green paint was left over after WW2...even as a kid here in the US, in the late 60s early 70s, there was still new machinery being made in that color. I suppose it makes sense to use it up and if something needs to be painted but not fashionable it's as good a color as any. Or, was the green the primer?
I don't think it was primer as the power switch is green as well.
Somebody’s had a hard life drilling out their differences.
Very good. Do not forget your health.
Part one over too quickly, looking forward to part two.
Hope all is well with you Martin.
I'm nearly back Barb.
Did you identify why it had been dismantled in the first place...?
The chap I bought it from intended to restore it but never got round to it. I paid £ 25.00 for it.
A1 on to vid 2
I've subscribed just because I want to see it finished, however you need to invest in a copper/hide mallet.
I do have one somewhere lol
RetroHax nice work mate.
Wish you would talk I enjoy your videos thank
awww where's part 2
Still filming it.
I hope once you complete this...that you will think about Donating back to a school that needs it.
May e he got it cus he needs it.
graet????
Over way too soon!
Time fly's when you are having fun Jim lol
Brazil
Can you talk
İlk yorum
how about restoring old machines and tools that they dont make anymore,something worth bringing back,drill presses are still identical to this so its not worth the effort, and its not interesting enough that id listen to you grunting and breathing in the microphone the whole video
Grunting and breathing. New camera with the mic turned up too much, Give me a break.
I'm glad to see i'm not the only one who finds playing with the spring-loaded motor oil cap mildly amusing