1953 Delta Rockwell Homecraft Drill Press Restoration | Part 2 - Drill Press and Stand
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- This is Part 2 of a two-part series restoring a 1953 Delta Rockwell Homecraft drill press. Part 1 is the restoration of the motor; Part 2 is the restoration of the drill press itself and the stand.
WATCH PART ONE (Motor Restoration): • 1953 Delta Rockwell Ho...
Delta Homecraft No. 11-120 11” Drill Press Operating and Maintenance Manual: www.vintagemachinery.org/pubs/...
Delta Rockwell serial number look-up (determine what year and where your Delta Rockwell tools were made!): wiki.vintagemachinery.org/Delt...
DIY Drill Press Stand: sawsonskates.com/diy-drill-pr...
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This is a No. 11-120 Delta Homecraft 11” Drill Press manufactured in the Tupelo, Mississippi Delta factory in 1952. The Vintage Machinery link above has a database of all serial numbers for Delta equipment from the 1940’s-1980’s that can tell you both the year and location where your Delta tool was made just based on the serial number. This drill press was my grandfather’s that he used his whole life for every DIY project around the house. We used it together for woodworking projects he taught me when I was a kid in the 1990’s. Over the years it was painted and repainted, wiring added, and sat on a retrofitted stand with a dedicated metal toggle switch to start it up. When he passed away it sat around for a while before finally coming to me. You’ve probably seen it used in other restoration projects of mine, but the time finally came for its own moment in the spotlight.
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0:00 - 0:27 Overview
0:28 - 6:27 Disassembly
6:28 - 11:06 Degreasing and wire wheeling parts
11:07 - 14:09 Stripping paint
14:10 - 15:08 Table surface cleanup
15:09 - 16:22 Priming and painting
16:23 - 17:31 Reusing switch and new switch box
17:32 - 26:25 Reassembly
26:26 - 26:54 New table mounting
26:55 - 27:46 Wiring and mounting switch
27:47 - 28:38 Before/After
29:01 - 30:14 Testing
30:15 - 30:26 Thank you and please subscribe!
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I recommend breaking down the restoration into smaller ‘chunks’. There are so many parts to keep straight that unless you are filming where everything has to stay disassembled for the ‘reassembly’ layout shot it will be easier to restore things section by section. Take lots of pictures along the way to reference. Start with removing the motor - keep the mounting bracket attached when you unmount the motor unlike what I show in the video, it’ll be much easier. Then, remove the drill press head from the stand.
You’ll now have three ‘chunks’ to work with - the stand, the drill head, and the motor. The stand parts are easy to restore, just don’t sand the table tops too severely or you can make them unlevel. The drill press head further breaks down into smaller ‘chunks’ - the actual drill column/quill, the feed/return mechanism, and the spindle. Most components will just need a thorough degreasing and wire wheel before re-greasing and reassembling. You can always refer to the owner’s manual PDF (linked above) for the exploded view of the whole drill press.
Be careful with the return mechanism’s spring - keep it its housing! There’s no easy way to get that spring back into the housing if it’s ever uncoiled. When you reassemble the return mechanism, make sure to tighten it counterclockwise and to the point to where you can’t physically make another turn - this will maximize the return speed. For the drill chuck, I just wire wheeled the exterior and treated the inside with silicone lubricant. It’s a bit involved to actually disassemble and reassemble the chuck itself, but there are lots of helpful resources for that, including a possible future Catalyst Restorations video on that topic!
For paint, I chose Rustoleum’s hammered paint in gray - this is both close to the original color and also and extremely durable paint with excellent adhesion for tools. You can choose to prime all your parts or just paint directly onto the parts. I recommend stripping the parts down to bare castings for maximum adhesion and durability, but you should at least sand painted surfaces with ~220 grit sandpaper if you don’t plan to strip it down.
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You did a great job on the restoration of the drill press. Please restore your grandfather’s light and put it back, it belongs with it.
Definitely still plan on keeping it, Jay!
Found this through Reddit. Great job! Love to see something old become new again!
Thanks for stopping by fellow restorer! I just subscribed to your channel - looking good over there!
@@CatalystRestorations Thank you! , I subbed as well.
Great restoration! The best part about these types of restorations isn't making them look new again but uncovering all that history hidden under the dirt. That thing should last you a lifetime. My Delta Rockwell is still running well.
Absolutely agree! Thank you so much again for helping make this restoration a bit easier for me!
What a great machine. I just absolutely love the way things were built before plastic took over. You've showed us once again how skilful you are , well done 👏 👍
Thanks for the kind words! It really is amazing how every single piece of this is metal and incredibly solid 70 years later.
How satisfying it must be to have restored your grandpa's drill press to what is probably better than new condition! I love the fact that the pulleys are so accessible and you can easily change speeds depending on what you're drilling. I was given one like this, but it's too cold in my shop to fuss with right now. Thanks for all the tips!
The step pulley system really is a treat. The owners manual has a nice quick reference guide to what RPM you can expect from each different combination of steps on the spindles - I need to print off a copy for the wall! Thanks as always for watching!
I was concerned for a moment that you were going to polish out those wonderful machine marks on the table.
Thanks for leaving them intact.
I know in the restoration video world everyone wants everything polished to a mirror finish, but there's no way I would do that on these!
Amazing work my friend it looks fabulous !! Good old rock solid Drill Press !! 👍👍
Thanks Robert!!
What a great turnaround on that drill press!
Thanks Aaron!! It's the centerpiece of the workshop now!
Good job 👍👍👍Thank you for sharing. Be safe 🇨🇦
Thanks for watching! Be safe too! 🇺🇸
Nice job.
Thanks Craig!
Excellent.
Thank you!
Very cool machine.😊😊😊
I love the 40s-50s aesthetic! Thanks for watching!!
Nice job
Thanks for watching, Jason!
Muito bom!Excelente ficou top👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you!!!
Omg I just got a model very similae to this ! I'm so going to restore mine. I might skip the paint removal... I hate that thing like pest (I use restore typewriters). But mine has a very nice gray paint. The chuck is crappy though...
If the paint is in good shape I definitely wouldn't touch it! And the nice thing about the chuck is you can always buy a new/different one for it!
Super
😁👍
@@CatalystRestorations You are welcome
Nicely done! Hopefully someday you will have a proper sandblaster and a powder coating kit for your workshop. Next thing you know, you'll even have a lathe to machine your own parts, but that's for another day! lol
It would be nice to have a full setup like that someday! On the other hand, I've been trying to gear Catalyst Restorations towards people who don't have access, space, or money for the fancier equipment to show them they can still restore their own stuff perfectly fine without all the bells and whistles!
@@CatalystRestorations oh yeah, I remember you mentioning about that to me a little while back. Sorry, I forgot. Hey, whatever floats your boat man. I kinda like the simpler route of restoring things. Guess it's just my OCD lol
I'm not a purist, but I liked the cream color, kind of kitchen utensil
It really wasn't bad at all! Just not my taste personally and too sloppily done to keep it around.
@@CatalystRestorations Don't worry too much, you had the right attitude!
Certainly reminded me of a Kitchenaid Mixer, especially with that classic 1950s "atomic age" domed cover!
@@carissavixen It really does! I love the asthetic.
Grandpa would be proud nice job
Thanks Dave! I'm just glad it's in my possession and will continue to get used for decades!
Mooi! Please tell me what size Jacobs Chuck that is.
Check out the comments on the full video of part 1 and part 2 combined. Another commenter had the same question and I answered it there.
👍👍👍👍 my drill press serial # is AB6760 1951! what size motor does your drill press have?
I don't know the exact dimensions off the top of my head, but it's a 1/2 HP motor.
@@CatalystRestorations my drill had a 1/4 hp motor it was small but I had 1/3hp work great!
That's marvelous! What a shocking price for the lamp though. Maybe it's time for a Chinese company to turn them out for much less. It's possible they already have.
Thanks Jozsef! I'm honestly shocked that I couldn't find a cheap reproduction somewhere in the months I worked on this project. I searched every buying/selling site I could find. Just one single guy on eBay seems to be making them. Still hoping to maybe get my hands on an original one someday if it turns up. I'd of course even take one in broken condition so I could make a video out of it!
@@CatalystRestorations Persistence may well be rewarded since they did make these so old ones have to exist. Of course they will usually be attached to a drill press but who knows?