1950's Craftsman Drill Press Restoration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ต.ค. 2019
- Here we have a restoration of a 1950's Craftsman Benchtop Drill Press. This was acquired for free off the street near San Francisco. Also features Sergio Leone style cowboy stop motion fun. Enjoy!
I'm glad to see you use plenty of penetrant to disassemble and liberal use of oil along the way. So many others don't during their restorations. Nice job! Thanks for posting!
The restoration alone was great. The videography and soundtrack make this a masterpiece. Brilliant job.
Edit to add that I have 2 floor-standing versions of this DP to restore. One of them has the Vari-Slo speed adjustment attachment that is prone to breakage from heavy-handed treatment, which will be a challenge for me.
First Class Job !
Awesome man! I love the rebuild!!!!! Turned out cool looking. Plus the western style and animation makes this video one of my favorites to date. Keep em coming man!
A restoration...and a western. Great job & love that press
An Oscar restoration, congratulations
Excellent! And really enjoyed the western animation too.
Damn fine restoration. I love these DPs, done 6 myself, it becomes an addiction.
Nice work and very entertaining. Thanks!
Excellent editing! Love the stop motion. I need to do this to mine...
Been looking to restore my dad’s old drill press. This was awesome. Great work.
Using this video as a reference, I just finished restoring the Dunlap version that I picked up from a machinist. It was my first time using an ultrasonic cleaner, and it was amazing how well Evapo-Rust worked. I went a step further also placing the smaller parts in a metal mesh tea ball suspended in the cleaner. The motor was the most difficult to disassemble/reassemble. Using a punch on the motor housing was a great tip!
Awesome. Yeah the marking of the motor housing is crucial. If I'm remembering correctly, I think I picked that up from a Mr. Pete video. Glad the video was helpful.
Excellent restoration! Those drill presses are built to last, if you take care of them. I really enjoyed watching. It has been a long time since I've seen a really good western movie. You would make a great director. Again excellent job.
Thanks. I appreciate the comment.
Nice work, and cool video. That's a really good looking machine. Would not mind having something like this one day. I liked seeing everything oiled up with machine oil prior to assembly. Some of these restoration videos make me cringe when tools are put back together dry.
Outstanding!
Thank you for the video. I have damn near the same drill press. I was at a loss how the spindle came out to change the bearings. I still can’t find a shop manual on how to do it but your video is amazing. I will have to watch is a few more times, I can’t work as fast as you.
best video of a restoration by far! amazing, loved it. Not only can you edit videos like a pro, you can work the tools like a pro too, your pretty set-up for a small place, lets see more
OMG, I was NOT expecting that opening!! I laughed my ass off! That was some great stop motion video, thanks for posting it!
Thank you. Some people seem to hate it and others dig it. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Very good job 👍👌
All I gotta say is, that was fun. Thanks! Dc
Nice job man!
Thanks man. It was a fun one.
Entertaining. Informative. Subscribed.
Brilliant/Amazing/Fascinating/Informative/Entertaining/Hilarious/Encouraging (etc.)
I have the floor model of that same press and just bought another for parts...
Really enjoyed this and your speed reducer Vid. Admire all your many skills.
Okay spaghetti western, I get the name now haha. Man with no name style, I love the video. I cant think how much longer it must take to have to start and stop the work while filming these clips. Really good stuff man, keep em coming. I have one of these smaller presses waiting for a teardown, this is really helpful.
Cool 🤩
Haha great intro.
Nice. Thanks for sharing. I just bought one online. I'm gonna start restoring it soon. I just wished its motor was Dunlap like yours. The one that I bought, its motor is also Craftsman from 1956 I think. Thanks for sharing.
Well done.😅
I just got the same drill, think maybe an older version. This is a super helpful video, but is it weird that the best part is that the cowboy uses a modern tactical shotgun?
Quick question, how did you make that chrome strip that goes around on top of the drill press at 20:00 min of the video? I like to make one for my drill press. Thanks
Come on over buddy bring your shop with you .......K in az
Quality! I’m just starting a restoration on a craftsman drill press, so this is really helpful. What disks did you use on your angle grinder to remove the rust?
Thanks!
I'm doing a restoration project myself. I believe you can use a soft to medium wire disc wheel on a grindor. Depends the size. Mine is a dewalt4" and with the soft wire wheel, it removed the rust nicely without scratching the metal.
Very nice work S.C.. I love the color paint that u used, how can I duplicate that color? Love the animation.. very creative.. We need to get u some more subbs.. Count me in to do my part.... Take care my friend... Until the next video...
Quick question. Is there supposed to be a thrust washer under the spindle pulley? Also very nice work and video.
awesome video, where did you buy and what size tag rivets did you use?
Beautiful work. I just inherited my great grandfather's 1955 craftsman floorstanding drill press and just about have my mind set on doing a full restoration like this to it. After some rust disolver on a few small parts im trying to figure out how you got rid of the dull gray finish it leaves on the steel. I tried a wire wheel and it brings the color back but the tool marks left behind aren't pretty. Is the wire wheel you used particularly soft/fine or is your technique that much better than mine?
This was a while ago now but I believe I used a coarse crimped type wire wheel. The braided types, in my experience, leave the heaviest tool marks behind afterwards. If the crimped bristle stainless ones are still too rough, maybe a brass bristle brush, also not braided. Also mounting the wire wheel in a drill press gives you some control over the speed which may also be helpful. Good luck with the restoration and please let me know if this was helpful.
Just looked back, it was a Forney 72742 Coarse Crimped Wire Wheel Brush. Also just letting the parts glide along the tips of the bristles helps, rather than loading the wheel at all.
@@spaghetticallahan9292 appreciate the response. I wonder if the rust dissolver I used left a particularly thick layer of discolored steel. Just tried another part using an 8 inch crimped brass wire wheel in my bench grinder on the lowest speed and the least amount of pressure and got the same results.
Great video. When polishing the the table and base with the 3 in 1 what number grit paper were you using on the orbital sander?
The table was pitted pretty badly so I started with 80 and worked my way up to 600 I believe.
@@spaghetticallahan9292 thank you
Came out Beautiful! Can I ask what color is that paint??
It is Rustoleum Matte Black Hammered. It’s actually entirely more of a grey color but it holds up well. It’s been my weapon of choice for most stuff recently. Thanks for the comment/question.
Love the guitar soundtrack!!
Who is that?
Heyyyyy, follow up question, how did you get that piece out at 3:24? I took at the round piece on the side but I'm confused on how you're hitting it to make it come loose
So on one side of the head casting (left side if your looking at the press from the front) there is the spring assembly for the quill return. On the opposing side (right side) there is the quill handle assembly which moves the quill up and down using a rack and pinion style gear that interacts with the grooves on the back of the spindle. Once both of these parts (spring assembly and quill handle assembly) are completely removed along with the pulley of course, the spindle should slide out the bottom. In the video at 3:24, I am actually hitting the table down which was preventing the spindle from being able to come out. The table was frozen to the column with rust. Hopefully this helps.
What paint and color did you use?
@15:45 what are you spraying on the motor to clean up the parts?
Mineral spirits.
@@spaghetticallahan9292 Thank you kindly. Great job doing the video and restore. :)
what color did you go with for this project. i'm restoring this exact same model right now i like the color you went with.
Rustoleum Matte Black Hammered.
Will that controller work with a 110 single phase motor ?
The controller from the power power tapping video? No, it requires a 3 phase motor, but runs on either 110v or 220v single phase power.
@@spaghetticallahan9292 10-4, do you know where I might find a VFD for 110, with a Single Phase Motor ?
I built A Belt Grinder and it has a 3/4HP 1750Rpm motor, it's a bit much without a VFD Controller. They seem to be nearly impossible to find.
Cool Videos BTW 👍🏻
So the chuck is part of the shift????? Was looking to put a QC one on my press.
Sorry shaft
The chuck is set on a JT-33 taper. They make specifically sized wedges that you can use to remove the chuck. Sometimes they jump right off and sometimes they put up a fight. I left the original on in this case and just replaced the bearing that rides above the chuck. Also noteworthy, on the older presses there is often a threaded collar above the chuck that both helps to seat the taper and to release it. On my larger floor model craftsman I replaced the older 1/2" Jacobs chuck with a keyless chuck. The mounted chuck is shown in both the other drill press videos I have up at the moment.
@@spaghetticallahan9292 thank you for the info I appreciate it. I saw a video by @mrpete he described exactly what you are saying. The one I have has the threaded collar . Now to find a keyless chuck and the guts to take on the replacement. Fingers crossed 🤞
@@BobbyDucati1 No problem.
Hey, I have this same drill press and am confused on how to change the belt speed. The belt seems way to tight to move so I must be missing something
The tension between the pulleys is set using the two horizontal bars attached to the motor mounting plate. At approx 3:25 in the video you can see the removal of the motor mount plate and the aforementioned bars. These bars are adjusted using the two “Frankenstein” looking bolts coming out of either side of the drill press head. In short, loosen these bolts a little, lightly tap the motor assembly/rear pulley toward the front of the press and this will relieve the tension on the belts. Ideally you would get it positioned to where the belt is tensioned but you can still roll the belt by hand between the steps on the pulleys to adjust speed. I hope this is helpful.
@@spaghetticallahan9292 Ok, I took a look, and hopefully I can explain this right, but I can't figure out what's holding those two "frankenstine rods" in place? Like I see the screws that hold the motor to the mount, but are there any screws that hold those rods in place, or do they just come out once the motor is taken off the mount
@@adamthewoodworker2571 In my press there are is a bolt on either side of the main head casting that act as set screws on the motor mount shafts (frankenstein shafts). They stick out of the drill press head like the bolts out of Frankenstein's head.
@@spaghetticallahan9292 Hi, sorry if this is a repeat because I can't tell if my follow up to you actually went through. I was curious if this is the bolt that you are referring to: imgur.com/a/MmQ8gFZ
@@spaghetticallahan9292 And final question, @3:55, is that bolt the only thing holding the bottom plate in place to the pole? I'm trying to take off the table and the bottom plate from the pole without taking off the top or motor. Right now it is extremely hard for me to move the table left/right or up/down so i'm hoping by removing the plate I can completely clean out all the gunk built up in it.
By the time I fast forwarded past all the horsey stuff and the music there was no dialogue left to watch or listen to. 😭
Haha. Sorry to disappoint. I'm not much for dialogue.
Care to give me a hand fixing my 150?
Yes, if Im able to. Whats wrong with it?
Spaghetti Callahan I was on my last pass of a 5/8” hole in a 1” plate and it caught and I lost control of it. Now it wobbles. I’m hoping it just needs bearings.
@@777kalibro you might just re-'tunk' the chuck
ShaggyCheekWoodWorks re-“tunk”?
Nice