Thread: My "new" drill press

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I took a break from the 37 yesterday to do another small restoration project. Even though this is not the one my dad sold at the farm sale years ago it is the exact model of post drill I grew up with on the farm…..the first drill press I ever used. The one on the farm was motorized so the hand crank usually hung on the wall.

I have a motor and will set this one up the same way granddad had his (if I can get my grandson away from the crank long enough). Believe it or not granddads old drill was where I learned about gear ratios, bevel gears and cams. These also have an automatic feed that lowers the drill bit as it’s turning.

Slowly but surely my office area is turning into a replica of the farm shop where I got started in all this. I’ve got to admit looking around at the old tools brings a smile to my face.