Hot Rod Drill Press

crashbumper · Feb 18, 2009

Hi guys!

I'm new to the forum (been lurking awhile) and I finally got far enough in my drill press project to post pictures.

I got it for free from my boss; it had been sitting in a corner of the shop for many years. It was thought unusable due to the chuck not being true, but it looks like it just wasn't seated in the taper properly.

I bought a new chuck (accu-pro from MSC) and cleaned it up. I like patina'd tools, but since I couldn't find any info on this make/model anywhere oin the internet, I figured it probably wasn't a collectors item.

I'm wanting to do some scrollbrush/gold flake on the sides of the head.

Enjoy!

New chuck:

Used an HF buffer with some metal polish to clean up the column:

Then had the parts powdercoated bright red:

I'm still waiting for the table to get finished; I had some holes welded up and it's getting resurfaced. I'm thinking of adding a small laser pointer for ease of lining up parts.

T56 Impala · Feb 18, 2009

Looks pretty nice!

v8garage · Feb 18, 2009

Looks really good, that column sure polished up nice. Looks like Chrome! :thumbup:

V/8

gotmud13613 · Feb 18, 2009

Thats one very nice restoration job, it looks new. And welcome :beer:

Be sure to post pics of it when finished :thumbup:

fatfillup · Feb 18, 2009

Man you are sick, you'll fit right in. Welcome!

Stuey · Feb 18, 2009

That looks great!

35mastr · Feb 18, 2009

Not to hijack

I am just finishing up one myself.But it is a much larger one.

The first pic is at the sellers place where I picked it up.

From this

To this

I am just waiting on some of the bearings for the powerfeed.

I still need to polish the column and reassemble it.

crashbumper · Feb 18, 2009

Thanks guys! If anyone here has more info on the manufacturer or whatnot, please let me know. Date coding on the motor (original with press) is dated around 1976.

PAToyota · Feb 18, 2009

Very nicely done! If I may ask, how much did powdercoating something like that set you back?

crashbumper · Feb 18, 2009

Powdercoat was only going to be $60, if I waited until the next time they did that color red. I spent $100 to just do it now.

rinny_tin_tin · Feb 18, 2009

crashbumper said:
Hi guys!

I'm new to the forum (been lurking awhile) and I finally got far enough in my drill press project to post pictures.

I got it for free from my boss; it had been sitting in a corner of the shop for many years. It was thought unusable due to the chuck not being true, but it looks like it just wasn't seated in the taper properly.

I bought a new chuck (accu-pro from MSC) and cleaned it up. I like patina'd tools, but since I couldn't find any info on this make/model anywhere oin the internet, I figured it probably wasn't a collectors item.

I'm wanting to do some scrollbrush/gold flake on the sides of the head.

Enjoy!

New chuck:

Used an HF buffer with some metal polish to clean up the column:

Then had the parts powdercoated bright red:

I'm still waiting for the table to get finished; I had some holes welded up and it's getting resurfaced. I'm thinking of adding a small laser pointer for ease of lining up parts.

WOW....awesome...did you show it to your boss after wards?? I bet it didn't look this good when new
Good f*ing work!

rinny_tin_tin · Feb 18, 2009

35mastr said:
Not to hijack

I am just finishing up one myself.But it is a much larger one.

The first pic is at the sellers place where I picked it up.

From this

To this

I am just waiting on some of the bearings for the powerfeed.

I still need to polish the column and reassembe it.

Another awesome work - I see now the basis for your avatar

Good work!

Frank Elson · Feb 18, 2009

wow.
I had one given to me for free last year, been using it all tatty and dirty looking.
I think I know now what I'm gonna be doing tomorrow.
Thanks for the idea.

crashbumper · Feb 18, 2009

Thanks so much for the kind words guys! I'll be posting my other projects soon.

35mastr · Feb 19, 2009

I also revived a 4x7 band saw that I got on Ebay and picked up in San Leandro at an equipment movers shop.

Before

After

The blade guard is now on it.I was still waiting for the paint to dry.

I even made a 16"x16" table for it out of UHMW that is 1" thick and durable as nails.

I do this quite often when I need equipment for myself.I can pic this stuff up for a pretty decent price and just blow it apart and put new bearings,belts ect.

It just more cost efective for me than buying it new or running used condition.

Plus I enjoy bringing back old equipment that some one has pushed over to the corner and left for dead.

Major Ramifications · Feb 19, 2009

Nice job guys! I especially like the band saw, as it reminds me of an old Wilton I bought some time ago for work. I made a table for vertical use also, out of aluminum. UHMW PE (like you used) would have been an even better choice.

35mastr · Feb 19, 2009

Major Ramifications said:
Nice job guys! I especially like the band saw, as it reminds me of an old Wilton I bought some time ago for work. I made a table for vertical use also, out of aluminum. UHMW PE (like you used) would have been an even better choice.

What I like about it is the material slides on it real smoothly when cutting.

NAYLOR · Feb 19, 2009

crashbumper,

One thing to consider is changing the orientation of the rack gear. The short end should be down so the table can drop as low as possible. The way it is right now you are limiting the travel. Besides that it looks great!

Major Ramifications · Feb 19, 2009

35mastr said:
What I like about it is the material slides on it real smoothly when cutting.

Exactly what I was thinking. I had access to plenty of it too, it just didn't occur to me.

To the original poster,
Where is that drill press made? It looked taiwanese to me, but now it looks really nice.

NAYLOR · Feb 19, 2009

35mastr said:
I even made a 16"x16" table for it out of UHMW that is 1" thick and durable as nails.

Something to watch out for with the UHMW is it warping with heat and humidity changes. Another good looking project, though.

35mastr · Feb 19, 2009

I havent had any problems with it.I work in a plant.We install miles of this stuff on conveyors and as gates to conges.But it dont get humid here and not all that hot either.

NAYLOR · Feb 19, 2009

I think with 1" you are safe. We use 4x8x.375 sheets of it as work tops and they tend to bow up in the summer or when it rains.

russlaferrera · Feb 19, 2009

Crashbumper, You did great.. I can say it's better than new!

Major Ramifications · Feb 19, 2009

NAYLOR said:
I think with 1" you are safe. We use 4x8x.375 sheets of it as work tops and they tend to bow up in the summer or when it rains.

I'm pretty sure that polyethelyene is not hydroscopic. It has a relatively high coefficient of thermal expansion, but it shouldn't absorb water. Since UHMW is an adjective, often used to mean UHMW PE, are you sure that yours is PE and not some other polymer?

crashbumper · Feb 19, 2009

NAYLOR said:
crashbumper,

One thing to consider is changing the orientation of the rack gear. The short end should be down so the table can drop as low as possible. The way it is right now you are limiting the travel. Besides that it looks great!

Yeah, I was thinking about doing that. I'll probably flip it around this weekend before I'm done.

ImportTuner · Feb 19, 2009

Excellent restoration work; looks better than it did when it was new

crashbumper · Feb 19, 2009

ImportTuner said:
Excellent restoration work; looks better than it did when it was new

Thanks guys! It's still not done yet (should be this weekend).

I'm hoping to get a nice tubing notcher for it so I can do roll cages at home.

Crizzle · Dec 22, 2009

Sorry to bring this post back from the dead, just saw one of these post to CL here in town. Sending the guy an email.

Looks to be in decent shape.

SharkD · Jan 20, 2010

crashbumper said:

Interestingly enough, that looks exactly like the Sun Machine Tools SN-14 press I inherited from my late-father-in-law's workshop. The only difference being a worklight toggle on the right side and the fact that it was made in Taiwan, apparently.

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