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Hey Folks,
I heard about an anvil for sale at an upcoming estate sale, after it was sold. I figured would go and see what was there anyway as I wouldn't be here for the actual sale date. The man that had the tools was a jack of all trades. He had a metal lathe, Rockwell / delta drill press, hand tools galore, wood working tools, metal working tools, camping and fishing equipment, homing pidgin equipment, vet tools, musical equipment, TV broadcasting equipment and an bunch of other things.
I went over to the drill press and was checking it out. I asked how much it was. $75 the lady says. I tried to bring the quill (?) up (It was stuck in the down position) and it only moved about 3/4". I told the lady that there was something wrong with it as the quill was not moving at all. I showed her where it was supposed to be. "Well, how about drill press parts for $25?" Sold!! While there I also picked up an old homelite alternator (generator) $20, a vise for the drill press for $10 and a mitchel 302 fishing reel (big one), also $10. I am waiting to hear back from her about a foot operated press that probably weighs about 150-200 pounds.
Sorry about the crappy pics. Batteries died on good camera.
I took out the quill and the geared handle that operates the quill. Top off as well.
Quill and handle
Lower part of the quill. Where my finger is pointing to is an opening in the shaft. The end of the piece of steel the chuck is mounted to sticks up a little in here. Why is this here? Is it to access the end of that shaft to take out the chuck to swap to a different one?
After getting out the quill and geared handle, I saw that the gear was caked with gunk, grease, saw dust and dirt. The inside of the head unit was filled with bits and pieces of nuts, twigs, plastic and paper. A mouse or rat had set up a nest in there. I got all that stuff cleaned out and now the quill will travel like it is supposed to.
It took a while because it was a little rusted, but I got the head unit off the pipe. I started to clean up the pipe with a wire brush on a drill. Once I get this cleaned up, how should I lube everything up (quill, geared handle, pipe that holds head unit)? If I put oil or a little grease on things, I'm fairly certain dust and debris will cling to it like a magnet. Would paste car wax be better to use? This unit doesn't have a table, but the head unit is supposed to slide up and down on the pole it is on. Well, I don't know this for a fact, but that's how it looks. It has a nut that can be loosened to move the head. I can't wait to start using this press. This is the first time I have ever done something like this. For a big DP, this thing is pretty simple. Anyone have any suggestions? Do's or don'ts?
Thanks,
Rob
I heard about an anvil for sale at an upcoming estate sale, after it was sold. I figured would go and see what was there anyway as I wouldn't be here for the actual sale date. The man that had the tools was a jack of all trades. He had a metal lathe, Rockwell / delta drill press, hand tools galore, wood working tools, metal working tools, camping and fishing equipment, homing pidgin equipment, vet tools, musical equipment, TV broadcasting equipment and an bunch of other things.
I went over to the drill press and was checking it out. I asked how much it was. $75 the lady says. I tried to bring the quill (?) up (It was stuck in the down position) and it only moved about 3/4". I told the lady that there was something wrong with it as the quill was not moving at all. I showed her where it was supposed to be. "Well, how about drill press parts for $25?" Sold!! While there I also picked up an old homelite alternator (generator) $20, a vise for the drill press for $10 and a mitchel 302 fishing reel (big one), also $10. I am waiting to hear back from her about a foot operated press that probably weighs about 150-200 pounds.
Sorry about the crappy pics. Batteries died on good camera.
I took out the quill and the geared handle that operates the quill. Top off as well.
Quill and handle
Lower part of the quill. Where my finger is pointing to is an opening in the shaft. The end of the piece of steel the chuck is mounted to sticks up a little in here. Why is this here? Is it to access the end of that shaft to take out the chuck to swap to a different one?
After getting out the quill and geared handle, I saw that the gear was caked with gunk, grease, saw dust and dirt. The inside of the head unit was filled with bits and pieces of nuts, twigs, plastic and paper. A mouse or rat had set up a nest in there. I got all that stuff cleaned out and now the quill will travel like it is supposed to.
It took a while because it was a little rusted, but I got the head unit off the pipe. I started to clean up the pipe with a wire brush on a drill. Once I get this cleaned up, how should I lube everything up (quill, geared handle, pipe that holds head unit)? If I put oil or a little grease on things, I'm fairly certain dust and debris will cling to it like a magnet. Would paste car wax be better to use? This unit doesn't have a table, but the head unit is supposed to slide up and down on the pole it is on. Well, I don't know this for a fact, but that's how it looks. It has a nut that can be loosened to move the head. I can't wait to start using this press. This is the first time I have ever done something like this. For a big DP, this thing is pretty simple. Anyone have any suggestions? Do's or don'ts?
Thanks,
Rob
