OT. Got another one

NCmau

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Another one for you connoisseurs of fine tools.
I got this drill press also few years ago. I have been saving this project for rainy days and lately
has been raining a lot. I don't know why I got it, but I thought it was an interesting tool and the
price was right.
This press looks like is controlled by a motor connected to the side pulley for the up and down
travel. Rotating the pulley by hand it moves at very small increments. Right now the whole press is
very stiff. It needs a good lube job.
There is no ID plate, patent or any kinds of markings. If anybody is familiar, I really would like to
know the purpose of this press.
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(quoted from post at 10:10:26 01/28/13) Another one for you connoisseurs of fine tools.
I got this drill press also few years ago. I have been saving this project for rainy days and lately
has been raining a lot. I don't know why I got it, but I thought it was an interesting tool and the
price was right.
This press looks like is controlled by a motor connected to the side pulley for the up and down
travel. Rotating the pulley by hand it moves at very small increments. Right now the whole press is
very stiff. It needs a good lube job.
There is no ID plate, patent or any kinds of markings. If anybody is familiar, I really would like to
know the purpose of this press.

Just looking at the setup it looks like it may have been intended for use on a production floor and driven off a line shaft. That was SOP prior to the advent of machines equipped with their own individual electric motors

TOH

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Yes I understand it was belt driven. What intrigues me is the small
side pulley for the up and down travel. I am guessing that would be
a production function allowing to make an automated travel. If it is, is not really making sense to me.
 
(quoted from post at 12:57:08 01/28/13) Yes I understand it was belt driven. What intrigues me is the small
side pulley for the up and down travel. I am guessing that would be
a production function allowing to make an automated travel. If it is, is not really making sense to me.

That looks to be a drive for the "table" feed powered off the main spindle. The line belt drives the main spindle which in turn drives the table feed. That gives you a power feed on the "table" which feeds the work up into the rotating cutting tool automagically. My guess is if you look you will find some sort of clutch that disengages the secondary drive to allow you to feed the work piece manually. Same principle is still used on a modern milling machine table although it uses gears not belts to power the table feed. Hard to tell from the pictures but it looks like it's a pair of multi-sheave pulley's so that you can adjust the drive ratio to vary the amount of feed/revolution same as you do using the gearbox on a modern machine.

TOH
 
Thanks for the info. I guess you are right. I do see clutches that can
do what you said. There has to be some manual manual operation,
and I will find out when I get this baby loose.
By looking at the structure of this machine, it looks like is a wood
working tool more than metal.
 
(quoted from post at 16:18:02 01/28/13) Thanks for the info. I guess you are right. I do see clutches that can
do what you said. There has to be some manual manual operation,
and I will find out when I get this baby loose.
By looking at the structure of this machine, it looks like is a wood
working tool more than metal.

It sure doesn't look like a drill press of any type. From your pictures I can't tell what that spindle setup might be used for.

TOH
 
Well I got another one for ya this one was made in Lancaster Pa. USA. Champion Blower and Forge but no date.As you can see it is hand powered the spindle feeds down in adjustable increments each rev of the handle or fancy wheel can you imagine buying a piece of equipment today with such intricate detail as the spokes on that wheel.
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(quoted from post at 16:43:15 01/28/13) It has a #1 morse taper female. So I guess you can put a chuck or
whatever.

I assume the MT-1 socket is in the spindle and could hold any type of morse taper shank tooling. But what is the bottom part that feeds upward? There is no table like you would have on a drill press. Looks more like a punch press but they don't have a rotating spindle.
 
If you haven't yet, make a Google search. There are all kinds of images of Champion Blower and Forge products.
I love old tools. My whole woodworking shop is equipped with 40' and 50' vintage equipment. In those days there were no Made in China tools, and they were all industrial grade.
 
There is another Forum site about like these tractor sites that is dedicated to old vintage machinery (wood and Metal). If you get on there they will love to help you with this kind of equipment. It is (Old Wood-working Machines(Owwm) Type in www.vintagemachinery.org and hopefull it will come up for you. Doesn't cost anything and they kind of keep it decent and on topic(can't start selling stuff)but can be very interesting way to research this old equipment.cleddy
 

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