Drill Press Restoration - It's Insane...No, Really!

[@kknows3512]

I was a holy terror as a kid, always tearing stuff apart to see how it worked, seldom getting anything back together correctly. But the knowledge gained was priceless later.

[@brysonalden5414]

Always see value in saving an old piece of equipment. Thanks for saving this one!

[@camillosteuss]

Heil to you, good brother!

[@terrywells3809]

I'm happy to see this. I have the same drill and it needs work. You have encouraged me to re-build it. Thanks!

[@NavinBetamax]

when you get to finish re-building..... remember to add Press to your Same Drill !!!

[@JohnTBlock]

I tend to the mad tinkerer side of the scale - how to learn how things work? Take it apart, clean it up, put it back together, learning along the way....win, win.

[@Rubarb555]

Congratulations, it turned out really nice! Thank you for taking us along for the journey.

[@dennysalisbury7471]

I love restoration videos. Thanks for switching it up a little bit!

[@jimpowell6102]

This was great, fixing old tools is a great hobby. I would watch more videos like this.

[@bernabesanchez387]

I always appreciate the time you take to educate us from start to finish 👍 it’s better to learn the working of our equipment regardless of time invested elbow grease is more readily available than money sometimes…just my humble opinion….Thanks Mr Sorrells

[@dwayneburbridge3283]

Half the equipment in my shop was bought on Facebook Marketplace for under $50. Some had to be refurbished but just as often, went straight to work. As a hobbiest, this gives me tools I couldn’t justify purchasing new.

[@jerrystark6766]

Excellent project. I really appreciate it when old tools are refurbished. Doing that is well worth the time and effort -- in this case and in most others. Thanks for the video; 👍👍

[@dannogoo]

Can not put a value in learning how things work. Good video.

[@jondavidmcnabb]

1st hand knowledge is almost priceless. Especially next time you need to fix an expensive drill press.... Don't underestimate your gained knowledge....

[@grahamecollins8824]

It looks great. I have a Taiwanese made model exactly the same made in 1989, except it is a bench model. It had a 3 thou run out of a key less chuck. I bought the chuck at the same time as the drill. I modded the table lift function by removing the crank a fitting a kit to convert the table to a counter weighted lift. It has speeded up my set ups, greatly. Also fitted a cam over release to quickly release belt tension when changing speeds. Again another time saver. They are a terrific drill. I like Taiwanese machine tool products. One defect in the table is that the center is 14mm forward of the spindle center though it is rarely a problem. Cheers from Australia

[@jt9498]

That was fun to watch. Reminded me of the floor standing old drill press I picked up for $125 Cdn about 4 years ago. It's an IMC (still cant find anything about it on the interweb! ) It was originally a 5 speed 2 pulley that I converted to a 16 speed 3 pulley. Changed out the on/off switch and it's been running beautifully ever since. Thanks for the memory of fixing up an old but useful drill press. :)

[@bobreese8831]

First, I’m older than you and retired, so this looks like fun to me. Second, this is what’s known as “feeding the disease”, where OCD fixer-uppers find ways to indulge their illness. Well done!!

[@RedTail72]

I have to say I'm a little jealous of your restore. I restored a 1950s DeWalt (learned a lot about the company back then because of this) drill press, but I had to do it in my garage. I took it apart to the individual pieces, including the chuck and motor. I learned so much from that experience. I only managed to snap a few photos of the chaos, so appreciate you taking the time to share the whole process with us.

[@minerma]

I bought the exact same drill press a year ago except bench mounted and its green, for $50, then put all new bearings (motor included) for $70.Like a brand new drill press. I also changed the height adjustment handle to a swivel type. Cheers from Aus

[@pgprentice]

Awesome job. The old girl needed some TLC. Thanks for another great video. Cheers.

[@chrisj4570g]

Totally silliness to take it apart and restore. I support it 100%.

[@TSGEnt]

13:06 Oh my! beautiful. 13:52 Bicep workout for sure! 20:29 already has dirty finger prints. The thing looks beautiful. My OCD would have left in to look at never get dirty. (nah, not really). You forget to add, "You had fun doing it" which may have been worth the $3100. You can't get a vacation week for that. Nice job!

[@dungeonmetalworks4281]

At least you could make some cool content with the drillpress! The video was super helpful for me, as i have a similar drillpress that broke on me last week, the spring of the feed seems to be the issue but now i got the confidence to take it apart. I payed 400 bucks for mine but i never regretted it as its in the top 5 most used tools in my workshop so i want to fix it as soon as possible.

[@benchapman5247]

That one still looks like stuff that is made today. I started buying 70-80 yr old cast iron drill presses, had 7 on the go at one stage (Old Aussie brand, ""Servian"). Didnt pay more than $100AU for any of them, the columns are solid steel (2.75" or 3" depending on the model) so worst case is some good stock.. One goes to over 9000 rpm, less than 2 thou of runout (0.04mm) with a new keyless chuck. Now I use them all the time. A few bearings, sandblasting, paint and lube and they are good to go. Nothing left to go wrong that is not easy to fix (wiring, belts or motor). I even made a new internally splined spindle pulley for one (cut the spline with a keyway broach and a 60 degree indexed collar to cut all 6 spline grooves). It's very rewarding.

[@netwak]

I've been shopping for an older drill press to restore. LOVE the idea on how you did the column. I've done a couple bench top, and the column fit in the blast cabinet. This idea alone was worth the price of admission :) thank you!

[@johnalexander2349]

Adendorff has it listed brand new for R5695 ($300), but then again, I've got one, and the motor tensioning mechanism isn't so much the lever and cam, but an approximately wedge shaped piece of wood that gets banged in between the motor and head...

[@randywallis-vd2ez]

Great job 👍👍

[@akshi_az]

Nice video, thank you! Although middle pulley seems crooked and motor vibrates a lot during operation, you might want to look into it. Runout is thing of preference of course but 7 thou is not good. You also might want to check runout couple inches lower to see if chuck holds the drill parallel to the rotation axis.

[@rudyschwab7709]

As a hobbyist who occasionally hustles a little money from the craft (to put back into the hobby), I really don't understand the professional point of view. However I'm thankful for those with that point of view because, without them scraping and liquidating machinery that they deem not cost effective to refurbish, there would be no material for the hobby.

[@morganelmore4552]

It was weekend hours, supposedly after working 40 hours M-F. Therefore, you should use time and a half... Great video, looked like a lot of fun to do (minus the scrubbing).

[@KarlPoorbaugh]

This is timely. Dad's needs spindle bearings. Now I know what's up before we start tearing stuff apart.

[@tylerkrug7719]

That thing is lookin sweet!!

[@musicfind4020]

Mad genius

[@dannywilsher4165]

Excellent job! I have a drill press that I acquired back in the early70's. I need to rebuild it. It sounds like the bearings are way far gone.

[@bigguns45acp]

Looks great Walter. We all get too far into the weeds in some of these projects.

[@dannoppe5468]

Awesome video I have a Brooklin tool company drill press with a 1981 mfg date on the plate made in Taiwan looks the exact same but only 3 ft column now I feel like I should restore it to be my main shop workhorse

[@christurley391]

Thanks again

[@davidharris730]

Totally insane, but in a good way. Nice drill press.

[@derekhughes9274]

How strange, identical to my six year old drill press I purchased from our big box store called Bunnings in Australia . Everything is the same and it works really well. I think we'll both get years of good service from these machines.

[@bobrees4363]

I was told that using a Morse taper drill will get you a straighter hole than using a "normal drill bit" in a Jacobs chuck, due to less run out. Makes sense, as long as you have the expensive Morse Taper drills.

[@MASI_forging]

Great video 😊😊

[@billwoehl3051]

Painting: no runs, no dry spots, several light coats, going past the piece before letting off the trigger, you ain't far from being able to work in a paintshop for automotive.

[@joell439]

As a KZbin creator who can monetize content, you’re a genius. Unfortunately this one isn’t getting the engagement and watch hours you typically get. I suspect future tool rebuilds will not be something we see much from you in the future. FWIW, I enjoyed it, watched the whole thing, commented, and thru the thumbs up. 👍

[@Assassinlexx]

Almost identical to my Sears drill press. Only thing i will improve is a led ring light. A solid work horse.

[@chadg739]

I have the same one under amash. Mine is a 82 . The new ones are built much liter

[@ETEcco]

Opportunity cost also includes the value of what you learned: How valuable is knowing how a drill press works?

[@madsocket]

This is the kind of insanity I enjoy. I have a 60 year old drill press that was “free”. Fixed it up a few years ago. Learned a lot and I do enjoy having something older then me in the shop. Something I use regularly not hanging as display on the wall. It remains to be seem if the 150 year old coal forge I purchased and rehabilitated will actually get regular use.😂 Still have to light that up.

[@jamesspry3294]

How's your back going? Looks like you should have put that cleaning container up on a bench or a stand...

[@elffirrdesign2063]

Sweet....the quality is inherent... the insanity is apparent! no other way to find it, quality that is

[@billmanning8806]

Fun!

[@berdt4870]

You should check out "my mechanics", he's truly going above and beyond when it comes to restoring old things

[@sanyok7777]

Oh wow, we didn’t even know your professional 😅

[@billwoehl3051]

I wouldn't call that insane, that drill press definitely needed a good OCD cleaning and some TLC for a change. Love those older tools. Even that recent. Even better if it's older than you and I. That shop was already there and easily available, coulda done that in your basement or garage. So that overhead is a donation of convenience.

[@Azathoth43]

But you can potentially defer some of that opportunity cost with revenue from the KZbin video. If any.

[@HFWKnives]

Average bladesmith stuff if we're honest.

[@murphymmc]

Okay, the whole reason for buying an old piece of equipment that is worth fixing is to fix it. Sorry Walter, your time is worth nothing on these projects. You might sell the thing for $800 bucks, but that would be more insanity. On these old tools, you'll always have more time and effort than what they could be sold for unless you find a collector who is insane.. You fixed because you can. Use it, your grandkids will use it, maybe even their kids. Well worth it. You'll never abuse it like it's been used and abused.

[@zumbazumba1]

I paid mine 800$ and right out of box it has a lot of vibrations and something rattles when it runs,lifting rack cant spin to the left .Its supposed to be italian made in company Dalmatomacchine but surprise -its generic repainted chines drill press.A scam.They didnt even bother to remove cast iron chips when they drilled the 0 hole for table Maybe one day i will disasemble it or get rich enough to throw it away,for some reason drill always wonders and never drills straight hole even thou table and spindle are at 90°.Maybe chuck has a run out,its also chinese.