Watchmaker’s Sensitive Drill Press - Restoration, Rebuild or Something in Between? Part 1/8

I don't know how I could best describe this project. A restoration, a rebuild; perhaps something between these two would be more accurate, but I don't know how I should describe it. I would definitely like hear your thoughts, so please leave your comments below!
What I can say with certainty is that this project was a really challenging one. Follow me as I bring to life this beautiful little drill press. I hope you’ll enjoy it as I enjoyed it myself.
All the best
Dimitris
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The story in short of how this drill press came to my possession
Seven year ago I was contacted by a watch repairer who was asked me to modify-improve a couple of tools he used for repairing watches.
Being satisfied with the work I had done already he brought me this watchmaker’s drill press and a high speed motor asking to give him a price for bringing this tool to a working state. In more particular, he asked for a base and a column with a plate to secure the motor for direct driving of the drill's spindle, the driving belt, a new and better in quality drill chuck with its arbor and a couple of fixes on the drilling head.
All of these would be mounted on an MDF board with the existing drill's huge steel base and a column made of steel pipe to support the drill with its original short column and a steel plate that was holding the original drilling table, things that he had already provide.
So he left it in my shop for been easier to me to estimate the work needed so to give him a price.
A week later I contacted him to give my very reasonable offer considering the work involved, he became mad upon hearing the price and he almost cursed me, but anyway.
My response was simple...sir, you can come and take it back; he never contact me nor came to take it back.

[@TheKnacklersWorkshop]

Hello Dimitris, A great start to the project... i have a Sensitive Drill Press, but feel confident that your one will look a whole lot nicer than mine. Take care. Paul,,

[@JimmysCanal]

Hey Paul, Thank you so much for the comment! I don't think that my Sensitive Drill Press looks nicer than yours (I have seen it), the only differences I find is that mine has fresh paint and freshly made pulleys. Take care too Dimitris

[@Ukenick]

As usual the quality of your work is amazing. It is like watching you sculpting in steel. I love it. Cant wait for part 2.

[@JimmysCanal]

Thank you so much my friend! If you liked this video, I'm pretty sure that you'll like the rest of the series; the new video will be on YT next Saturday! Take care mate Dimitris

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

Good to see a new video! You have been missed!

[@JimmysCanal]

Thank you so much for the comment, I appreciate it! I was away for a while, but I'm back with a new project - the biggest yet. I hope you enjoy it. All the best Jimmy

[@lykos30]

Very good Dimitris!!!

[@JimmysCanal]

Thank you for the comment my friend! All the best Dimitris

[@MilanDupal]

Nice and clean work. Well done!

[@JimmysCanal]

Thank you so much, Milan! Cheers Dimitris

[@chrisstephens6673]

Good to see you back on KZbin, i have missed your eye for precision on a par with Stefan and something to aim for, if i still made things that is.

[@JimmysCanal]

Hey Chris, Thank you for the comment! I'm glad to be back, this time with a big project. I hope you enjoy it. Take care Dimitris

[@chrisstephens6673]

@@JimmysCanal if up to your usual standard then I certainly ly will!

[@JimmysCanal]

@@chrisstephens6673 This time I think I've exceeded my 'usual standards'

[@sheep1ewe]

Glad to see that You seem to be alive and well Jimmy! Your work is realy awesome as always!

[@JimmysCanal]

After 10 month absence it make sense for someone to wonder if I'm ok. I'm fine my friend thank you very much! All this time I was working on this project; it was really a challenge. Thanks again! All the best Dimitris

[@sheep1ewe]

@@JimmysCanal Good to hear! Honestly i am notoriously bad my self at putting anyting on tape or even still pictures, it did not even had a callphone until my brother gave me one for emergency calls in the late 90s, but that one did not even had a camera because i always break those fancy models whan i work on something and forgot about it in my workpants pocket, then it is always brooken beyond rescue... ha ha

[@JimmysCanal]

@@sheep1ewe That's really nice! Now hear this, I got my first cellphone at 2003 (the cheapest I found, which didn't had camera also). In general I have the tendency to smash them - using hammers, or throwing them at walls - when they start doing 'funny' things on their screen, ha ha ha

[@sheep1ewe]

@@JimmysCanal I just got my self an old Schaublin S70 late, so Your tips here has truly been invaluable whan they come to my mind! This thing You show here seem to be in the same scool of taught as those Swiss made minilates which was a number smaller and made for watchmakers and finetool makers, i think mine is a little toolmakers late since it is missing the autothread sledge, but it does seem to hawe been made with much bettere precicion then the common workshop lates at the time.

[@JimmysCanal]

@@sheep1ewe I'm happy to hear that you got a lathe. Schaublin lathes are extremely well made and of high accuracy, I'm sure that you'll enjoy working with this lathe. As for my small drill press I'll say that is accurate up to certain point, but not in any way can reach the level of accuracy of Swiss mini lathes or drill presses.

[@slavayorish4836]

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