"New" old drill press for my garage.

[JerseyJoe]

I have a problem. I can't resist old tools. Even ones I know I'll never use.
I'll definitely use this one. My neighbor is in his 80's and is moving to a small apartment, and asked me if I could use this. It works great but I'll clean it up a little bit. Gonna get the numbers off it but I think it's probably early '40's?

 

[zyzzyx]

Hey, that's a nice Delta Rockwell! Nice! Clean it up, put a new belt on it and adjust everything and in
twenty or thirty years you'll be giving it to a young neighbor. Nothing wrong with that drill press.
It'll work better and longer than any Chinese/Korean P.O.S! Is it a floor standing model? Congrats.

 

[JerseyJoe]

Yes, it's floor standing. Just brought it home so I'll go through it soon.

 

[Greg Ducato]

How cool is that!

 

[zyzzyx]

I have a quart of that green paint, called "Hammerite". For you, it's free. just pay the shipping.
I'll never use it!It's good stuff, but NASTY smelling.

 

[JerseyJoe]

I have a quart of that green paint, called "Hammerite". For you, it's free. just pay the shipping.
I'll never use it!It's good stuff, but NASTY smelling.

That's very generous of you, thanks! I don't know if I'll paint it but if so I'll take you up on it

 

[BeepBeepRR]

Its a cast aluminum case up top isn't it? Polish that and make it look chrome... That would be cool.

 

[JimCoronette]

I love the old machines as well! I have a 1940 Walker Turner press

That Delta is a well maintained beauty! Nice paint and no "Arc of shame"

I would just give it a good scrubbing, be gentle on the badge, and spray some Meguiar's on it.

I missed a 1950s South Bend 10" pedestal grinder this weekend for $75

 

[Bob Sawyer]

I love the old power tools. That is a cool looking drill press.

 

[BeepBeepRR]

Here found this cool and may help you on your drillpress. Old school http://www.hammerscale.com/HTML/Products/DrillPress/DP220B.html

Virtually everything needed to repair your 14" Rockwell-Delta Drill Press (aka DP220) is found here !

The 14" is the first stand-alone drill press sold by Delta. Produced from the 1930's onward, the design remained basically unchanged for decades. The Delta 14" drill press is unique in that it features a removable spindle design that turned the drill press into a multi-function machine. Available spindles included Morse tapers, a Jacobs taper, separate spindles for shaper cutters, grinding wheels and router bits, and even a drive spindle for tapping heads.

The design utilized proprietary bearings (see below), now made available to keep your machine in top running condition. A spindle pulley bearing (DP-277) and two spindle bearings (part ND-88100) comprise the drive parts in the drill press head. The DP-277 bearing can be purchased separately or as part of a rebuilt spindle pulley assembly. The ND-88100 bearings are available for easy DIY install (slip fit, no pressing or pulling of bearings required) or, we are happy to rebuild your quill/spindle for you.

Shipping address for any rebuilds is:

Hammerscale Technologies
105 Marshay Meadows Rd.
Youngsville, NC 27596

 

[JerseyJoe]

I love the old machines as well! I have a 1940 Walker Turner press

That Delta is a well maintained beauty! Nice paint and no "Arc of shame"

I would just give it a good scrubbing, be gentle on the badge, and spray some Meguiar's on it.

I missed a 1950s South Bend 10" pedestal grinder this weekend for $75

Yeah the badge is gummed up and I don't want to screw it up trying to read it. It's been sprayed (the cast parts) with gray paint before. I got some numbers off of it but I can't seem to find concise info yet. EDIT: it looks to be a 1941.
http://wiki.vintagemachinery.org/DeltaSerialNumbers.ashx

 

[zyzzyx]

Looks like you struck Gold!