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I am sort of addicted to marketplace now..Ive been slowly equiping my shop as Ive been able and I wanted a drill press....I found an old craftsman for $25. The pics from the ad did not do it justice. It was dirty and rusty but I did not realize how large it was until I went to get it. I cleaned it up and painted it. It runs smooth and quiet, no slop in the spindle. I swear it weighs at least 150 pounds although it is a table top unit. The head is adjustable up or down or side to side etc.
I looked up the serial and its from 1947!! I love old stuff and this sure beats anything from harbor freight!!!

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1972 S2 350, 1972 F9 350 Bighorn, 1975 KX400, 1981 YZ465, 1980 XT500 (Built for MX) , 1987 KD80, 1995 MZ Skorpion, TTR 125, 1994 KDX200 , 1978 Mobylette, 1985 KX350R-F91m (Frankenstein) and a Doodle Bug

I have the floor version of that drill press, although mine is a few years newer. Dad bought it new in the late '60s, but from your photo many of the parts are identical. I've used a lot of drill presses, and this one is among the nicest. I like having the other two handles that it came with on the quill feed. Maybe you can find or make them.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

Nice I dig the old stuff too I have a Walker Turner at least a 1940's era its 6 feet tall and weighs about 200 lbs , rescued from a scrap pile about 1985

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1975 S3 project bike
1974 H1 project bike
1972 Yamaha R5
1974 Yamaha RD350

Yeah, I’m going to make a couple more of the handles. One of the holes has a broken piece in the threads so I’ll have to deal with that. I think the knob is made of wood.
Walker turners are nice! My old employer has one on a long arm just sitting in a corner!

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1972 S2 350, 1972 F9 350 Bighorn, 1975 KX400, 1981 YZ465, 1980 XT500 (Built for MX) , 1987 KD80, 1995 MZ Skorpion, TTR 125, 1994 KDX200 , 1978 Mobylette, 1985 KX350R-F91m (Frankenstein) and a Doodle Bug

2stroke your pic inspires me to clean up my press the clean grey paint with the Craftsman tag has a nice look

This pic is not my press but it is the exact same as mine notice that its missing a handle, mine is missing two handles I bet that back in the day someone just simply removed the missing handle and called it an improvement

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1975 S3 project bike
1974 H1 project bike
1972 Yamaha R5
1974 Yamaha RD350

Another shot , I sure do like the old rugged shop stuff it radiates coolness

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1975 S3 project bike
1974 H1 project bike
1972 Yamaha R5
1974 Yamaha RD350

Me too! My wife using it couple years ago when we built new stairs.

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This is true. Where I grew up the hills were so steep and long, when your ball rolled down the hill you just said "screw it"...

That one is a lot like mine, Barry... almost identical. I'd guess yours might be early '60s-ish... a few years older than mine. The logos are a little different.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

Couple links for anyone that wants to date there old equipment ,pretty cool site too. As I suspected my Walker Turner is a 1940's era

http://www.vintagemachinery.org/home.aspx

http://www.owwm.org/viewforum.php?f=77

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1975 S3 project bike
1974 H1 project bike
1972 Yamaha R5
1974 Yamaha RD350

I have a 15" Walker Turner drill press from 1935. Runs great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULxY2PCyNqE

I have a Racine power hacksaw that's about 100 years old. It's been "modernized" with an electric motor . It was originally powered by an overhead lineshaft

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDdJc_509bc

Jeff