Buffalo forge No. 61. Drill press restoration. #3: Fin

Great fun.

Now I got to make room in my garage for my post drill. I purchased mine about 3 years ago for $35. It is still laying horizontally.

I will be sure to come back to your post to check out the settings/adjustments.

Quetion:

Mine came with a Jacobs drill chuck. I don’t think it belongs there. Shouldn’t these drill use auger bits?

-- I'll be a woodworker when I grow up. HHHOPKS

You should posts pics!

If its able to feed the bit into the wood I dont see why you would have to use auger bits. Mine seems to function with my dewalt bits fine, BUT I am no expert…thats a sure bet. :)

Ok,
Got a cell phone shot. Not a very good pic.

Folks, this is not the proper mounting position. Go with Wayne’s
Unless there is such thing as a hand cranked lathe.

Actually mine is in fairly good shape. I had been repainted awhile back before I got it. I did remove the Jacob’s chuck.

-- I'll be a woodworker when I grow up. HHHOPKS

Very cool. Thanks for the vids Wayne. Nice to see it working.

-- Andy - Old Chinese proverb says: "If you think something can't be done, don't interrupt man who is doing it."

hhhopks- Wow! Glad to see another one survived!

Andy-Thanks! I can’t blame my faults on the drill now…

That is very cool. I have a similar post drill that I bought a few years ago. It is a smaller version, I guess. The number of mine is 50.

I cleaned it up, but left it looking old. It works well and it is fun to play with.

Here are some before, during and after pictures:

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This is GREAT!

Wayne,

Thank you for sharing your blog with us.

I have to admit that I have three Buffalo Forge drilling machines – should I be concerned? One is described in this blog. The other is still on my to-do list. It is a flat belt driven drill press:

-- "Join the chorus if you can. It'll make of you an honest man." - I. Anderson

Concerned?...nah… you can never have too many tools right?
Ive actually drooled over your blog a couple of times(check my favorites).
One of the best things about LJs, is to see these classic machines/tools being brought back to life.

Great piece of equipment. A little grease and sawdust will take a lot of slop out of those gears.

-- -Marvin-