| Blog series by sansoo22 | updated 11-09-2021 01:39 AM | 3 parts | 5685 reads | 9 comments total |
Part 1: Introduction and Planning
I recently purchased a Dunlap 103.23622 bench top drill press at an estate sale for $40. I thought it was such a nice deal that I should throw 4 x that amount in parts at it and make it look brand new. Also note…I’ve never owned a drill press so this should be a fun time learning how they work as I go. The primary focus of this blog is to document every last part number of every last replacement part I order and put on this thing. I have seen quite a few forum posts ab...
Part 2: Addressing the motor pulley and shaft
In my previous entry I said reassembling the quill would be my next task, however I decided to order an ultrasonic parts cleaner and some Simple Green HD (purple kind) to do a much better deep clean on the entire quill. Stay tuned for the write up on the cleaning as I have never used an ultrasonic cleaner before so that should be fun. Today most of my parts order from McMaster showed up including the key stock. So I decided to run over to Grainger on my lunch break and pick up the bushin...
Part 3: Getting ready for the machinist
I have not had time at all in the last few months to work on this project. I finally just got back in the shop a couple weeks ago after the summer from hell and had some customer planes that needed done first. Now that the first few of those are waiting for finishes to cure I can get back to my drill press. I have decided I am not going to restore this to original condition. It is going to be what they call in the classic car world a resto-mod. I’ve decided on a metallic gold for...
