Antique hand-cranked drill press restoration
In this video I'm restoring my antique Ixion hand-cranked drill press. Figuring out an exact year, although the best guess would date it somewhere in the 1940's.
The drill was still functioning well. Having bought it used about 2 years ago though, I had no idea when last it received any type of maintenance. In order to avoid future issues, I decided to strip is down and re-grease everything.
I didn't do paint treatment for this restoration. While there is some corrosion, it's really not bad enough to warrant repainting. I'm hoping to keep the original paint for a few more years at least.
This machine will be used frequently in my workshop, and as such I decided to go for a functional, rather than full restoration.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Preview
0:35 - Disassembly
6:00 - Cleaning the internals
8:35 - Cleaning the externals
11:55 - Reassembly
16:55 - Demo
If you happen to have any information about these drills, please get in touch! Questions are as always welcomed in the comments.
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Build to go a lifetime ahead
@rauschguitars
Жыл бұрын
It'll outlast me easily!
Nice job 👌 would love to use one of those
@rauschguitars
2 жыл бұрын
It's one of my favourite tools for sure!
thithis is a very unique and rare tool, if it exists in my country, I'm definitely very interested in having it... as my wooden tool...
@rauschguitars
Жыл бұрын
They are very rare outside of Europe, but they're absolutely amazing!
@dendyfebian9004
Жыл бұрын
@@rauschguitars oh of course, especially in my country, let alone antique tools like this, even for modern equipment, unfortunately in my country, many Indonesians are hard to find, even though the price will be very expensive, it can be 3 or 4 times the price in Europe ..
Nice job! I have the same machine and I also made a little video about it. I didn’t take it all the way apart though because it was working fine and I didn’t want to do any damage to the mechanism. I do have one question. How did you get the springs back into the chuck?
@rauschguitars
Жыл бұрын
My small screwdriver, some luck and a lot of patience got them back in.
@marcocornelis8948
Жыл бұрын
I have one like this bit bigger what are they wearth
@marcocornelis8948
Жыл бұрын
Showroom conditions
@thomasrost
Жыл бұрын
I paid 40 Euros for mine.
Hi! I have the same drill but mine is missing the spring and the pad of the brake knob 16:04 . Could you please tell me What material is it made of? Looks like steel. But i think the steel is too hard and will scratch and damage the shaft
@rauschguitars
Жыл бұрын
It looks like copper or brass to me.
What do you use to clean the internals?
@rauschguitars
Жыл бұрын
I used isopropyl alcohol. I'm sure there are better cleaners though, but that's what I had in the workshop already.
I have the same tool , but l don't use since today we use pillar drills more convenient, these come handy when we don't have electricity. 1930 they were made.
@rauschguitars
Жыл бұрын
A powered drill makes so much more sense! I just have a thing for old tools, even if it's to my own disadvantage.
@carmelofarrugia5855
Жыл бұрын
@@rauschguitars same goes to me l am 65 years old and l like vintage stuff , not the Chinese junk of today .
How much does this thing weigh? I need to bring one back on a plane...
@rauschguitars
Ай бұрын
Can't remember exactly, but I think it's around 20kg.
Hello, I have the same drill press in bad condition, mine is missing that red knob in one side, What it is used for?
@rauschguitars
Жыл бұрын
The red knob is a grease dispenser that lubricates the shaft inside. I've seen them for sale before, but I can't remember what the part is called.
@dredunav
Жыл бұрын
@@rauschguitars thanks for answer! :)
@alleshelfer
11 ай бұрын
@@rauschguitars In german it is called Staufferbüchse because the right grease for this is Staufferfett
@rauschguitars
11 ай бұрын
@@alleshelfer Amazing! Vielen herzlichen Dank!
I have one also, that looks almost exacly like this, also from the 1930s , but I am missing the chuck. I cannot seem to get a replacement chuck. Does anyone have one they might be willing to part with? I am willing to pay within reason.
@rauschguitars
5 ай бұрын
I can't imagine many parts floating around. You'll probably have better luck finding a complete machine, depending on your location.
@user-zi4nk8tp3b
5 ай бұрын
Thank you. I'm fairly resigned to that. I haven't managed to figure out what the spec of it would be. The spindle is a 1.25 metric reverse thread 17mm ish diameter.
@totheknee
Ай бұрын
@@user-zi4nk8tp3b Finding a machinist to make an adapter could be an option. I'm not setup to do internal threads on my micro lathe, but it is easy to do with "real" lathe.