You made that old Dunlap drill press like new. Great video. I enjoyed it very much. Thanks for sharing! 💯💕👊👍

@floridarusticrepairs

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! It took a few days but was well worth it especially since it was about to be scrapped if I didn't pick it up.

Good to see that you are well supervised! Another nice project. Great work.

@floridarusticrepairs

3 ай бұрын

lol! Yes, they like when I'm outside with them. :)

That was a great project and my favorite video rebuild you've done so far.

@floridarusticrepairs

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! This one took me a while to complete and your saying that made my day.

Beautiful restoration I'm impressed with how a little elbow grease and paint will produce such a good looking drill press.

@floridarusticrepairs

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Well worth the time and effort. In the end it only cost me about $50 for the pulley and paint.

Great work. Looks like brand new.

@floridarusticrepairs

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Well worth the effort and minimal expense. This is my favorite design of the Sears Drill Presses.

@mikehoroho8453

2 ай бұрын

@@floridarusticrepairs glad to see you took my advice!

@floridarusticrepairs

2 ай бұрын

@@mikehoroho8453 Yes and thanks!

Excellent work, looks great.

@floridarusticrepairs

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! It turned out much better than I had thought it would.

She cleaned up like a new penny

@floridarusticrepairs

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Well worth the effort to save something like this and get it back to work again.

You're welcome!

I have restored several Dunlap tools over the years and think they are well worth the effort. I did not see you lube the column and internal parts. I hope you did lube everything as you put it together so someone does not have to go through all the effort you did getting this apart in 20 years from now. Looks good, good job painting, etc.

@floridarusticrepairs

20 сағат бұрын

Thanks! Yes, I did eventually use grease on the internals. I used Super Lube but if you know of something else I should try on it let me know. I was temped to just use regular axle grease.

I have often said, it is better to have a 70 year old drill press than no drill press at all. 😉

@floridarusticrepairs

3 ай бұрын

I agree!

Here are a few things to think about regarding the drill press. With the vertical support post, it will continue to rust in the future unless it's protected. A good way to do that is to heat it up in an oven to approximately 300 to 350° F. Remove it from the oven and slather it in light machine oil. Allow it to cool off to room temperature and wipe off the excess oil. The heat of the metal will help the oil to be drawn into the pores thus preventing future rust. No it doesn't last forever but it'll last a long time. Another method of protection is to treat the vertical support post with the same treatment the guns are treated with - gun bluing. You can buy bottles of this agent from firearm shops, places like Walmart or online. Another smart thing to do along with whichever method you choose for your basic rust protection of the support post is to slather it in white lithium grease after the initial method is completed. Not only will the white lithium grease help protect against rust, it'll also be easier to slide the parts stand up and down when you adjust it. Next, you need to start using anti-seize on your bolts and nuts when you put them together. As for the spindle and chuck, you need to go back and seriously grease them up with the same grease you would use with ball bearings. Basically, all moving parts should have lube on them appropriate to the parts. I mention this because it seems that you put all of your parts back together dry... which is the last thing you want to do! I doubt I need to state what happens when you've got metal to metal contact and moving parts. One last bit of advice on future restorations that involve ferrous based parts is to avoid using water on them if it all possible even when rinsing. Water is an oxidizer and is a root cause of rust thus should be avoided. Anyway, I hope that this small bench top drill press serves you well in the future. Best wishes! - Max Giganteum

@floridarusticrepairs

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! I think your suggestions for the cooking the shaft like cast iron are better than what I did which was painting a coat of clear enamel on them and then oiling them up. The shaft did eventually get lithium grease in the housing because it didn't seem to glide as easily as it should. Very good point about putting the bolts in dry. Sometimes I show that I oil them and other times I do not and here I clearly should have taken a minute and done that. I guess I was torn on showing the quick assembly/disassembly because I did not show that well earlier. Many times I go back and add more oil to things but since you've pointed it out, I'll now be sure to include that in the video every time. Many thanks for the tips!

@MaxGiganteum

2 ай бұрын

One word of caution if you use the heat and oil method to protect something like the vertical post, you want to stick to around 300° F and no more than 350° F because it is possible (even at lower temperatures) to have the phenomenon known as stress relieving take place. In other words, you don't want the tube to twist, bend or otherwise distort from the heat. Something else that may occur with way too much heat is that you simply incinerate the oil which does you no good because it doesn't get absorbed into the metal. As for paint, a lot of guys will do that but if you move the adjustable plate around all the time then the paint just simply gets scraped off as well a clear coat. As for me, for a long time now I have stuck to gun bluing as well as home plating methods in order to stave off rust or other corrosion. If you spend more than an absolute minimum amount of time restoring objects such as the drill press then small homebrew plating tanks are invaluable for restoration. I would encourage you to look into them because they are very cheap and easy to set up. You can build small tanks using scrounged power supplies out of electronic items as well as grab things like Tupperware or used milk jugs, laundry detergent bottles or other simple used plastic bottles that contained a common household item and use them for a tank. You're only limited by what you can scrounge up and the size of the tank you need. Many guys actually buy small pre-built plastic coolers and use those as a tank since they often have a drain cock built-in plus a lid which allows them to be relatively sealed up when not in use. I have been highly successful using copper, cadmium and nickel plating which provides a somewhat chrome-like finish. Cadmium plating provides an excellent finish for protection and provides excellent bite for primer and paint layers. As you might guess, when done correctly, they are all impervious to rust which is what you're really going for with the potential finish being a side benefit because they look nice. Allow me to encourage you to look into the world of KZread for a plethora of videos that show you how to accomplish these things and how little it takes to get it done. Best wishes! - Max Giganteum

@floridarusticrepairs

2 ай бұрын

@@MaxGiganteum Thanks Max! I will do that.

Great video, I just picked up a 103.23621, yours is a 103.23622 (mine is the same color you show in the Sears photo - maybe that is the only difference between the two model numbers). Where did you find the Sears photo you show early in the video?

@floridarusticrepairs

2 ай бұрын

Nice! See if this link will get you that photo: blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AZIL1KO9POA4Nb7UyqVO3v08V8HoNHdYRHNPmT60FHiW1Y3SpvLhB01Y40ZFPOBtUQi0hZ_qRP9z06lGf02IkZdJ1Fxl1gTWytHlCrdHltlij_xXbD17UrjcJjRgLO0VJ3ZP71uF2sg/s1600-h/sears+1956+craftsman.jpg

if you are going to keep the drill press and i can find it i have a new keyless ROHM chuck that should fit it will give to you

@floridarusticrepairs

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! I haven't decided what I'll be doing with this one yet. I have a 1930's Craftsman that I picked up that's a floor model with the heavy base which I will eventually get to. That would likely be my goto drill press.

@91Z50

3 ай бұрын

I did the same thing to a early 50s HOME CRAFT bench top drill press. Disassembled it completely and cleaned it painted it lubed it and it runs perfect. FYI, tops of the pulleys should be level, maybe you can raise the front pulley. Switch box wires should have a connector. All in all a great restoration and clean up! Thanks for the video

@floridarusticrepairs

3 ай бұрын

@@91Z50 Thanks! I figured as much. I tried to get the front pulley higher. No luck there. It may be just corroded on. It was the only part I couldn't remove. Homecraft was Delta? I have a Delta waiting in the wings to be restored. It's a benchtop but larger than this Dunlap.

@91Z50

3 ай бұрын

Yes Home craft is Delta. Excellent tool