Technical new tool in the shop

WWII era bench top drill press, very heavy, easily 200 pounds,
got it as a left over from an estate sale,
runs smooth and no noticeable play
the previous owner wired it to run three speeds by switch,
and it does still have the triple pulleys and belt.
sorry, I am stoked, just had to share

 

Live History...pumped a few holes in its lifetime and still going strong...nice period shop addition...

 

Good score,should last a long time.

 

That line could describe most of us on this site

Great looking drill press , hows the speeds wired up?

 

I haven't looked into that yet, will have to open it up to see..

 

Good score!

 

Looks very nice, and "industrial"; meaning it was made to be seriously used, and not just for a hobby. A cousin of mine moved up here to Washington State several years ago from California, and he moved in with my Mother, his Aunt. He was supposed to be "paint and body-man", but could't seem to keep a job in one place for very long. He'd brought all his "stuff" up in a U-Haul box-van, and he had to sell some of it to keep "afloat". He offered me an "older", Craftsman drill press, for $100.00. I've used it maybe twice in 30 years. Floor model, several sets of pulleys, fully adjustable for speed/up/down/and all around. It's actually more in my way than anything, but I keep waiting for him to ask me for it back; and he's back in California now. They don't make tools like these anymore!
I am Butch/56sedandelivery.

 

A friend of mine worked in a machine shop , when they changed from manual machines to/or purchased newer design I got a good deal on a Clausing Drill Press and a Lathe . I rebuilt them , changed from 3 phase to single phase . They served me very well . I would still like to find a mill similar to the pictured drill press . I don’t have enough floor to support a normal size mill . Older is best , that drill press was made in America by Americans working to earn a living and support a family and this great country .

 

A Quick search shows that it is a Boice Crane Helmet Head from the 40's.
A similar floor model http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=5456

An Add for one in this link https://books.google.com/books?id=l...q=Boice Crane helmet head drill press&f=false

 

Nice addition to the shop Paul and a great find!

 

That will run forever providing it stays inside. My buddy had an air compressor in his shop, hand me down from when his dad had the business. It had a WPA tag on it, so it must have been used by a big machine shop during WWII.