Oooold magnetic drill press

[irish fixit]

I went to a little family get together today and found the oldest magnetic drill I've ever seen in the garage. I only had my phone with me (which I've been carrying on my hip for the last 3 years) so the pics aren't the best but I thought some of you might be interested in seeing it.

[DSW]

I might have you beat.

I found an old one myself not that long ago taking inventory of my buddy's shop after he passed away. Drill runs, but the electro magnet doesn't. There was a note on it that said the mag looses it's power after an hour of continuous use ( tag from the auction I think he got it from years ago), but it doesn't seem to work at all right now. I'm hoping it's something simple like a bad connector or a bad switch, but I really don't have the spare time to F with it right now.

[joedirt1966]

I would love to have a magnetic drill press. However, for me, they are extremely limited, overpriced and the annular cutters cost a small fortune.

Does yours have a chuck for annular cutters or is it limited to regular drill bits?

[DSW]

The one my buddy had just has the standard chuck shown in the picts. unfortunately. I missed out on a real steal at my local used tool place 2 months ago. They had an almost new Milwalkee come in cheap, but someone put it on layaway and started making payments on it. I'm like you, I don't have enough real "need" for one, but they do come in handy when you do.

They do make adapters to run annular cutters with standard chucks. I looked into them this spring for a job I planned to do with my mill. I may go ahead an pick one up as I found a few cheap annular cutters at a surpluss place this spring. Always nice to have options.

[rlaggren]

> magnet doesn't work...

From a guy's never even seen one of the things in person: Must use coil(s) to generatethe pull, so seems like worst case would be rewind the coils. I like solid old tools, the kind the last longer than the operater; I tend to err on the side of fix it as opposed to scrap it.

Cheers, Rufus

[irish fixit]

That is a neat old drill alright. Be nice if you could get it to work.

I have a old beat up Milwaukee with a 3/4" chuck myself. It's not got the variable speed option in the base but it comes in handy every now and then. It's just a heavy beast to move around.

[gimpyrobb]

Irish, I have that B&D's brother! They are awesome! The main difference is mine is reversable. If you need any info on it, LMK.

[irish fixit]

Originally Posted by gimpyrobb

Irish, I have that B&D's brother! They are awesome! The main difference is mine is reversable. If you need any info on it, LMK.

Thanks for the offer. It's not mine actually. I just saw it at a relatives place and thought it unique enough to take a pic and post it. I've got a old Milwaukee mag drill myself.

[denrep]

Originally Posted by gimpyrobb

Irish, I have that B&D's brother! They are awesome! The main difference is mine is reversable. If you need any info on it, LMK.

I have that B&D's sister! She's a two speed with a super-freak drive collet.
It's nice because it can be dropped away from the base with a big hand nut, and the post is hollow so it can be anchored with threaded rod in tight quarters. Has a much smaller envelope size than Milwaukee; maybe more twist too.

But the Bux stops with DSW!

Good Luck

[gimpyrobb]

Yeah, I also like the fact that the drill motor plugs into the mag base. I can unplug the drill motor and put a speed controller in-line to vary the speed. Since it is after the mag, I don't effect the mag's holding power. If I remember correctly, my drill's speed is around 330rpm. It is a great speed usually, but not always. Anyone have info on the annular cutter adapters? Never thought about using them, but I like to be informed on options!

[irish fixit]

Originally Posted by denrep

I have that B&D's sister! She's a two speed with a super-freak drive collet.
It's nice because it can be dropped away from the base with a big hand nut, and the post is hollow so it can be anchored with threaded rod in tight quarters. Has a much smaller envelope size than Milwaukee; maybe more twist too.

But the Bux stops with DSW!

Good Luck

It's a interesting design that's for sure. This one was a good bit bigger than my Milwaukee both base wise and drill wise.

Originally Posted by gimpyrobb

Yeah, I also like the fact that the drill motor plugs into the mag base. I can unplug the drill motor and put a speed controller in-line to vary the speed. Since it is after the mag, I don't effect the mag's holding power. If I remember correctly, my drill's speed is around 330rpm. It is a great speed usually, but not always. Anyone have info on the annular cutter adapters? Never thought about using them, but I like to be informed on options!

My Milwaukee has a plug there as well but it's not a standard outlet plug. I had a light dimmer wired into mine for a while till I loaned it out and they burned the dimmer up.

[Oldtimer]

Cool old drill. B&D build very good tools for many years. When I was gainfully employed I had a Milwaukee and used annular cutters in it's regular 3/4" chuck. I had a machinest build an adapter. Pretty slick gadget.

[Tractapac]

Originally Posted by irish fixit

It's a interesting design that's for sure. This one was a good bit bigger than my Milwaukee both base wise and drill wise.



My Milwaukee has a plug there as well but it's not a standard outlet plug. I had a light dimmer wired into mine for a while till I loaned it out and they burned the dimmer up.

And, I've got the downunder version. Sits in the corner mostly but worth it's weight in gold when needed. Two speed, slow and slower. Scars from when it's been dropped and tigged up again. I bet it could tell a few stories. that makes four of them that we know of. Any advance on that?