Screwdriver
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So I just bought this.
And I didn't give it much thought. At £50 and 13 miles up the road, can't go wrong.
But there's good news, medium news and bad(s).
Bad news is it's a three phase motor so that needs to be replaced though I almost certainly have one kicking about.
More bad(ish) news. It doesn't look like it's a morse taper fitting. That's often an option with these machines and means I could have used some other chucks or mount drills directly. A drill like this will go up to half an inch easily.
Medium good/bad news is it has a bit of a smile.
It's not terrible though and almost to be expected of a (guess) 30-40 year old drill. Probably because it had a reasonably decent looking transverse vice fitted.
The really good news is everything still moves!
Pulleys look great, almost perfect which is unusual. Probably been replaced. The chuck still spins too, nice and smooth with no graunching and there's grease around the bearings. Quill goes up and down too which was another pleasant surprise. I was really expecting everything to be seized solid.
The main support looks ok with just a light dusting of rust, rather than deep penetrating corrosion, might even be perfectly useable after a bit of a clean. It does look hand painted which is a relief because I can happily strip it and paint it without losing originality - expecially since I do have to swap out the motor.
Very happy.
Screwd.
And I didn't give it much thought. At £50 and 13 miles up the road, can't go wrong.
But there's good news, medium news and bad(s).
Bad news is it's a three phase motor so that needs to be replaced though I almost certainly have one kicking about.
More bad(ish) news. It doesn't look like it's a morse taper fitting. That's often an option with these machines and means I could have used some other chucks or mount drills directly. A drill like this will go up to half an inch easily.
Medium good/bad news is it has a bit of a smile.
It's not terrible though and almost to be expected of a (guess) 30-40 year old drill. Probably because it had a reasonably decent looking transverse vice fitted.
The really good news is everything still moves!
Pulleys look great, almost perfect which is unusual. Probably been replaced. The chuck still spins too, nice and smooth with no graunching and there's grease around the bearings. Quill goes up and down too which was another pleasant surprise. I was really expecting everything to be seized solid.
The main support looks ok with just a light dusting of rust, rather than deep penetrating corrosion, might even be perfectly useable after a bit of a clean. It does look hand painted which is a relief because I can happily strip it and paint it without losing originality - expecially since I do have to swap out the motor.
Very happy.
Screwd.