Hello all
First post here (thanks for letting me in!). It seems that this forum has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to old drill presses so I'm hoping someone might be able to provide some info / advice with regards to a recent acquisition.
My drill is made by 'Waveney Machine Tools ltd' and information on this company seems scarce. I've only been able to find one reference to the company on lathes.co.uk, my reading of which is that these were retailed rather than manufactured by the company. If this is indeed the case does anyone have a view as to who might have made it? I've looked long and hard but am unable to find anything with a similar depth stop / motor mount plate configuration and whatever the cover plate lift thingy is. I think it most looks like a FOBCO but may be way off. Any info as to who made it and when it was made gratefully received.
The drill works well, no quill play, bearings seem good and it drills true and runs quiet. I think the paint is not original (or it has at least been repainted at some time) and original colour may be a light green. It runs a 0.5HP single phase Brooks Gryphon motor. Chuck is a Jacobs no 34 (is this a morse taper chuck?)
Originally I was thinking of restoring it, despite never having done a restoration before, but having got it home I'm now wondering if I should just clean and lubricate / grease it and use it as is. Would be keen on other members thoughts on this. Restoration doesn't seem an impossibility looking at various youtube videos on the subject but I suspect replacement parts would be extremely difficult to source and I'm not capable of making my own.
The only thing that is broken is the mechanism for raising the cover plate shown in the 3rd photo below (i assume to enable easier belt / speed changes but unsure on this). My question is should I try and repair this and if so how, or should I just leave as is and remove the cover plate when in use. It can't be used in place as is as it makes contact with the pulleys.
Any and all views welcomed and if it would be helpful to provide any more photos let me know.
First post here (thanks for letting me in!). It seems that this forum has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to old drill presses so I'm hoping someone might be able to provide some info / advice with regards to a recent acquisition.
My drill is made by 'Waveney Machine Tools ltd' and information on this company seems scarce. I've only been able to find one reference to the company on lathes.co.uk, my reading of which is that these were retailed rather than manufactured by the company. If this is indeed the case does anyone have a view as to who might have made it? I've looked long and hard but am unable to find anything with a similar depth stop / motor mount plate configuration and whatever the cover plate lift thingy is. I think it most looks like a FOBCO but may be way off. Any info as to who made it and when it was made gratefully received.
The drill works well, no quill play, bearings seem good and it drills true and runs quiet. I think the paint is not original (or it has at least been repainted at some time) and original colour may be a light green. It runs a 0.5HP single phase Brooks Gryphon motor. Chuck is a Jacobs no 34 (is this a morse taper chuck?)
Originally I was thinking of restoring it, despite never having done a restoration before, but having got it home I'm now wondering if I should just clean and lubricate / grease it and use it as is. Would be keen on other members thoughts on this. Restoration doesn't seem an impossibility looking at various youtube videos on the subject but I suspect replacement parts would be extremely difficult to source and I'm not capable of making my own.
The only thing that is broken is the mechanism for raising the cover plate shown in the 3rd photo below (i assume to enable easier belt / speed changes but unsure on this). My question is should I try and repair this and if so how, or should I just leave as is and remove the cover plate when in use. It can't be used in place as is as it makes contact with the pulleys.
Any and all views welcomed and if it would be helpful to provide any more photos let me know.
