Olivetti T6 Drill Machine

I don't know why I never looked at this thread before now. Maybe I did and just do not remember it.

No, Bill, I'm sorry, I will be of no help to you, but I just wanted to comment that Bruno did a wonderful job restoring his machine. It is almost a work of art.

Bill, am I correct in assuming that you are planning to do the same with yours?
 
Total tear down and complete rebuild Terry. Hopefully with a manual with drawings by us to help the next guy. My daughter is an excellent draftsperson. A plus is that she understands what I say. LOL

"Billy G"
 
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I suspected as much!

Creating a manual will be a large undertaking, but not without merit, obviously. I used to do technical writing when I worked in the software industry (ten years of 'What the hell was I thinking?!?') and I quickly learned that creating a good user manual from scratch requires far more work and forethought than the average person realizes. So, is your daughter already on board for this project, or have you not yet sprung it on her?
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I will be looking forward to seeing your progress, I'm such a sucker for older machines, especially oddball ones!
 
She is already on board Terry and more than willing to get her hands dirty as well. Two of my boys are also interested as they have never seen a hydraulic spindle raise and lower before on a drill press.

"Billy G"
 
hello everyone,

i am new to the forum, and would like to start of with a bang.
today i bought an olivetti t6 witch is in an amazing shape.
and the best thing about it is that it came with the original manual and technical drawings.
even the wiring diagram is included.
the downside is that it is in italian:(.
so send your kids outside grab a beer or two and start translating.
as soon as i can high res scan everything it wil get posted in conjunction with some pictures of te drill.
 
Ciao Jan kaas
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I look forward to reading the Olivetti T6 manual.
I'll give you help with translation into English.
Bruno
 
First off Jan --- WELCOME ABOARD. We have waited a looooog time for you. You have got to have the only literature on that drill press on the planet. I can't wait for this to happen. WOW

"Billy G"
 
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