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I scored this fine old drill press at auction for a mere buck.. (I felt kinda bad, it deserved more respect than that. ha) But I likes my old iron so had to have it..
The tag says Tomlee Tools, and vintagemachinery.org dates it to about 1950. It got caught in the rain so needs a good cleaning now.
I have a couple questions though. a) The spindle is very long & is surely an alteration. Was this a common thing to have done? and why?
b) The motor doesn't run, and I have no reason to believe it is wired correctly. The motor has 6 wires in a harness. There is no tag on it. How do I wire this motor to make it run? (wiring diagrams?)
Thanks!
Wes
The tag says Tomlee Tools, and vintagemachinery.org dates it to about 1950. It got caught in the rain so needs a good cleaning now.
I have a couple questions though. a) The spindle is very long & is surely an alteration. Was this a common thing to have done? and why?
b) The motor doesn't run, and I have no reason to believe it is wired correctly. The motor has 6 wires in a harness. There is no tag on it. How do I wire this motor to make it run? (wiring diagrams?)
Thanks!
Wes
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