Black and Decker #60 Drill Press

[Awround]

I have restored an old Black and Decker #60 Drill Press for a friend. The drill press was purchased by her Grandfather in the early 1950's.

As delivered:



All the parts were derusted using electrolytic rust removal and then the castings were cleaned, primed and painted.













And the finished project:



Cheers,

Adrian

 

[Aukai]

That turned out excellent

 

[benmychree]

Now to find the uninsulated B&D drill to match it; I damn near got electrocuted by one of them back in the 1950s.

 

[Aukai]

Like this one on Ebay?

 

[benmychree]

No, the one that I had was a 1/4" size. Those were the days before U ground plugs, there was just a pigtail wire sticking out the side of the plug to connect to what?

 

[Aukai]

I remember that, this one has it too. I wonder if this is the type that's supposed to go with this press?

 

[Nogoingback]

Great job!

 

[pdentrem]

My dad a similar B&D press and the matching 1/4” drill which this battery version is a copy of. Dad gave it away after 50 plus years of use.
Pierre

 

[benmychree]

It looks like it would accomodate a large varieties of drills of different sizes.

 

[Awround]

A bit more digging in my friend's basement and we came up with the matching drill. It is a 5/8" Black and Decker 576 Heavy Duty.



I stripped it down to inspect and clean. 70 year's worth of assorted dirt/crap inside the motor housing (brought in by the cooling fan).





They made things well back then. The reduction gear box is all running in roller and ball bearings. Not a plain bushing in sight!

The reversing switch is a large collar on the back of the drill that rotates between three detents (fwd, off, rev). After a good cleaning everything went back together and it runs beautifully. Now to find it a new home.



Cheers,

Adrian