Buffalo NO.15 Drill press restore

[Danow]

I inherited my grand dads drill press. I was a rust bucket that was in my dads shed for 30 or 40 years. It was covered in dirt and rat crap....
I took her apart and sandblasted what I could and then painted it. Bearings were good so I didn't replace any the motor worked fine. I did change the start stop switch to a new style however. I have uploaded some before and after photos.

 

[Aukai]

Very good

 

[brino]

Wow!

Excellent first post.

Welcome to the group!

-brino

EDIT: also great new colour......

 

[matthewsx]

Hello and welcome

That's a beautiful little drill press that will do some serious work, just right for a hobby machine shop. Always nice to keep something like that in the family too, grandad would be proud.

John

 

[Danow]

Wow!

Excellent first post.

Welcome to the group!

-brino

EDIT: also great new colour......

Thanks

 

[Danow]

Hello and welcome

That's a beautiful little drill press that will do some serious work, just right for a hobby machine shop. Always nice to keep something like that in the family too, grandad would be proud.

John

Yep there was no way I was going to let this thing go out to pasture.

 

[Danow]

Very good

Thanks

 

[Boswell]

Very Nice work and welcome to the forum

 

[Danow]

Hello and welcome

That's a beautiful little drill press that will do some serious work, just right for a hobby machine shop. Always nice to keep something like that in the family too, grandad would be proud.

John

Thanks... My dad would have liked it as well. Wish I would have restored it sooner.

 

[Danow]

Very Nice work and welcome to the forum

Thanks

Very Nice work and welcome to the forum