New/old drill press

[ELHEAD]

Buffalo forge 616. Just needed some rust removal as it was stuck everywhere it should move. Then a little paint, a flywheel,crank lever, the drill advance and pawl. Oh yeah a good lube to boot. Made flywheel from a minivan rotor with a custom made hub, actuating arm/pivot from scrap 1/4 " plate, pawl from a junked horse drawn planter,handles turned from a dead dogwood tree. Initial investment / free. Materials / scrap. Labor /
Who cares.
Dave

 

[mikey]

Nice save, Dave - love the flywheel!

 

[kdecelles]

I'd own that Ina heartbeat


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[Scruffy]

Nice job. I love when a person can repurpose old scrap to make things!
Thanks scruffy

 

[markba633csi]

Very nice rebuild, gives me some ideas about repurposing brake rotors...
Mark S.