Sprunger Radial Drill Press Refurb....

[rbertalotto]

Got up this morning and checked out Tools on Craigslist. A Sprunger radial drill press for $125 caught my eye. Ever hear of this brand?

A phone call and a 15 minute trip and it was in my shop!
Excellent condition.....
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But I simply can't leave thing like this alone......four hours later it now looks like this....

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Painted the motor too. It's drying. Will mount tomorrow and try it out

 

[682bear]

I have a Sprunger floor model drill press...





It was a C-list buy a year or so ago. IIRC, I gave $50 for it...

-Bear

 

[rbertalotto]

Good score! Looks like I could turn mine into floor standing by just replacing the long tube.

 

[rbertalotto]

Went to Home Depot and bought a cabinet for it to sit on. But now I had a problem. How do I lift a very ungainly 150 pound + radial drill press from the floor to the top of the cabinet. Easy. Lag screw a piece of 5/4 lumber to the ceiling joists attach a 1500 pound rated Tie-Down cleat, and use my Come-A-Long.......No problem!

 

[rbertalotto]

Lots more details on the refurb here:

www.rvbprecision.com