I rescued a very old SIPP drill press from a closed down paper mill....

[HiltzMachining]

I picked up a very old drill press made by a company called SIPP. I saved it from the scrap yard after it came out of a closed paper mill near Dover, Maine. It is an extremely handy rig, with a full knee and an additional 10” travel where the quill mounts to the column. This is a very old school machine but it has a unique way that it changes spindle speeds. You can change speeds on the fly because the selector handle for the speeds moves the flat belt up and down the range of speeds. I thought it was a really cool way to do it.

It weighs over 700 pounds, so it is very rigid for a drill press.

I have a serious problem because I am completely addicted to finding and saving vintage American Iron machine tools.

I paid $200 for the machine and after an hour cleaning it up I have since been using it for lots of fabrication projects.

I kind of documented the process of bringing it home. I want to do a full tear down and restore on it and document the process.
I saw on the forum that someone else found one of these as disassembled it to bring it into his basement. It would be neat to see if he ever was able to completely restore it.

 

[tdmidget]

I picked up a very old drill press made by a company called SIPP. I saved it from the scrap yard after it came out of a closed paper mill near Dover, Maine. It is an extremely handy rig, with a full knee and an additional 10” travel where the quill mounts to the column. This is a very old school machine but it has a unique way that it changes spindle speeds. You can change speeds on the fly because the selector handle for the speeds moves the flat belt up and down the range of speeds. I thought it was a really cool way to do it.

It weighs over 700 pounds, so it is very rigid for a drill press.

I have a serious problem because I am completely addicted to finding and saving vintage American Iron machine tools.

I paid $200 for the machine and after an hour cleaning it up I have since been using it for lots of fabrication projects.

I kind of documented the process of bringing it home. I want to do a full tear down and restore on it and document the process.
I saw on the forum that someone else found one of these as disassembled it to bring it into his basement. It would be neat to see if he ever was able to completely restore it.

Sipp is a Swiss company. I am not aware of them making drill presses but their Jig borers are legendary.

 

[L Vanice]

Sipp is a Swiss company. I am not aware of them making drill presses but their Jig borers are legendary.

SIP is the Swiss machine tool and instrument maker.

SIP Jig Borers

Sipp Machine Co. of Paterson, NJ was not a Swiss company.

Sipp Machine Co. - History | VintageMachinery.org

Sipp Machine Co. - 1918 Ad - Sipp Machine Co., Drill Press | VintageMachinery.org

Larry

 

[tdmidget]

I stand corrected. Never heard of them.

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

SIP is the Swiss machine tool and instrument maker.

SIP Jig Borers

Sipp Machine Co. of Paterson, NJ was not a Swiss company.

Sipp Machine Co. - History | VintageMachinery.org

Sipp Machine Co. - 1918 Ad - Sipp Machine Co., Drill Press | VintageMachinery.org

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Larry

“ Safety First - All parts protected “. Not in todays world.

Regards Tyrone.

 

[Peter S]

Great to see another old machine ready for work.

Good of you to make a video....but the main item of interest is the curious belt changer...and you didn't show it

 

[animal12]

Nice Score !! From what I could see the table looks pretty unmolested ?
Keep up to date with your repairs .
animal

 

[HiltzMachining]

Nice Score !! From what I could see the table looks pretty unmolested ?
Keep up to date with your repairs .
animal

The table on the machine is fantastic! Ive put it under power and used it now. It works really well. I think at some point I’ll need to go through everything, but its amazing that it works decent right out of the scrap pile!

 

[animal12]

Good deal . Thats why I have a 46 Harley . I like mechanical things !
animal