I brought home a big old Leland Gillford drill press over the weekend that I found for sale for $200. I greased it up and got all the belts adjusted and it works great, but there is a few things I'm not sure about. There's a foot pedal, which I think puts it in neutral and stops the bit from spinning. It has a 1hp electric motor, but I think it may have been originally designed for a line shaft drive. Also it looks like there is what I think is an auto up/down which is currently not functioning, and I'd like to get that going.
Any information such as year or how it spent it's life that would be appreciated.
Here's a video of it in opperation: https://i.imgur.com/48ETPyQ.mp4
Any information such as year or how it spent it's life that would be appreciated.
Here's a video of it in opperation: https://i.imgur.com/48ETPyQ.mp4