Hello all,
I have just been given an old Buffalo #15 bench style drill press. I would like to clean it up and restore it a bit and was wondering if you all could help by pointing me in some good directions for information.
The Good:
- It runs great!
- The table slides up and down and side to side pretty easily.
- The drill assembly itself can slide up and down pretty easily on the vertical shaft.
- No cracks in any of the housings that I have found.
- All three handles have the original wooden knobs.
The Bad:
- It's been repainted at least once
- There is a push button power switch that has been "installed" but is just dangling off the motor.
As you can tell from the good vs. bad list, I feel I got a pretty good deal for a free drill (Granted, it was my Dad who gave it to me, but still).
The specifics that I am trying to find are this:
- Are there any ways to tell if this is an original motor?
I know that this is a long shot, but the motor is pretty old and has a capacitor on the back about the size of a small Redbull can. It does have regreasable bearings top and bottom, though, which is nice in a way
- Is there a manual or parts list anywhere online that I could download?
Obviously I'm looking for a scan of an original, but anything close would be nice.
And lastly:
- Would it be a bad plan to use a milling table on this machine?
My research has lead me to believe that this drill was made somewhere between 1937 and 1956. I don't want to do it any harm, but I do plan to use it and it would be nice if I could install a miller table for some projects.
What do you all think?
I have just been given an old Buffalo #15 bench style drill press. I would like to clean it up and restore it a bit and was wondering if you all could help by pointing me in some good directions for information.
The Good:
- It runs great!
- The table slides up and down and side to side pretty easily.
- The drill assembly itself can slide up and down pretty easily on the vertical shaft.
- No cracks in any of the housings that I have found.
- All three handles have the original wooden knobs.
The Bad:
- It's been repainted at least once
- There is a push button power switch that has been "installed" but is just dangling off the motor.
As you can tell from the good vs. bad list, I feel I got a pretty good deal for a free drill (Granted, it was my Dad who gave it to me, but still).
The specifics that I am trying to find are this:
- Are there any ways to tell if this is an original motor?
I know that this is a long shot, but the motor is pretty old and has a capacitor on the back about the size of a small Redbull can. It does have regreasable bearings top and bottom, though, which is nice in a way
- Is there a manual or parts list anywhere online that I could download?
Obviously I'm looking for a scan of an original, but anything close would be nice.
And lastly:
- Would it be a bad plan to use a milling table on this machine?
My research has lead me to believe that this drill was made somewhere between 1937 and 1956. I don't want to do it any harm, but I do plan to use it and it would be nice if I could install a miller table for some projects.
What do you all think?