Joe in NH
Diamond
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2007
- Location
- Stratham, Cow Hampshire
We've had discussions of "sensitive" drills on occasion. I now am the proud owner of no less than FIVE of these in various manufacturers/degree of completeness.
The one I'm selling now is a Francis Reed construction. Its complete except for the "loose" pulley on the attached rear-side, base-mounted countershaft. (Francis Reed advertising state the countershaft can be attached to the drill or mounted overhead.) Minus the loose pulley, a steel plate has been introduced between the counter and the machine base. From the drilling on it and the attached frankenstein switch the plate ostensibly for a motor attachment.
Thus I would call this one almost "plug & play" - well, minus the plug and motor.
It stands 6' tall in its stocking feet. Large trumpet shaped base. Black but dirty - a survivor to be sure but somewhat exceptional in that it is pretty much all there. Oh-minus the chuck - sorry.
I'm asking what I paid - $100 - and I'm bringing it to this weekend's FAMOUS Dublin Gas & Steam Engine Machinery Show. I don't think there is a lot of room for dicker at this price level.
Someone could see it there and buy it, or commit to it now and I'll leave this one home and bring one of the others to Dublin. Doesn't matter.
I'll get some pix as my wife gets her smart phone camera working (It reads "Camera Fail" right now - I told her to try re-booting the phone.)
Meanwhile, here it is back in the day.
And below as it is now (Wife's Smartphone now working)
Joe in NH
The one I'm selling now is a Francis Reed construction. Its complete except for the "loose" pulley on the attached rear-side, base-mounted countershaft. (Francis Reed advertising state the countershaft can be attached to the drill or mounted overhead.) Minus the loose pulley, a steel plate has been introduced between the counter and the machine base. From the drilling on it and the attached frankenstein switch the plate ostensibly for a motor attachment.
Thus I would call this one almost "plug & play" - well, minus the plug and motor.
It stands 6' tall in its stocking feet. Large trumpet shaped base. Black but dirty - a survivor to be sure but somewhat exceptional in that it is pretty much all there. Oh-minus the chuck - sorry.
I'm asking what I paid - $100 - and I'm bringing it to this weekend's FAMOUS Dublin Gas & Steam Engine Machinery Show. I don't think there is a lot of room for dicker at this price level.
Someone could see it there and buy it, or commit to it now and I'll leave this one home and bring one of the others to Dublin. Doesn't matter.
I'll get some pix as my wife gets her smart phone camera working (It reads "Camera Fail" right now - I told her to try re-booting the phone.)
Meanwhile, here it is back in the day.
And below as it is now (Wife's Smartphone now working)
Joe in NH