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60 - Year - Old Drill Press Still Works
Jeff Lang, Newport News, Va.: "This drill press was built by my father Gilbert more than 60 years ago, and it still works. It's made out of a Model T rear axle. A keyway was cut the length of the axle shaft so it could slide up or down through the gear. I don't remember where the steering wheel came from, or the wheel
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60 - Year - Old Drill Press Still Works FARM SHOP Tools 34-2-37
Jeff Lang, Newport News, Va.: "This drill press was built by my father Gilbert more than 60 years ago, and it still works. It's made out of a Model T rear axle. A keyway was cut the length of the axle shaft so it could slide up or down through the gear. I don't remember where the steering wheel came from, or the wheel rim the unit stands on. To start the press, I step on an old-fashioned starter button located on the wheel rim.
"A flywheel ring gear is used to move the drill chuck up or down. It was removed and straightened out, and an opposing gear had to be found to match. The press has only one speed û slow. The chuck can travel 12 to 14 in., and the narrow table is adjustable as well. I can still remember watching my father use this press in his farm workshop 40 years ago."
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