Today's new acquisition for the shop

[country gent]

Here is today's new acquisition to my shop. AMERICAN 3' x 9" Radial arm drill press. Has chuck and universal table. Gear head spindle speeds from 30 rpm to 1500 rpm 12" spindle travel, 60" height from bottom table to upper end, Power feed from .002-.020 per revolution #4 moarse taper. Column is clean and shiny shows the grinding pattern, slides still show the scraping pattern. Head is manual slides free and easy with the hand wheel. Power up on the arm. Machine is late 60s to early 70s vintage. Running its quiet and smooth. Good solid machine

[crandall crank]

Congrats on the new purchase. Now comes the fun part of moving it and wiring it up to power.

[Der Gebirgsjager]

Now that is a drill press! Congratulations on the purchase.

DG

[Winger Ed.]

Wow.

If I came home with something like that-
My Dad would have said, "That's too nice for you. Send it back".

[CFE223]

Sweet drill. Haven't used one of those in 30 years. They are nice.

Chuck S.

[pworley1]

That should get the job done. Very nice find.

[country gent]

Im waiting on the mill wrights to get back with me. I can run it from my existing rotary phase converter. Just run the wires. One control box bring power is and it sends it where it needs.

All the controls are on the other side. But I believe from my taller chairs it will be easier to operate.

At roughly 4000 pounds its to much for pinch bars and pipe. Loading it where it is they have a gantry Here it will be lift truck and then skates or air pads.

We got there today and talked a few minutes, looked around about 45 mins at the inventory and it was set down in the bay and wired up for the demonstration. The equipment they had on hand was mind boggling and this was one of three warehouses.

[Pipefitter]

Only 4000 pounds? I can't count the number of times that myself and one other pipefitter moved a much heavier piece of equipment using only pinchbars and pipe rollers. Drop it within 1/8" of where it is supposed to be and pipe it up!

[Winger Ed.]

Only 4000 pounds? I can't count the number of times that myself and one other pipefitter moved a much heavier piece of equipment using only pinchbars and pipe rollers. Drop it within 1/8" of where it is supposed to be and pipe it up!

Very true and do-able.
It probably isn't much different than the method ancient people moved those giant stone blocks.

[HWooldridge]

I used to work in a shop with a 1962 vintage 4’x12” Cincinnati; we used it to drill water channels in mold bases. Great machine.

[rancher1913]

the caterpillars have replaced the bars for heavy stuff, one at each corner and just push it where you want it.

[country gent]

The skates are good but if you have the floors the air cushions are even better.

i have moved heavy equipment on pipe and pinch bars. But here in my home shop I only have inexperienced help. So to be safe Im hiring it done

[Noah Zark]

Im waiting on the mill wrights to get back with me. I can run it from my existing rotary phase converter. Just run the wires. One control box bring power is and it sends it where it needs.

All the controls are on the other side. But I believe from my taller chairs it will be easier to operate.

At roughly 4000 pounds its to much for pinch bars and pipe. Loading it where it is they have a gantry Here it will be lift truck and then skates or air pads.

We got there today and talked a few minutes, looked around about 45 mins at the inventory and it was set down in the bay and wired up for the demonstration. The equipment they had on hand was mind boggling and this was one of three warehouses.

HGR in Euclid?

Noah

[country gent]

Got it at Yoders Machinery in Holland. B&B will be moving it.

[ulav8r]

Don't envy the price of replacement bits. Drilled lots of 3/4 " holes and then countersinked in 3/4" AR plates. 4' x 10'. Then step broke ends to form a radius, they were bottom wear plates for ore cars.

Had bits up to 3 inches.

[country gent]

Looks like they will be moving it next week, Then the electrician and running wires and the drop

[kentfielddude]

Awe man, thats super cool. What are you going to use it for?

[country gent]

Piercing ears and noses

What ever I need a hole in in the shop.
My old gelding and lewis drill press is only half inch and no morse taper Only 4" spindle travel. It is 1 hp though. The bridgeort does have 5" spindle travel but is limited on opening and cranking the table up and down is a pain. This machine has forward and reverse, power feed, power up and down on the head, Gear head drive, 5 hp, 12" spindle travel. It has a #4 taper also. Its just a nice addition to the shop.

[Scrounge]

Piercing ears and noses

What ever I need a hole in in the shop.
My old gelding and lewis drill press is only half inch and no morse taper Only 4" spindle travel. It is 1 hp though. The bridgeort does have 5" spindle travel but is limited on opening and cranking the table up and down is a pain. This machine has forward and reverse, power feed, power up and down on the head, Gear head drive, 5 hp, 12" spindle travel. It has a #4 taper also. Its just a nice addition to the shop.

Don't pay any attention to me. I'm just drooling with envy. Nothing I have counts as a drill press, compared to your new machine...

Bill

[Noah Zark]

Got it at Yoders Machinery in Holland. B&B will be moving it.

Oooh. Was there once; very cool also.

Noah