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Sears | Craftsman
Chicago, IL

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	15"
Submitted By:	Steve Lukaczer

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	103.23140
Date of Manufacturer:	1950's
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Last Updated	1/24/2010 10:13:00 PM

Comments:

I bought this dp from a fellow OWWMer here in the Washington DC Area a few months ago. It came complete with the Vari-Slo Speed Control, tilting table, and table lift mechanism--- all in beautiful condition. The PO purchased it several years ago from a guy in Baltimore who dealt in used machinery- no prior history available. I believe this is a Craftsman 100 "Industrial" - $99.50 less motor for the basic press in the 1956 catalog. A very nicely built piece of equipment. The castings and machine work seem to me to be of a higher quality then I have seen in the Craftsman saws that I have owned. It is heavy- even with the table, base and motor removed it was still a grunt to carry it up a half flight and to the car. It works great. The variable speed attachment is interesting- it is continuously variable 300 to 3750 rpm and works by moving the sides of the pulleys closer or farther apart which changes the diameter of the pulley at the point where the v belt is riding on it-- hard to understand even when you are watching it doing it. Thi machine has given me a new appreciation of Craftsman at its best and I expect to be using and enjoying it for many years.

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Comments: Craftsman 100- side view ( My apologies for the pink sheet backdrop!)
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Comments: Close up side view
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Comments: Vari-Slo Speed Attachment, head casting, cast motor mount- lots of iron
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Comments: motor and switch- more cast iron
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Comments: table lift mechanism
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