Photo Index - Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl. - DP 220

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl.
Milwaukee, WI; Jackson, TN; Tupelo, MS

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	14"
Submitted By:	CPeter James

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	DP 220
Date of Manufacturer:	1943
Serial Number:	22-4685
Last Updated	7/6/2012 5:51:34 PM

Comments:

This is one of six that I bought to clean up and sell. I kept one and sold the other 5 to woodworking friends and could have sold several more. This was the last one that I did and it required more work than the others. I machined new bearing adapters for the new spindle bearings and new knurled stop rod nuts. The stop rod nuts are ½"x16 and required a special tap. They all got new belts and chuck keys and this one got new motor bearings as well. For one of the others I machined a bearing adapter for the spindle pulley bearing. None of the machining was overly challenging even with my limited skills. I used Simple Green to remove 70 years or grime and found the paint in remarkably good condition and chose not to repaint. I like the look of the shined bare metal and the old paint. The columns were removed and polished in my Wadkin wood lathe using a couple of casters to support the far end and a four jaw wood chuck on the other end, I wrapped the column in electrical tape to give the chuck something to grip. These machines were used in a production environment and in spite of being almost 70 years old were in very good condition. A tribute to the quality of these old machines.

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Comments: 1942 DP 220
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Comments: Ser. NO. 22-4685
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Comments: Pretty good Table
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Comments: OSHA Approved Switch
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Comments: The working end
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Comments: Right Side
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