Photo Index - Silver Manufacturing Co. - Advance No.14 post drill

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Silver Manufacturing Co.
Salem, OH

True Manufacturer:
Silver Manufacturing Co., Salem, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	Drills to centre of 22" circle.
Submitted By:	John Vannisselroy

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Advance No.14 post drill
Date of Manufacturer:	post-1890, pre-1911
Serial Number:
Last Updated	3/22/2015 5:54:04 AM

Comments:

The Silver Mfg Co. – Advance No.14

2-speeds. Complete, including feed-wheel and auto-feed lever (not visible in photos). The yoke supporting the table is broken.

I bought this post drill this morning (28 Dec 2013). I won’t be able to collect it until the end of January. More photos and details in February.

Update (1 Feb 2014):
I collected the post drill and transported it by car to a relative’s place, still some 450 miles from home. There I disassembled it and carried the flywheel, yoke/fork; crank arm; & feedwheel, home on the train. The rest will have to wait until next visit.
Some new photos loaded.

I found that the feedwheel wooden handle and bolt are missing, and I think the wooden crank handle is also a replacement.

The column is 2¾” diameter and solid (compared to the one on my CB&F #61 which is half that diameter and hollow tube). The flywheel is 17¾“ diameter and weighs 14kg (31 lb).
The whole PD weighs 240lb (crated) according to an old advert.

Run of feed = 3"; dia. of spindle = 1 1/8"; large crank gear has 50 teeth; spindle gear has 34 teeth; flywheel shaft gear has 24 teeth: idler gear has 24 teeth. Drills to the centre of a 22” circle.

Photo 1:

Comments: Posing for the camera before dismantling.
Source: Owners photograph.

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Photo 2:

Comments: Left hand side..
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Photo 3:

Comments: "The Silver MfgCo Salem Ohio"
Source: Sellers photograph

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Comments: "Advance No14"
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Comments: Broken yoke.
Source: Sellers photograph.

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