Photo Index - Hisey-Wolf Machine Co. - Variable Speed Drill Press

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Hisey-Wolf Machine Co.
Cincinnati, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	13"
Submitted By:	Mike Levine

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Variable Speed Drill Press
Date of Manufacturer:	Unknown
Serial Number:	Not found
Last Updated	3/16/2014 6:45:55 PM

Comments:

I recently drove a few hours for this sensitive drill press. It looks to be from a period in which drill press makers were transitioning from line-shaft to dedicated motors. The variable speed mechanism is interesting. I have a James Clark Drill Press which also has a dual disk drive, but the Hisey-Wolf appears to be adjustable while the machine is operating. It also allows for reversing. I particularly like the two adjustable rollers which support the back of the drive disk. These appear to provide bearing for both thrust and radial forces.

Sadly the original motor - probably a Hisey-Wolf product is long gone. I'd be interested in hearing from anyone with additional information about this machine - or, of course, anyone with lead on an original motor.

This particular example has a bad break in the main casting where the quill passes through. It will be a challenge to repair, but I'm going to try.

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Comments: Side View
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Comments: Shows quill clamp and mount for round electrical switch
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Comments: Detail of a bad break, also 1.5 " quill and access for a drift for chuck removal
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Comments: Tilting table!
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Comments: Center at top of casting - there is another at the bottom of the column which permitted turning of the main casting on a lathe
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