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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Companion
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
Atlas Press Co., Kalamazoo, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	11¾"
Submitted By:	Larry Hampton

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	101.03521
Date of Manufacturer:	mid 30s to 1941
Serial Number:	none
Last Updated	6/8/2015 6:28:26 AM

Comments:

I purchased this a couple of years ago from my friend Mike who identifies himself as a Practicing Garbologist/Reclamation Engineer. His salvage yard is, shall we say, comprehensive. When I bought the DP it was missing the spindle cover and the quill return spring assembly, but it actually worked quite well, with essentially no runout and no noise.
Restoration was straightforward, consisting of disassembly, cleaning, painting, and fabrication of missing parts. I used a clock spring, a 2" length of steel tubing, and a pot metal chain link fence finial to replace the quill return spring assembly, and a plastic light fixture finial for the spindle cover. They don't look original, but they aren't too bad.
A previous owner fashioned a clever depth stop gauge from bent threaded rod, and I chose to keep it in place. (A man after my own heart.) Since the bearings all sounded ok I elected not to change them. The machine won't get much use, and I was feeling lazy. To remain in the ballpark of the original color, I chose light blue hammered Rustoleum and light bronze hammered Hammerite for accent.

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Comments: Final form
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Comments: As purchased
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Comments: Shop-made quill return spring cover
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Comments: Replacement tag. (Thanks to Peter Hudy for printing up the blanks.) Couldn't find an embosser, so I used hand-held number stamps, with marginal results.
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Comments: Original keyless chuck, works great. Replaced one of the three internal springs.
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Comments: Switch box made from a "project box" from an electronics store.
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