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Manufactured/Badged by:
Canedy-Otto Manufacturing Co.
Downer's Grove, IL; Chicago Heights, IL; Great Lakes, IL

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	9"
Submitted By:	Clinton Thompson

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	#28 Bench Top Drill Press
Date of Manufacturer:	1920's (?)
Serial Number:	none
Last Updated	8/18/2015 7:05:57 PM

Comments:

Last year I agreed to trade some refurbishing work on a Walker Turner BN730 Band Saw in exchange for a scrap price South Bend 9C, this drill press and some other rusty iron. Posting some documenting photo's here before I put this up for sale. Fun project that I know it would be, I just really don't have time & space for it.

This is a circa 1920's Canedy-Otto #28, with what appears to be an original stand, more on that in a moment. In the publication reprints can be found an original catalog listing for this model. It came in a 2 speed with clutch flat belt drive like this and with a direct drive gear reduction electric motor option.

An as found photo is included below, well I guess all the photo's are pretty much as found. As you can see this one was converted to V belts and being powered by a 1/3 HP Dunlap motor. Still ran when I got it, though it had clearly become overdue for some attention. I separated stand from press for ease of storage and moving, lubed a few moving parts and shelved it till last week.
Swing is 9", spindle is MT#1 and it has what looks like an original Jacobs #32 in it. Construction included a quill return spring and housing but no apparent depth stop. Table does not tilt.

From the looks of it I thought the stand was a mix/match at first, but after having it apart I realized it's the genuine article. This, due to the fact that the stand top is a heavy casting and it matches the bolt pattern and profile of the press base exactly. That's no accident and it's not a modification, it was made for it!
I've had no luck finding data or other examples of stands for these.
While a flat belt counter shaft would have remained an option. I'm pretty sure the bolts & holes in the stand column & base are evidence of an original electric motor mounting. A low mounted motor was a popular option during the years of transition to individual electric drive, especially on camel back presses and of course column mounts are still being deployed today.
I believe that how it came to me, was simply a re-powered version of how it's always been. There are also a couple holes in the base legs that are not attributable to the re-powering, probably for motor support / adjustment arm(s). Feet of the cast iron base have steel insets in them for accepting a stem caster.

Now look at the pictures and visualize, if you will; A column mounted motor and brackets below what would have been the flat belt clutch pulleys. With the whole thing set up on wheels so you could roll it around and plug it in. How cool is that?

If any one knows of another press set up like this, please feel free to get in touch or otherwise share somehow.
With the short time frame between the demise of counter shafts and most presses going to headstock motor attachment, I'm guessing this to be a fairly rare thing to see.

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Comments: Canedy Otto #28
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Comments: Canedy Otto #28 as found on day it came home.
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Comments: Canedy Otto #28 with stand
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Comments: Stand for Canedy Otto #28
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