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Manufactured/Badged by:
Walker-Turner Co., Inc.
Jersey City, NJ; Plainfield, NJ

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	15"
Submitted By:	Dakota Harden

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	15" Bench top Drill Press
Date of Manufacturer:	1944
Serial Number:	1-944
Last Updated	3/26/2016 12:15:34 AM

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Was found in the back of my mom's friends house. He was having his property foreclosed on and pretty much told me to have at it. He claimed that it took 4 men to move it to where he found it, but it only took 1 old Milwaukee dolly, my mom, I, and sheer will and passion to lift it in and out of the truck to where it sits ready for restoration. The original owner, my mom's friend, said that it was an industrial drill press and that is all I needed to hear.

Update #1: I have taken apart the drill press except the base. The table is frozen to the pole and it doesn't seem to budge no matter what I try.

Update #2: I went to the local Ace Hardware and bought 2 wire wheels to clean the surface rust off. I have started cleaning the head and multiple other big items.

Update #'s 3,4,5,6,and 7:I am still cleaning surface rust off of many parts. After looking at other models like mine I have discovered that I have extra attachments to this drill press that may or may not have been options that could have been procured around the time it was made. Some yahoo way before me put a tin piece that was held on by one of the bolts that hold the motor to the motor mount. This tin piece had a pulley wheel attached to it, I don't know why it is there but I will probably use it in some way.

Update #8: I was watching an episode of American Restoration which I haven't done in awhile and saw someone plug the old motor off of a fridge in and it worked. I was curious so I took some wire that was a heavy gauge and plugged the motor of mine in and it worked almost flawlessly. I think however that the bearings need to be cleaned and repacked. Today I also discovered the Jacob's chuck is frozen in rust, I am going to let it sit in some Mineral Spirits and see if that helps to free it.

Update #9: I cleaned off most of the surface rust and I started putting it back together. I have been trying for days to knock a bearing out of the quill assembly with no luck, I think I actually damaged it so I am going to take it to a local shop and see what they can do. I have been turning the Jacob's chuck around in the Mineral Spirits and testing to see if it will move with an Allen wrench and my hand, no luck but I will not give up.

Update #10: The shop was able to knock it out and my guess was correct. Now I need a new bearing. When I finally got home from the shop after looking around their shop and seeing that they too had a Walker-Turner Drill Press almost exactly like mine, I continued the process of putting everything together.

Update #11: Everything is together but I still need some tools before I can clean out the old Jacob's chuck and take the pulley off of the motor so that I can attend to the bearings inside. I decided to try and get the table off of the base with luck but with the earth shattering reality of how careful you need to be with cast iron. I stupidly used a little 5 pound sledgehammer and I was able to knock the table sideways without any damage until I got cocky and knocked two 2" pieces off of the side of the table. It looks like I have my first project laid out when I finally get a welder. I was finally able to free the Jacob's chuck and I have been playing with it to get any crap off of the teeth and to free it even more.

Update #12: I have decided to put the motor and chuck on the back burner. I discovered today that I should use Vinegar and salt to take the rest of the rust off of the machine. I have started soaking parts in the solution, hopefully it works.

Update #13: It worked pretty well, The wire wheels are helping immensely. The parts are looking very shiny and almost like new. After I clean the rust off I put them in a mixture of water and baking soda for 10 minutes so that the acid from the Vinegar neutralizes. Then I dry them off and let them sit covered in a towel until they dry off.

Update #14, 15, and 16: I have been cleaning parts like mad, now I understand Golums infatuation with "his precious". Today I finally got around to the base. The base after the table incident became a leper. I didn't look at it or even touch it, it was a project I really wasn't looking to forward to. The column that comes out of the base is frozen in place with rust but I just bought a brand new can of WD-40 so we will see what I can do about this huge problem. I sprayed around the top of the base where it meets the column and in the holes where the screws would have held it in place if it wasn't already being held firmly with rust. I am going to let it spend the night soaking. I cleaned the Jacob's Chuck with the Vinegar and Salt and it is spinning like a top and looks shiny.

Update #17: I cleaned more parts and made more shiny's. I found a piece of wood that would have been really useful to me when I was trying to get the table off of the column and I used it as a buffer between my hammer blows and the top of the column. After a few good, precise wacks I was able to loosen it and pull it out. I inspected the base and there aren't any cracks so I think it was pretty successful.

Update #18: After a good bit of research I found out that the X-Y milling attachment that came with the press belongs to an Atlas Craftsmen. The official name for this accessory is Atlas Craftsman Drill Press XY Milling Drilling Table 150. I thought it was a cool find.

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Comments: When I got it
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Comments: Corner view of Drill Press
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Comments: Old Motor which does still run.
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Comments: Partially finished Drill Press
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