Photo Index - Francis Reed Co. - "Burnham" No.5 post drill.

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Francis Reed Co.
Worcester, MA

True Manufacturer:
Francis Reed Co., Worcester, MA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	Drills to centre of 11" circle.
Submitted By:	John Vannisselroy

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	"Burnham" No.5 post drill.
Date of Manufacturer:	~ 1905
Serial Number:
Last Updated	10/4/2016 9:02:30 PM

Comments:

I believe this is a "Burnham" No.3 post drill.

It recently sold from Timaru, New Zealand, to a buyer in Dunedin, NZ.

Two speeds. Drills to the centre of a 11” circle; dia. of spindle = 1 1/8", spindle travel 2 1/2".

The main casting appears to have a significant crack and is repaired with reinforcing plates.

The drill looks the same as this one from "images" for this manufacturer: http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/imagedetail.aspx?id=7031

Note the crank gear has 3 sets of teeth. The outer set (best seen on photos 3 & 5) drives the flywheel shaft pinion. The two sets on the inside (best seen in photo 6) for the two spindle speeds.

Edit: I now believe this to be a No.5 drill, not a No.3. The No.5 is effectively a No.2 with the flywheel shaft extended to take a 3-step cone pulley (for a 2" flat belt), or loose & fast pulleys (for a 2 1/2" flat belt). Specification above editted for the No.5.

Photo 1:

Comments: Left-hand side view.
Source: Seller's photograph.

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Comments:
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Photo 3:

Comments: Right-hand side view.
Source: Seller's photograph.

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Photo 4:

Comments: Note the extention of the flywheel shaft. Over the years Burnham drills had the options of 3-step flat belt pulleys, or loose and fast pulleys
Source: Seller's photograph.

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Comments:
Source: Seller's photograph.

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Photo 6:

Comments: Note the little lever (just below lower spindle gear) which appears to rotate the shaft, raising or lowering the selector to engage fast or slow gear train.
Source: Cropped from seller's photograph.

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