Photo Index - Burke Machine Tool Co. - No.1 Sensitive Drill Press

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Burke Machine Tool Co.
Cleveland, OH; Conneaut, OH; Cincinnati, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	10"
Submitted By:	Ben Griffith

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	No.1 Sensitive Drill Press
Date of Manufacturer:	1920s
Serial Number:
Last Updated	1/30/2017 2:01:20 PM

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This came with what is likely the original "Ohio" motor with a patent date in 1920. The 3/8" chuck was made by Almond and was patented in 1912. No chuck key, but I was able to modify a standard K3 key to fit by turning down the pilot pin to 1/4".
The belt was stretched and crumbling, so I made a new leather belt. The ball bearings (thrust) in the quill have been replaced with a disk made of some type of plastic. The plastic is riding against the original bearing races, so I may be able to swap it out for balls if I can determine the correct size.
I've called this a No.1 rather than a No.22 because I think the 22 on the column is simply a casting number. There are other similar numbers on the base and the arm that supports the table. The few catalog images I have seen call it a No.1.

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Comments: None of those keys fit
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Comments: The seller said the motor sparked a lot on startup. That was likely due to all the gunk on those brush rings.
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Comments: As found
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