Photo Index - American Machine & Tool Co., Inc. - 253 Radial Drill Press

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Manufactured/Badged by:
American Machine & Tool Co., Inc.
Royersford, PA.

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill, Radial
Machine Size:	3/8 Inch
Submitted By:	Bob Secord

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	253 Radial Drill Press
Date of Manufacturer:	1950's
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Last Updated	5/19/2018 9:12:07 AM

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Found it on CL drove 50 Miles to get it. The young man who had it was trying to make it work. The motor he had on it turned the wrong direction. He had the belt twisted so it would go the right direction. He had rigged up springs on the handle to get it to return and in general, had it so cobbled up that there was no way it could drill a hole. He tried to tell me that it worked just great and all I ask him as if all the pieces that were on the machine were with it. He was asking way more than it was worth but he looked like he really needed the money so I gave him his asking price and took it home. Never could find the proper return spring for the handle tube so I made one. The cabling inside this was quite a chore to replace. Everything is back to factory made shape and I need to put a proper motor on it. Kind of a fun project even though the machine isn't very stout.

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