Photo Index - Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl. - DP220 14" Drill Press

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Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl.
Milwaukee, WI; Jackson, TN; Tupelo, MS

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	14"
Submitted By:	S Vick

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	DP220 14" Drill Press
Date of Manufacturer:	1947
Serial Number:	50-1486
Last Updated	10/24/2019 2:25:12 PM

Comments:

I acquired this machine from a friend in the furniture business. He said the person who sold it to him years before thought it spent most of its past life at Boeing in St. Louis. It came to me with a Walker-Turner drill press table. I acquired the correct Delta tilting table, and I also acquired a production table for it. The motor start rod was missing, so I fabricated a replica. Other parts were missing and acquired, such as the quill collar and depth stop hardware. The motor switch was faulty, so I disassembled it and found the contacts to be all but worn completely through. I fabricated new contacts out of copper wire, enabling me to continue using the original motor switch. I replaced all bearings with new ones (spindle and pulley bearings pressed into custom housings made by fellow OWWMer), including the thrust bearing in the table-raising mechanism. The motor is original Delta 1/3 hp made by Westinghouse, and it got new bearings too. Restored summer 2018. I have since acquired a slow speed pulley and a multi-speed attachment to give it the capability of 12 speeds, not yet installed. Primed and painted with Sherwin-Williams all-purpose enamel, color--White Hyacinth.

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Comments: Front diagonal view of DP220 14" Delta drill press next to its big brother 17" Delta drill press
Source: S Vick

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Comments: Front diagonal view of DP220 14" Delta drill press next to its big brother 17" Delta drill press
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Comments: Side view of DP220 14" Delta drill press
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Comments: Close-up of motor start rod replica that I fabricated
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Comments: This is how it looked when I acquired it
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Comments: Motor switch disassembled for repairing/replacing worn contacts
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