Photo Index - Sears | Craftsman - Early Atlas-made drill press

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Craftsman
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
Atlas Press Co., Kalamazoo, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	13"
Submitted By:	Scott Carter

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Early Atlas-made drill press
Date of Manufacturer:	1935-36
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Last Updated	4/20/2020 11:44:12 PM

Comments:

Unless my research is flawed, this is Atlas' first foray into Craftsman branded drill presses. Appears in the 35 and 36 catalogs. There's some unique features with this one. The press doesn't take the chrome spindle cap typical to so many Atlas presses of this period. In the catalogs, the spindle cap appears in 1937. The pulley cover is much more open on the top. It also has vertical motor mount bolts and parallel slots in the work table that petered out in the late 30s. Head casting is MAB BD2 A1. This press is powered by the same General Electric repulsion-induction 1/3hp motor that was on it when it came to me.

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Comments: Note the vertical motor mount bolts
Source: My shop

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Comments: No "Long-C' logo typical of later years
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Comments: Open pulley cover, lacking spindle cap typical of later years
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Comments: GE motor that still purrs like a kitten
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Comments: The ragged state as it came to me
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