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Manufactured/Badged by:
Delta/Rockwell of Canada Ltd.
Guelph, ON

True Manufacturer:
Delta/Rockwell of Canada Ltd., Guelph, ON

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
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Submitted By:	Wilhelm Strumpfer

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Beaver Power Tools Drill press
Date of Manufacturer:	circ. 1965
Serial Number:	3174
Last Updated	12/13/2021 11:17:39 AM

Comments:

I inherited this drill press from the person who bought it in 1968/9 from Rockwell in Port Elizabeth South Africa, shortly after an incident that is referred to in this excellent article by Gerald Buttigieg: "Rockwell-Delta in South Africa" http://wiki.vintagemachinery.org/Rockwell-Delta_in_South_Africa.ashx

'“The most memorable day in our history”, Vic Thole recalls “occurred on Sunday September 8, 1968, when the whole staff were at the warehouse taking stock. A four tier cloudburst descended on the city and by 10 o’clock the water rushing down Kempston Road reached a height of 10 feet flooding all the warehouse stocks and offices. We took refuge on top of the toilet and kitchen block. We spent a number of frightening hours there waiting for the waters to subside.”
The months that followed were a nightmare as everyone tried their best to salvage as much of the stock as they could. A strange phenomenon occurred. All the machined surfaces of the tools which were covered in mud did not rust even though some were only retrieved weeks later. “One consolation, however, was that the stock write off plus the insurance pay out reduced our high inventory levels!”'

I have added a new motor, switch, vice and a counter balance weight that slides up and down the hollow shaft, for easier adjustment of the table. The most used piece of equipment in my workshop.

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