Photo Index - Vocational Industries Corp. (VICO) - Floor model

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Vocational Industries Corp. (VICO)
Salem, OR

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	18”
Submitted By:	Reuben Deumling

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Floor model
Date of Manufacturer:	1948 est.
Serial Number:
Last Updated	4/22/2023 12:55:02 PM

Comments:

This is the fourth of these drill presses to have surfaced here in the Salem area since 2017. All of these differ in subtle and not so subtle respects.
This one features a Morse taper, a complete (aluminum) triple step pulley setup, a lever for adjusting the belt tension, electrical wires routed through the head casting, lots of tapped Allen set screws where my other press features cast iron collars, also knobs of brass (turned) and aluminum (cast).
Two parts on this one are made of welded plate rather than being cast iron or machined: motor plate & the lower clip on the table elevation mechanism. The two shafts supporting the motor are 1” diameter rather than 1-3/8” on my other press.

Photo 1:

Comments: 3/4 view of right side
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Photo 2:

Comments: top right view, note hole bored in top of belt cover
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Photo 3:

Comments: table elevation detail
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Photo 4:

Comments: third pulley with belt adjustment Allen wrench and lever
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Photo 5:

Comments: comparison of the two clips and lower table elevation components
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