Photo Index - Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl. - 17" Drill Press

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

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	17"
Submitted By:	Bill Hodgson

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	17" Drill Press
Date of Manufacturer:	1952
Serial Number:	103-2989
Last Updated	5/21/2007 12:00:00 AM

Comments:

I seem to be drawn to ebay auctions in far away places. I bought this machine in November 2006 from a seller in Cincinnati. It was advertised as a 15" machine, but the belt guard gave it away as a 17". I won the auction for $130 and arranged a pick-up with Smitty, since I was planning on delivering a bandsaw to him. Shortly thereafter, I took a little vacation to Minniapolis and bought a Powermatic 1150. What to do?

I finally made the trip north in April 2007. The table is nearly drilled through and it's powered by a 3 phase motor of unknown HP. The paint on this thing is so thick, it looks like it was dipped in the paint bucket. Most everything is present and accounted for, though it all needs a good cleaning and some fresh paint.

Since I have the PM1150, I'm torn as to what to do with this machine. If I keep it, it needs a single phase motor and a new table, not to mention the additional real estate it will occupy.

Photo 1:

Comments: There's a drill press under all that paint
Source: Me and my Sony

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Photo 2:

Comments: A smile only a dentist could love
Source: Me and my Sony

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