Photo Index - Sears | Craftsman - 103.23141 Floor Model

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Sears | Craftsman
Chicago, IL

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	15"
Submitted By:	Michael Stapleton

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	103.23141 Floor Model
Date of Manufacturer:	1954
Serial Number:	none
Last Updated	11/13/2012 8:27:36 AM

Comments:

After reading the stories on OWWM of great finds on CList, I've been scouring CList on a daily basis. I came across an add for a Craftsman table saw, Delta table saw and Craftsman drill press for $275.00 In the grainy pix it I could just make out what looked like a 6" jointer lurking in the background. I called the guy and he was willing to part with the DP for $50, the jointer for $50 and the Craftsman saw for $100 (a cabinet saw, please see my other listing). I was lucky, as one other guy had already gone out and looked but didn't bite. I went out there and made the deal of the year - $140.00 for the table saw, drill press and jointer! So I got each machine for about $46.00 each! I suck! (I didn't consider the Delta saw, as it had no motor and was a newer machine.)

Well, I also pulled a real stupid trick - in prepping the DP for transport I loosened the clamp to lower the head unit and it dropped right out of my hands, breaking the table off the column. OW! The table is in good shape, but the collar for the column broke clean through. It appears to be cast iron. HELP!!!! Does anyone have any suggestions for welding, where I could get an aftermarket table/support, or does anyone have an extra support and/or table/support that would fit my machine! I will restore her, but can't work without a table! Thanks in advance for the help.

How she runs - the DP has a switch on the back for the motor, a push switch on the front, presumably for the cobbled together light in the housing, and another switch on the front. The only other example of this particular model doesn't have that, so I'm thinking this was an add-on, or perhaps a variant of the same model that included a light? Anyone know anything about that? The motor runs smoothly, but the four step pulley on the head unit looks like it was dropped or had something dropped on it. The smallest step of the pulley is bent downwards and slightly cracked. This is probably why the belt that came with the machine is all torn up. The genius who had it before never fixed it and must have run it on the damaged pulley the whole time. I'll restore this but not anytime soon.

UPDATE: Restored! Thanks to my OWWM friend Mark Wheldon, I was able to get a new table for a very reasonable price. Restoration was fairly easy once I figured out how to get the column out of the head. Everything was polished or painted, new bearings were put in, and she runs great. .001" runout. Wow!

Photo 1:

Comments: Thar she blows- garage door shot
Source: Me, HP 10mp, garage shop

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Comments: Standing tall!
Source: me again

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Comments: Head unit
Source: me 2

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Comments: Head badge & PO installed switches
Source: me

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Comments: What powers the beastie
Source: Me

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Comments: Minor arc of shame
Source: Me 3

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