![]() Turns out mine (PowerKing logo) has one continuous oilite type bushing the entire length (6") of the quill. I found 3 different manuals and only one agreed with mine in a very serious way. I also have learned that there are not only different brands but serious design differences in the rebranded versions. Apparently CA did not exist back then and epoxy was the fix at the time. After cleaning up the spindle and the chuck taper, it is now less than 3 mils, down from about 12 but the chuck would not stay but a few drops of super glue fixed that. A previous owner appears to have had chuck fallout problems and "fixed" it with epoxy. When I measured the spindle runout, it was nominally zero where the spindle was clean. I bit the bullet and removed the chuck to see if it was systemic or just the chuck. Turns out the runout was easy to fix in this case. The bottom of this photo is floor level with a pile of rock picked out and ready to be loaded out in 5 gallon buckets. There is about 2' of dirt and then about 4' of rock. This little room is the last of the digging. 20 years ago the house had only a crawl space. On another front, well actually the other end of the basement, I have been digging to finish said basement. My drill press is older than I am by at least 11 years. I did electrolysis derust on most of the castings and then painted with Rustoleum Hammered paint, green to match most of the rest of my shop trim.Īccording to research Atlas bought them in 1947 so this has to be pre-'47. They were a pain to get out but the new ones popped right in place. One eBay purchase later I have a nice "new" age appropriate motor for the Power King Drill Press. There are two shafts, both of which wobble and need to be trued. The base is that of a bench grinder, complete with hole for a rocker switch. Took it apart, cleared the crud but it still would not come to life. After cranking on the shaft a bit lots of chunks of mud dauber nest came out. The "motor that goes with it" was on the floor next to the bench where I found it. ![]()
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