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Offline hickory n Steel

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Got another drill press
« on: January 03, 2021, 12:11:10 PM »
Will post pictures later.
I was visiting my relatives yesterday and my uncle asked me if I needed a drill press because he was getting rid of 3.
I told him I could always use a potential upgrade.
He had an old king brand ( Taiwanese) that's not powerful enough for his needs,  an old HF drill press he was given, and a Craftsman he used before getting the king.

I chose the Craftsman of course.
It's not very old though,  doesn't have a light, and is made in China.
Maybe it's not a lot better but it is a bit larger and heavier than the small HF model I have,  and while the depth stop is not metal on it either, he got a lot of use out of it and this piece is still good to go so it must be made of a better plastic than mine which broke off the first time I tried to use it.

It's pretty rusty and will need a bit of cleanup,  but I hope it's a little more powerful than what I have currently , and hope the chuck is a bit higher quality
« Last Edit: January 03, 2021, 02:58:52 PM by hickory n Steel »
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Re: Got another drill press
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2021, 03:07:41 PM »
Heres the before and after, turns out it was mainly just dirty aside from the rust on the tube and chuck.
BTW , anyone got a spare key for a 1/2" chuck ?





 It's definitely a better drill press for sure, I didn't even know it before but the little HF drill press sounds horrible.



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Re: Got another drill press
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2021, 03:56:45 PM »
That's an easy find, look on the chuck there should be a number, that will get the right key for it. Not all chucks are the same. You may need to source a McMaster-Carr  type of outfit
1776 ................... what happened!

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Re: Got another drill press
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2021, 06:09:57 PM »
That's an easy find, look on the chuck there should be a number, that will get the right key for it. Not all chucks are the same. You may need to source a McMaster-Carr  type of outfit
Will do, thanks for the heads up.
I think it's T33 or something like that, I'll look.
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Offline DeadNutz

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Re: Got another drill press
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2021, 07:16:12 PM »
If you find JT33 that is the taper size and not the chuck key size.

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Re: Got another drill press
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2021, 07:49:17 PM »
If you find JT33 that is the taper size and not the chuck key size.
Okay thanks.
The only markings I could find are RJ33-13L.
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Offline ken w.

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Re: Got another drill press
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2021, 08:12:28 PM »
  I have a box of chuck keys. I pick them up at garage / estate sales.  If you know what number it is , I'll take a look.

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Re: Got another drill press
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2021, 08:33:54 PM »
  I have a box of chuck keys. I pick them up at garage / estate sales.  If you know what number it is , I'll take a look.
Supposedly a Jacob's 30251 or any k32 type will work according to a GJ thread that popped up in my Google search.
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Re: Got another drill press
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2021, 10:07:32 PM »
That is a nice little score.

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Re: Got another drill press
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2021, 11:00:47 PM »
That is a nice little score.

I wasn't going to even take a look, but I'm glad I did.
If this had a light my small HF model might go, though that one is much easier to stow away and pull out when I need it.

I'm probably going to have to come up with a stand for this one, maybe something I can roll out of the way.
Hopefully he finds good homes for the other two and doesn't just take 'em to the dump, they're cheap imports but theres not a lot to go wrong with a drill press and theres always someone who could use it.
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Re: Got another drill press
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2021, 11:20:58 AM »
 I haven't found that key yet. I'll keep looking.

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Re: Got another drill press
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2021, 01:04:57 PM »
I haven't found that key yet. I'll keep looking.
Thank you for looking, I really appreciate it
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