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Offline john k

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Horizontal Drill Press
« on: September 26, 2012, 08:37:38 PM »
Here is a pic of my drill press, actually two of them, and they are identical.   The bottom one retains some of its original red paint, the top one I picked up as a spare.   I use these by clamping them in a vise, crank handle to the right.  The feed wheel on the right, moves the bit in.   The feed wheel on the left brings the work piece in closer.  I built the box to transport one, for blacksmith events, old cast iron is fragile.   These use the tapered square shank bits as used in a brace drill.  Have a few sets of metal cutting bits, and they certainly do work.  Anyone else have one?
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Re: Horizontal Drill Press
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2012, 08:43:24 PM »
Cuties!  Notta here; only the Champion Blower Forge beam mount.
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Re: Horizontal Drill Press
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2012, 05:24:40 AM »
Great drills!  I have a M-F that is on a round bar.  I like yours better.  Any marks or casting numbers?

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Re: Horizontal Drill Press
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2012, 01:46:08 PM »
These are adorable drills John!
 And no, I never saw them before, anywhere.
Maybe they were a Nebraska thing, or somewhere close by? They have no markings?
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Re: Horizontal Drill Press
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2012, 03:12:43 PM »
Those are awesome. I'm going to have to look for one now..
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Re: Horizontal Drill Press
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2012, 10:33:08 PM »
Actually I have 3.5 of these, see them on the bay time to time.  Also referred to as a Feloe drill.  For drilling the hole in the feloe/rim of a wooden wheel for the spoke tenon.    Have seen another, with the date 1905 cast into the area just below that arrowhead cut out.   
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Re: Horizontal Drill Press
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2012, 02:38:56 AM »
Great looking drill press, and you have 3.5 of them?
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Re: Horizontal Drill Press
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2012, 09:59:00 AM »
Actually I have 3.5 of these, see them on the bay time to time.  Also referred to as a Feloe drill.  For drilling the hole in the feloe/rim of a wooden wheel for the spoke tenon.    Have seen another, with the date 1905 cast into the area just below that arrowhead cut out.

A felloe drill...  That really makes sense.   Thanks for the info!