I REALLY LUCKED OUT WITH THIS DRILL PRESS - BIG TIME!

[chief38]

Very nice setup. MSC probably contracted manufacture to Jet or someone similar.

YUP! MSC produces nothing - they are strictly a reseller. Back in the day they had everything and anything you could ever want from all major machinist tool manufacturers.

I did a TONS of work for them - they were one of my corporate accounts. I never got a penny off of anything but I did always get the latest catalog right off the press - lol!

 

[bgrafsr]

My cousin has a machine shop and he keeps the machines pretty clean. He has a drill table that has 3 or 4 drill presses on it. They do good work, but I have found that for the most accurate drilling, his Bridgeport milling machine works best.
He has two other mills, but I prefer the Bridgeport.

 

[67tempest]

I have found that for the most accurate drilling, his Bridgeport milling machine works best

I also do all my precision drilling in my mill, I use the drill press for my "close enough" drilling

 

[Baxter6551]

Great looking drill press and shop.
I have a Ryobi drill press my buddy gave me. I don't use it much but it drills knife handles good. I have no idea of its precision. I don't have a vice / clamp for it but that's a good idea. I need to figure a way to fabricate a shield around the table to contain metal shavings. Or maybe there is something commercially made.

 

[chief38]

My wife bought me a very nice floor model Wen drill press that has a 14" x 14" table and I like everything about it except the chuck. I would like to get a quality jacobs chuck, the mount is listed as a JT33 spindle. I looked at the MSC catalog online and became confused with all the various models. What do I need to order to get the correct one. I am not a machinist, but I did stayed at a Holiday express once!

You need to know a few spec's before ordering. You said the Spindle mount is a JT33 and so now you need to figure out what the Morse Taper is on the Chuck you want to purchase and match it to the Arbor. So the two tapers you need to know are the drill press spindle and the chuck itself. You can always buy different sizes of Morse Tapers that have different sizes on either end to match a chuck to the spindle. If you measure the largest diameter with a caliper there is a chart online that will tell you the Morse Taper number. NOTE: the same Chuck can be gotten with different tapers - so look carefully. A little confusing but you will get it after a few minutes of delving into it.

I would suggest looking on ebay after you decide which Jacobs Chuck you want and get a vintage one made in the USA. They are much better than the Chinesium Jacobs versions being made now - and less money too. Don't just buy any one, get yourself one that looks like it's in great shape. Make sure you are buying from a reputable seller. Make sure the Chuck Key is also in great shape.

I'd suggest getting something like a Super Chuck 14N which has a Drill Bit range of 0" to 1/2". That would cover most drilling you will probably be doing with your size press. If you go up to a 3/4" size it will only go down to 1/8" which would not hold smaller drill bits. While the Super Chuck is a little more expense than the regular chuck line, it is also better made, has better bearings and is stronger and more true.

If after you figure out what you want and buy it you need help or advise mounting it, you are welcome to PM me and I will be more than happy to assist in any way I can.

 

[chief38]

Plenty of info on youtube and this one might help.


[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5i0OdATZO4[/ame]

 

[Imissedagain]

It's also a good idea to make sure the drill press table is square to the drill bits.
Made this long ago for the old Delta with an upgraded chuck.
Sadly a Grand Piano does not fit in the wood shop.

 

[chief38]

It's also a good idea to make sure the drill press table is square to the drill bits.
Made this long ago for the old Delta with an upgraded chuck.
Sadly a Grand Piano does not fit in the wood shop.

YUP - I agree! The first thing I did was to make sure (with a Machinists square) that the table was exactly 90º to the Chuck.

 

[A10]

Nice drill press! The Safety Guy in me is screaming to put some weight on the base, I've seen them get wrapped up and end up going over. I've used bags of gravel and concrete in the past....

 

[walter o]

chuck a dial indicator in the chuck a n walk it around the table to find out if it is square to the chuck

 

[chief38]

Nice drill press! The Safety Guy in me is screaming to put some weight on the base, I've seen them get wrapped up and end up going over. I've used bags of gravel and concrete in the past....

In my last workshop ( much larger than my new one ), I bolted the drill press to the floor with 4 concrete bolts which worked like a charm.

The workshop I have in my new home, it is actually one bay of my 3 car garage. There are times I need to move it for one reason or the other and so bolting it down is not really an option. I suppose I could use only two bolts and it would not be that difficult to loose them but so far the drill press which weighs around 250 pounds and rests on a rubber mat has not yet moved by itself.