Brought Powermatic 1150 drill press home

I even set up an ebay auction with free links for manuals, just to help a few guys out there who do not want to pay $20 for a pdf file... It is a "service to community" auction where you do not need to bid to download manuals.

You could rate it 3/4 if you wanted to be sure that it delivered the rated HP from 110v to 120v even using a 16ga extension cord.

Clausing must be very conservative. They are in Grand Rapids, home of Zondervan publishing after all.

Wes

Wes, I am sure that you are 100% right. Now I know what a real drill press looks like. I was putting up a really cheaply made "security light" today, and reflecting on how, often, I do not have a slightest conception of what "well made" things are like. In case of this drill press, I had no idea just how much difference is between this press and "consumer grade" stuff.

Welcome to the real world.

Gunner Political Correctness

A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

Now you know why many of us Poopoo China stuff, most of it is consumer grade as you have noted. When you are around industrial grade..everything else looks to be made of potmetal

Gunner

Political Correctness

A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

I am slowly waking up, in fact, I have started making this change of mind about a year ago.

Ig, the shaft bearing is not likely to be adequate for substantial side loading, since the motor had a worm gear reduction box on it, which was removed.

I installed a new, quality ball bearing (NTN, IIRC) when I removed the gearbox. I figure that for the limited use the machine gets, the bearing will provide a worthwhile service life, probably, but time will tell. Since the bearing was only about $11, I'm not too worried about it. The variable speed made a dramatic difference in ease-of-use for the machine.

The PM DC motor modification was an experimental project that turned out well, since I was able to utilize some components that were very affordable to obtain. The gearhead motor was only $10 at a local salvage yard, and the new GE drive was about $20, from an eBay auction.

If I were to separate/adapt another gearhead motor for a different application, I'd consider adding a plate to support a bearing at the end of the shaft.

WB metalworking projects