second xmission red.crafts.metalworking changed to rec.crafts.metalworking -- Thanks Jeff!
A very dear friend has asked me to help locate a picture/details, or even better parts, for a large English made drill press.
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I have a drill press that has a good spindle but the clutch for the power/manual feed is gone. I need to make the levers -- one works to engage the power feed and the handle to operate the manual feed. The machine is made by: Victoria Machine Tool Co. Ltd London
9 gear selected speeds 58 to 839 rpm (has 3 shift levers) #4 MT spindle 3.5 HP 220/440 3 phase 60 cps 4 power feed rates 7" column 13" spindle to column 7'8" high base 24" x about 40" w/coolant reservoir weighs approx 2000 lb. Judging by the way it is built, I think it was made either just before WWII or after the war-but not too long after. Maybe in the 50's? Any assistance would be appreciated.======== end of his message ========
Hilton can be contacted directly at snipped-for-privacy@centurytel.net or post to the group and I will relay.
Posted to rec.crafts.metalworking, alt.machines.cnc, and several websites.
Thanks for any assistance you can provide.
Unka' George [George McDuffee]
------------------------------ Watch out w'en you'er gittin all you want. Fattenin' hogs ain't in luck.
Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908), U.S. journalist. Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings, "Plantation Proverbs" (1880).