that is what it looks like to me

http://industrialhistory.org/wp-cont...-26-14-002.jpg

an interesting site
i like the videos too

On 5/16/2016 9:59 PM, Electric Comet wrote:

that is what it looks like to me

http://industrialhistory.org/wp-cont...-26-14-002.jpg

an interesting site
i like the videos too

My grandfather was a blacksmith and had one of those drills. When they
tore his shop down the drill press became part of our garage. As kids
we did many projects with that drill press.

As I remember is was similar to this one

http://www.beautifuliron.com/thepost.htm

As I remember with the gearing it would make a hole as fast as an
electric drill. The little dog of the top wheel would automatically
move the bit down as you turned the crank.

On Monday, May 16, 2016 at 6:59:46 PM UTC-7, Electric Comet wrote:
that is what it looks like to me

http://industrialhistory.org/wp-cont...-26-14-002.jpg

Usually called a 'post drill'; it was a common drill press design back in timberframe
barn days. The lathe looks a lot like the one in my basement...about a century old.

On 5/17/2016 8:14 PM, whit3rd wrote:
On Monday, May 16, 2016 at 6:59:46 PM UTC-7, Electric Comet wrote:
that is what it looks like to me

http://industrialhistory.org/wp-cont...-26-14-002.jpg

Usually called a 'post drill'; it was a common drill press design back in timberframe
barn days. The lathe looks a lot like the one in my basement...about a century old.

Not to be contrary but the Post Drill was more of a Machinist drill used
by Black smiths and other metal working applications.

Here is an example of a drill used in timber frame construction. As we
do today to make a mortise. You drill several holes and then cut out
the material between the holes to make the mortise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGdwrlsOU2o

There are more examples of both drills in the internet.

On Mon, 16 May 2016 23:03:33 -0400
Keith Nuttle wrote:

As I remember with the gearing it would make a hole as fast as an
electric drill. The little dog of the top wheel would automatically
move the bit down as you turned the crank.

looks well preserved
an interesting piece of history

easy to see where the design for modern drill press came out of that