does not provide support or parts for any machines Our purpose is to provide information about vintage machinery that is generallyĭifficult to locate. PLEASE NOTE: was founded as a public service toĪmateur and professional woodworkers who enjoy using and/or restoring vintage machinery. Connor's only request is that if any new or additional relevant information is found, that he be notified so that he can include it in future revisions of the document. What a valuable resource! I contacted the Author and obtained permission to post it here. It is a very detailed document that not only describes the restoration of his Varimatic, but describes company history as well as other drill press models and Hamilton's tapping machine. In my research, I was given an 87 page document written by Michael Connor. The base price of this dp in the 80's was $2,100. They opted for the $285 upgrade to a 220v 3 phase motor, for a total cost per unit of $1,140 in 1943 dollars! The spindle runout from the factory was 0.0002". They bought forur of these at the same time. Through a contact at the factory, I learned that my dp was sold to the Bulova Watch Co. Regardless, I'll be refurbishing this machine and keeping it next to all of the other WWII machines in my little home machine shop. It is a little noisy when running but I'm not sure yet if that is bearings or the drive machanism. It runs and the variable speed mechanism functions as it should. I purchased this drill press from a local CL ad.
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