I'd like to see photos, asI am about to build one for my shop. Terry Neely Joseph Garrett wrote: > I have an olde Delta Radial Drill Press. That thing is so versatile that > I've never regretted getting it. It has put in 25years of service. The only > thing that was done in repairs, was to have the bearings replaced, as it had > a lot of run-out after about 15 years of using it as a lathe, drill, milling > machine, drum sander, etc. About 10 years ago I purchased a second base and > column for it. The second base, I mounted on my "In the piano pinblock > plugging and tuning pin drilling fixture. The column was cut into 3 > different lengths, 6" long, 7.5" long and 9" long. Each for different > heights on the fixture. I usually use the 7.5". It usually depends on the > height of the stretcher from the plate surface. This fixture is also the > storage for my tuning pins. The whole thing weighs in at a whopping 750 > pounds!! It is on a moving platform, (castors on a platform w/fixture > free-standing on it). The weight makes for very accurate drilling. However, > you will get a good aerobic workout when using it. <G> The fixture has > vertically adjustable legs for the "major declivity", (read angle). the top > of the fixture has a 24" x 24" butcher block that is hinged to the top of > the fixture. This is where the "fine", (and final), angle is set. > Unfortunately, Santa did not bring me a digital camera, this year, so I > don't have pictures. > The fixture was laid out on the inside of the appropriate "Cheerios" box, so > I don't have blueprints for it either. > If there is interest, in this lovely humongous fixture, I'll get one of my > computer types to bring their newest and best digital camera over. > BTW, this fixture was inexpensive to build. The whole design was > specifically for the Radial Arm Drill press. Because of the reach, it needed > mass to be stable, which it definitely is. (The whole thing falls into the > International Harvester Design Category[G]) > Best Regards, > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > > Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G} > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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