Old drill press?

[J Hamilton]

I found this in the trash dumpster at work, and of course I dug it out. It was rusty and stuck, but some Kroil and it freed up and looks like it would work. Obviously it was ran from a line shaft. Made by Champion Blower & Forge Co. Lancaster, PA. Would anyone know anything about this machine?

 

[TractorTucker]

I have one very similar. You can put a hand crank on it to use it by hand.

 

[greenmech]

I have the same one with a flywheel on it. Put a handle where the slot is. Ron MN

 

[TimV]

Agreed, and it may not have been run from a line shaft--what looks like a pulley may be actually meant as a flywheel. I've also seen them with an electric motor mounted above them. I have one that looks just like it, and also a Champion. Picked it up stuck many years ago, got it freed up, mounted a brake rotor in place of the missing flywheel and made a hand crank as that was also missing. Works great for holes that need slow speed and lots of pressure, though it will tire you out if you run it a lot! One name for these basic types of drill is 'post drill' as they were often mounted on a post in a garage and run by hand in the days before electricity.

 

[Goose]

My dad had one with a hand crank. After he died, Mom sold it to an antique collector.

I didn't need it, I had an electric drill press by then.

 

[DMartin9N-2N]

Good evening, all: I noticed this thread, and had to comment; I have the thought that some of the post drills had a sort of ratchet feature that would advance a feed mechanism to put pressure on the drilling shaft/chuck gradually.
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Dennis M. in W. Tenn.
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[TimV]

It does--the lever going to the top runs a pawl that connects to gear teeth in the top wheel, which can also be advanced (or withdrawn when the pawl is lifted) via the hand lever on the top of it.

 

[J Hamilton]

Correct, it will advance running either direction with it engaged

 

[caterpillar guy]

Naw those are the original cordless drill for George. No dead batteries and no cost to run Just spin with a crank. Goerges win win.

 

[Kdilch]

One just like it sold on eBay for $200

 

[miangus]

Post drill press, most were designed to be hand cranked. A line shaft driven drill press usually has an idler pully.

 

[Russ from MN]

Post drill press, we had one bolted to the wall in the shed on the farm. Ours just had the flywheel with the crank, it never was power driven, but I drilled a lot of holes with it! Dad might have just left it there when he sold the farm, I don't know what happened to it. I saw one for $25 at a flea market 20 years ago, I wish I would have bought it.

 

[wd9garymn]

I have had one like that in my shop for 45 years. It's mounted on a steel tube that has an old steel wheel filled with cement for a base. Got several original drill bits with it which have a 1/2 inch shank with a flat on one side for where the set screw hits to hold it in the spindle. Use it for heavy drilling. Always on the lookout for more of those drill bits. Gary.

 

[Leroy]

Hand crank post drill missing the crank and part of the self feed. That is just a pully on there as it is not the size or shape of a flywheel, they have a rounded outside edge, This is made for a flat belt drive, probably the flywheel removed and that bet pully put on. It sets to close for a belt from a line shaft that would have been above. More like a motor mounted in back of it. Made in different sizes. I had 2 and could not keep them when the farm went. Both had been riged for to use electric motor. Used a lot. Even with a drill press if I wanted to drill slow I went to the post drill. First one had over 60 years and second probably over 30 years.

 

[flembo]

Here is mine same company but hand driven.

 

[DoubleO7]

PDF of catalog showing several versions on page five.
http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=26147

And here on around page 120, more detailed descriptions.
http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=27481

 

[Jim in LA]

I have one that belonged to my great uncle. It was part of a blacksmith set and came from Sears. I have it, The forge blower and the part that goes into the bottom of the firebox, and also 100# anvil. My Dad's uncle had the same setup in his little shop. Us kids would have to crank on it and the forge blower every time we were in there.

 

[Bill in Colo]

I have one in my shop I moved it about 25 years ago came from the old shop on our ranch still need to move the forge. The drill is now mount on 4 pipe welded to a 2 truck rim. I last used it to drill a hole in a piece of spring steel.

 

[Jeff in ND]

This photo is from 2015 of the one in the old tool shed at the farm.

I used it most recently last summer to drill a bunch of 1/2" and smaller holes in 8 angle iron brackets I made. That would sure have been tedious with a hand drill.

The electric motor is bolted to the wall. There is a auto feed pawl around if it (not installed here) and I think a crank too. Its been in that shed as long as I can remember so >50yrs.

 

[Greenfrog]

Post drill as others have indicated. I grew up with one in my dads farm shop. Now its in mine. Yes, were hand cranked and had a flywheel. My dad rigged up a v belt onto the flywheel with a motor. That small flat face pulley was probably run by a flat belt. Yes, the self feed ratchet dawg at top is missing but ought to be able to remake that. The had tremendous down pressure.
Restore it, a good tool. Google vintage post drills to get other features. A good find.