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Harvey model A pedestal drill
Picked up a Harvey Model A drill (Made in Australia) at an auction last Friday. 7/8" capacity, 5 1/4" quill travel, 3 pulleys 20 speed,, solid 3" column, rotatable table, and a rack adjustable table (yahooooo; I have 4 Tough drill presses and none have a table rack.) Quite a nice pulley belt tensioner system too. 3 phase.
Had to strip it down to get it on the ute, mostly in order to be able to move the lumps once I got it home. So did a quick clean-up and degrease. The pale green seems to be the original colour. A full strip and tanking will have to wait to next year.
The bearings are all smooth, and it is quiet. A mate has the same model albeit without the intermediate pulley.
The table is absolutely maggoted, and multiple cracks to boot. Not to worry, another mate has a never been used lathe 16 inch face plate. He is even turning up a mounting for me. Swapped him for a Metabo right angle drill I picked up at the asme auction (in combo with a small Metabo hand held linisher)
Paid $120
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maggoted drill press table
The table in the pics is one from one of my Toughs, as an interim measure, I have a bunch of RKS columns and cleats to drill today.
The original Harvey table pics below.
Bryn: There is a rather ugly fibreglass pulley cover, I took off. I have got used to exposed pulleys with the Toughs; they only have a front cover. Had thought already about fabricating something in aluminium.Another job for next year once the shed is up.
Eskimo: the quill/intermediate belt had a new cogged belt; they hadn't replaced the shorter intermediate/motor belt so Expect it has just worn down and rubbing on the groove root.
The belts are not in the positions they were. A new rear belt is on my list.