Thorsrevenge

Hey everyone, I just recently picked up a Kern Machine Tool CO. Camelback Drill Press. It was originally purchased and used by the Maysville hydroelectric plant blacksmith shop servicing Salida Colorado. When that shop modernized it was shipped to the Glenwood Springs shop. Finally when that shop modernized as well an employee bought the drill, I then bought it from him. So this drill has seen a lot of use and history.

I want to lightly restore the drill and make use of it in my shop. It has been well taken care of and the Babbitt was only poured 5 or so years ago and seems tight with remaining shims to go. To which end I am turning to my fellow smiths for knowledge and advise. So here is what I need to know.

1. What arbor taper does it use? I think it is an mt3 but I am not positive.

2. It came with the original working motor from 1896 which is 220 volts 1800 rpm and here's the kicker 2 phase. How can I convert my single phase 220 to 2 phase 220.

3. If I have to get a new motor what motors do those of you with your own Camelback use? Can I gets picks of the data plate.

4. should I just spruce it up since everything moves well and works, or should I do a complete tear down. 

Thanks in advance for the help I will add progress pics as needed 

No just a normal Craftsman air compressor, that is not large enough I believe. My compressor is a small 20 gallon rated at a Max of 125 psi and 13 cfm at 90 psi.

Would an accumulator help in this situation. Even with the compressor full and the flows both set at 125 on both the regulator and the filter it just doesn't seem to hit very hard at all.

I own one. I really like the hammer. I'm not terribly sure about the power pack. I think it may be useful with a big enough compressor to back it up. I just can't get it to hit very hard with the power pack at the moment. Otherwise the hammer is great. The only other thing I might add is the anvil is tubing and hollow I'm thinking of filling it with concrete and led.

If anyone has any suggestions on how to get it to hit harder with the power pack I would like to hear them. 

what kind of edge did you put on it? I have seen several that have little to no bevel on the back and a rounded bevel on the front. Then I have seen some that are edged like most small knives. Whats your opinion on which would work best?

A well armed child is a happy child as my dad always said

you might be a blacksmith if,

you have the srap yard on speed dial or they have you on speed dial

Another fairly good song is Blacksmiths Prayer by Seth Lakeman there are several youtube vids. My opinion the lyrics and the instrumentation are good but it definitely needs a different singer.

Here is my Champion #83 boiler makers forge during its first use after I restored the champion 400 blower and clutch system and well as cleaning it out. I saved it from the continued fate of being a bird feeder. It however does not have a fire pot but even without that I can forge weld surprisingly well in it. The image is of it's first fire before I finished my shop.

Hello every one, I'm an apprentice blacksmith in southwest colorado while I'm going to college at Fort Lewis for history and education. I would describe my apprenticeship as a formal one and almost traditional, or at least as traditional as it can get with having started when I was seven. I work in my teachers shop three days a week during the school years and six days a week during the summer. I am his over all shop monkey charged with cleaning (lol), making sure tools are put away, getting things ready and layer out, as well as any forge work my teacher deems I can tackle or help with. Thats just my normal day then there are the days where all the work I put in pays off in the form of continued lessons in specific topics or areas of blacksmithing. All in all Ive been at it consistently for six months now and I still have sixty more years to go before I know anything and I can't wait.