Mark Emig Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 New toy that I couldn't pass up. Guy in a machine shop had one of his guys redo the whole thing-new bearings etc. And yes, it is in my living room. Trying to decide if I should sell it or keep it. It looked too nice to put in the shop. Apparently the gold lettering is how Buffalo did it originally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pug}{maN Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 nice , sale it , and to me , and cheep ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Emig Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 I'll sell it, but it ain't cheap :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Miller Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Nice decor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluidsteel Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Wow Mark!! That's a tough one. What I love about blacksmithing is using the old tools. But it's always a veritable quandary when you have a pristine tool. Use it or collect it??? I LOVE that it's in your living room. Do you stare at it and call it my precious? Lol That's one of the few things I like about being single after being married for twenty years. I get to decorate how I want. I have two bookcases full of knife handle wood and blacksmithing collectables. :-) That drill would be stunning in the corner by my TV.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 What`s wrong with you Mark! Tools like that don`t belong in the living room! Put it in the kitchen like the rest of us do with our old machinery, that way you can share your good fortune with the one you love most. Once moved to the kitchen it will get used every day for things like beating eggs, mixing dough and grinding herbs not to mention drilling holes. Being close to the sink will allow you to keep it clean, shiny and looking like new more easily too. So wheel it into the kitchen and show your wife how much you really care. Then go out the the shop and forge the egg beater, dough hook and other attachments that will continue to make both your lives easier. Why just the other day I cobbled together a combination tool post grinder/knife sharpener for the flat belt lathe we have in our Machine shop/kitchen. My wife nearly swooned when she came in and saw it working. she was thinking about how she was going to best put those freshly sharpened knives to use, I can tell. You just can`t put a price on a love like that. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 can i smell a fresh bowl of sarcasm.? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Emig Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 Being as the ex-wife hasn't lived here in years I'll keep it right where I want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinbo Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Very nice. Another one that is built to last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathis Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 WOW, I picked up the same style drill press, maker and all at an auction 3 weeks ago. Mine has a single sized pully on it, yours is steped. Mine has no motor mount on it, it was driven by the overhead pully shaft with a 2" belt. it's just heavy as you can't believe, must weigh 50lbs. Its so stiff and crunchy I'll be working on it for a long time. I've never seen one before so I had to get it. Yours is really nice looking I'd leave it in the living room :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry H Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Bob.....I like your style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I think it looks nicer in the living room than a torn down 327 or Harley and they both looked just fine. The 327 was laid out like it came in the engine but the Harley took up too much room for that. Nice drill press, good score and top notch treatment you gave it. Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 F.Y.I. Here's my ol' thang, ca 1915-1920 [?], not restored, but it is a big, heavy Buffalo. I put a Jacob's chuck on it. It has a racheted wheel near the feed handle which may have been a self-feed. I haven't figured it out. It has a gear shift, that little diagonal bar with the handle! Slow and fast, and that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOblacksmith0530 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Okay that tears it! I am going to get that old columbia out of the corner and put a motor in it and replace the 30 year old harbor freight cheapie I have been using. I would kill for an old camelback with a big table though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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