I need help trying to find any type of information on my drill press I will supply pictures later today but it is a 15 inch line shaft driven floor standing drill press made for the Erie manufacturing co if anyone has any spare time and would be willing to look into it i would really appreciate it!!!

 

-Ryder

The Vintage Machinery forum might be a good resource.

On 5/4/2026 at 11:22 AM, JHCC said:

The Vintage Machinery forum might be a good resource.

Thanks I have created an account and started to look for information and at some point when I get to it will post on there about it.
Also on said drill press there is an old black coating of some kind covering the whole thing it is about a eighth inch thick and it is very flaky the best way I can describe it is that it is almost like compressed graphite from a pencil. while I am replying to this I figured might as well ask if you have any ideas on it. 

Probably Jappanned finish

I found this on Vintage Machinery...old catalogs, might help.

http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11510&tab=3

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