Whilst browsing facebook market place, I came across an ad for an old bench drill stand. Now with myself being a bit of a sucker for old broken things, and the fact it was only a fiver, I duly bought it to restore. It was totally seized and rusty and in general 'bad nick', but for only a fiver it would be ok to while away an afternoon whilst fixing it up.
Here it is 'as bought' ...
And after stripping down and filling the baseplate ( there was some corrosion and pitting )...
And finally some paint...
Happy days
now to search for a drill to fit it, Luckily, the very next week I was at an autojumble and came across a nearly identical bench drill stand that had the drill attached. I asked the stall holder if he would sell the drill separately and he said that i could have the lot for two quid!
So here's bench drill number two, ( the silver thing in the picture is something he made me take with it saying it was part of it but it's not, i guess he wanted to clear some junk and I looked like a likely candidate)...
The drill itself is a Black and Decker, all it needed was a clean and a new cable and it works a treat.
So there you go, two bench drill stands and one drill. I kinda wish I'd left the first one orange as they would match, but I didn't know I was getting a second press.
But, I hear you say, the title says three...
Well, I thought I'd better look for another drill for the first stand... and looking through the wares at a local second hand place near me I came across yet another bench drill stand. This one was actually a black and decker, in great nick, and came with an attachment for using the drill as a bench grinder or polisher. All for seven quid in total.
Great stuff, I now have a complete and working Black and Decker bench drill.
But now I need two more drills for the other stands....well three more drills if you count the bench grinder...
Here it is 'as bought' ...
And after stripping down and filling the baseplate ( there was some corrosion and pitting )...
And finally some paint...
Happy days
now to search for a drill to fit it, Luckily, the very next week I was at an autojumble and came across a nearly identical bench drill stand that had the drill attached. I asked the stall holder if he would sell the drill separately and he said that i could have the lot for two quid!So here's bench drill number two, ( the silver thing in the picture is something he made me take with it saying it was part of it but it's not, i guess he wanted to clear some junk and I looked like a likely candidate)...
The drill itself is a Black and Decker, all it needed was a clean and a new cable and it works a treat.
So there you go, two bench drill stands and one drill. I kinda wish I'd left the first one orange as they would match, but I didn't know I was getting a second press.
But, I hear you say, the title says three...
Well, I thought I'd better look for another drill for the first stand... and looking through the wares at a local second hand place near me I came across yet another bench drill stand. This one was actually a black and decker, in great nick, and came with an attachment for using the drill as a bench grinder or polisher. All for seven quid in total.
Great stuff, I now have a complete and working Black and Decker bench drill.
But now I need two more drills for the other stands....well three more drills if you count the bench grinder...
