Can anyone help ID these two units?
reddit.com/gallery/k2enhfPosted Nov 28, 2020, 1:57 AM UTC
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Sadly no idea. But they're beautiful.
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The band saw is a bit challenging because the wheel doesn't match what I would expect of a Walker Turner.
The drill press looks like a Delta/Rockwell variant but I think the base is wrong. It looks like a the tray and base are switched or it's two trays and one flipped upside down for the base. Usually the base is a larger, heavier cast piece to give it more stability, and the tray should have a pass through hole.
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The drill press definitely looks cobbled together and I think you're exactly right that the base was once a table. I believe you can see the locking nut that allows you to tilt the table on an angle.
OP, are there no model numbers or identifiers of any kind visible in the casting of the drill? The Canadian made motor makes me think it is probably something sold through Simpson-Sears. Craftsman, Dunlap, Supremacy? Who made the motor? Hoover? Wagner-Leland? That might help narrow down the drill press model. But that's assuming the motor wasn't pillaged from something else also.
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There are no identifiers or numbers cast into the drill at all. The only exception is B-155 marked in the casting of the motor mount plate. The motor attached appears to match the era. It is a Wagner Electric made in Leaside Ontario.
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Ok. Someone above mentioned delta but I don't think so. I've owned a couple old deltas, still have one as my main drill press, and all the castings start with a "DP" number. The main body is DP220, the motor mount plate is DP290, etc. And there is a little more "detail" to the castings. Just ribs and curves where the one you have is much more flat and square. But it does look similar to the deltas I've had. Is there any way you can date the motor? What kind of info is on the tag? Wagner made motors for a LOT of stuff so it probably isn't going to narrow down a whole lot, but it helps. Especially if that's the original motor. I'm still leaning towards it being something from Sears.
Edit: Here is one I rebuilt about a year ago. Motor was a Wagner-Leland and was the original motor. Obviously the casting of this one is more art deco and has more going on, but they did have simpler castings on some models. The vintage machinery website has good info if you can narrow down to a manufacturer.
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I can't say for the band saw, but I would bet money that drill press is a cobbled together Buffalo Forge. Looks way too similar to mine. Plus, Buffalo Forge (New York) is right on the border.
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Definitely looks similar to the Buffalo Forge drill press. But every Buffalo I've seen has the raised "Buffalo" brand lettering on the side of the casting. Buffalo had a Canadian arm as well. But those were marked "Canadian".
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You're definitely right. I just finished restoring mine and I guess forgot everything about it already.
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Some sleuthing seems to point to the band saw being by a Canadian company. Can only find one other instance of it though. It had a oval logo with 3 maple leafs and the brand "Approved Tools" . Apparently dated 1946-1952.
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Picked up this old drill press with what looks like a 5/8 Jacob chuck. Motor on it was canadian made. Haven't seen anything quite like it. No markings.
Also at the same place I grabbed this small bandsaw. Again with no markings.
Not pictured I also grabbed a Henry Power Tools scroll saw. Small, looks to be an early model, probably 1940s.