Paul Canaris
01-15-2007, 6:03 PM
This is a drill press I purchased a few days ago. I really like old metal, whether American or European and will go for it over anything Taiwanese or Chinese given an opportunity. Best thing is, I paid less for this than I would have for a new Powermatic or Wilton. It is a Clausing 2285, American made sometime before 1975.
It specifications are:
1. 1.5 HP 200V 3- Phase motor at 1200 rpm.
2. Variable Speed Drive 200 to 1300 RPM
3. Stroke 6.5"
4. Twenty inches to center of a hole
5. Super Chuck Ball bearing ¾” with an MT-3 taper
6. Quill Diameter is 2.5”
7. Column Diameter is 4” with 1/2" thick walls.
8. Spindle Run-out is only a few tens.
9. The process table is 13” by 18”
10 Both the Head and the Table adjust up and down on independent Rack and Pinion mechanisms that themselves can be repositioned on the column.
11. Depth stop
12. Adjustable tension return spring.
13. Large base for stability.
14. Dimensions are 72”h* 30”d * 20”w at 700 lbs.
Tried it out today with a 3” Forstner; it went through Rock Maple like a hot knife through butter. The head and table move effortlessly up and down is spite of their weight. All in all a purchase I am very happy with. :) It was a local purchase so there were no shipping costs involved. It did take three people to get it safely out of my pickup truck and into place.
It specifications are:
1. 1.5 HP 200V 3- Phase motor at 1200 rpm.
2. Variable Speed Drive 200 to 1300 RPM
3. Stroke 6.5"
4. Twenty inches to center of a hole
5. Super Chuck Ball bearing ¾” with an MT-3 taper
6. Quill Diameter is 2.5”
7. Column Diameter is 4” with 1/2" thick walls.
8. Spindle Run-out is only a few tens.
9. The process table is 13” by 18”
10 Both the Head and the Table adjust up and down on independent Rack and Pinion mechanisms that themselves can be repositioned on the column.
11. Depth stop
12. Adjustable tension return spring.
13. Large base for stability.
14. Dimensions are 72”h* 30”d * 20”w at 700 lbs.
Tried it out today with a 3” Forstner; it went through Rock Maple like a hot knife through butter. The head and table move effortlessly up and down is spite of their weight. All in all a purchase I am very happy with. :) It was a local purchase so there were no shipping costs involved. It did take three people to get it safely out of my pickup truck and into place.