I have been searching for a vintage floor drill press (NOTE: according to http://vintagemachinery.org/, the 3080 was a benchtop model but you could purchase a cast iron floor plate to convert to a floor model) for months and today I found one...What I know so far, it was geared for metal working and it has a Westinghouse 1/2hp motor that has seen better days and has a cracked housing. It is also missing the gear pulley cover. After cleaning out a lot of the grease, oil and wasps nest, off the frame the rest of it seems pretty solid. So, I'm getting online to see if I can find a manual and other information but this is where I need some help. It seems that all the manuals out there are from a single PDF that people are just printing out and selling...And from some of the reviews I'm seeing the reprints aren't all that clear especially the illustrations. I'm going to buy one anyway to have something. Also, I can't seem to find a pulley cover anywhere.
So I'm reaching out to see if anyone out there can point me in another direction to find some details around this drill press...this is my first vintage power tool restoration and I'm hoping it goes well...
Thanks.
-Matt