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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sudsy on February 09, 2019, 12:34:19 PM

Title: Anyone familiar with FAMCO bench top drill press ?
Post by: Sudsy on February 09, 2019, 12:34:19 PM
I have the opportunity to pick this up for $75
No opportunity to test it out

Can't find anything on it. I would either keep it as an upgrade to my 1940's Craftsman or 1950's Atlas - or fix it up and sell it but I need to have at least an approximation of it's value to feel comfortable buying it without testing it. (no power where it's at)

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Title: Re: Anyone familiar with FAMCO bench top drill press ?
Post by: EVILDR235 on February 09, 2019, 12:49:54 PM
If it has a removable motor I would probably buy it. I would pull, yank, twist, turn and pull everything to make sure nothing is broke worn out like bushings or bearings. Smell the motor to see of it smells burnt. I would take a chance on it. Unless it was used for production work in a factory, it probably has not been used that much.

EvilDr235
Title: Re: Anyone familiar with FAMCO bench top drill press ?
Post by: Sudsy on February 09, 2019, 12:53:38 PM
Came from the shop of a home machinist
Title: Re: Anyone familiar with FAMCO bench top drill press ?
Post by: mikeswrenches on February 09, 2019, 03:30:15 PM
Better yet. You know he was going to take care of it. It was his money that bought it!

Did you ask him why he’s getting rid of it?

Mike
Title: Re: Anyone familiar with FAMCO bench top drill press ?
Post by: Sudsy on February 09, 2019, 04:00:33 PM
Because he died 10+ years ago
This is all coming out of a basement of a house that's going to be torn down to put up a strip mall
Title: Re: Anyone familiar with FAMCO bench top drill press ?
Post by: Sudsy on February 10, 2019, 09:25:58 PM
I passed
Went searching online for parts and found nothing - not a good thing if something is wring with it.

Bought a cool old Wrights rolling toolbox instead
Title: Re: Anyone familiar with FAMCO bench top drill press ?
Post by: oldgoaly on February 11, 2019, 10:13:50 AM
I've only seen arbor presses and large sheet metal equipment made by Famco, good stuff.
Title: Re: Anyone familiar with FAMCO bench top drill press ?
Post by: Sudsy on February 11, 2019, 10:38:52 AM
It looks like a really good machine, but the complete lack of parts did scare me off
Title: Re: Anyone familiar with FAMCO bench top drill press ?
Post by: oldgoaly on February 11, 2019, 12:09:18 PM
Wonder if another company made them for them? they rebranded them?
Title: Re: Anyone familiar with FAMCO bench top drill press ?
Post by: Sudsy on February 14, 2019, 12:26:40 AM
Doesn't look like any press I've ever seen before