Project #3, Clausing 2276 drill repair, and mobile base, d.fisher
I must admit that I have dreamed of owning a Clausing drill press for some time now. Luckily, I recently purchased a broken Clausing drill press (model 2276) on e--bay. It had multiple problems, but nothing that couldn't be fixed with some parts from the factory. The table raising gearbox was full of bits and pieces of a shredded worm gear. Also, the variable speed drive was way out of sync with the speed rating on the dial. With about ten hours of general cleaning, greasing, and rebuilding, the press was operational again. The drill has a 2 speed, 3 phase motor, so I went through a crash course on 3-phase converters and had this thing humming like new. It's a rather heavy press, so to move it around my shop I needed a mobile base. Here's a pic of the drill when I first brought it home, and a custom sized, low profile mobile base. Since these pics were taken, I have added vibration absorbing leveling mounts. The casters look undersized, but I added three on each side with a 175lb rating for each. It travels nice and smooth, and when locked down, sits solid.
Don't worry, the anvil in the third photo is removed from its mobile base before put in use! I'll get some more detailed shots tomorrow of the leveling mounts.
d.fisher, dedicated to art and craft