SwampNut Posted July 26 Posted July 26 Quote Someone Here Will Get a Kick Out of This .. I said that just an hour ago when I found this, and wondered, "What thread should I post this in?" So thanks. 1 Quote
SwampNut Posted July 26 Posted July 26 You are getting sleepy.....very sleepy....now cluck like a chicken. 2 Quote
blackhawkxx Posted July 26 Posted July 26 4 hours ago, rockmeupto125 said: So how old do you think that is? Quote
rockmeupto125 Posted July 27 Author Posted July 27 I'm guessing no more than 75 years. On an air compressor I just inherited. 1 Quote
rockmeupto125 Posted July 27 Author Posted July 27 That is old. No letters in the serial "number." Quote
SwampNut Posted July 27 Posted July 27 I went down a slight rabbit hole in their history, that style of air hole seems to be centered around the late 20s to late 30s, but possibly 40s. 1 Quote
XXitanium Posted July 27 Posted July 27 I've seen stuff in the field from the 19 'aughts. Some/most of it had craftsmanship and style Vs the feel of mass production.. 1 Quote
CALCXX Posted July 30 Posted July 30 (edited) Is it wired for 115 or 230v ? 17.4A is alot @115 if you hope to just plug it in to a GP outlet at home. Many of those old motors didn't have "flying motor leads". Possibly has studs in the terminal box to swap leads? They built stuff to last back then. Think Maytag. open the terminal box and take a pic. Edited July 30 by CALCXX Quote
CALCXX Posted July 30 Posted July 30 On 7/26/2025 at 10:49 AM, SwampNut said: I said that just an hour ago when I found this, and wondered, "What thread should I post this in?" So thanks. That is kind of a mind fuk watching those inner bearing races move by friction alone. Drop a little dust on it and watch what happens. Quote
SwampNut Posted July 30 Posted July 30 7 minutes ago, CALCXX said: Drop a little dust on it and watch what happens. 1 Quote
superhawk996 Posted July 31 Posted July 31 Both of the motors shown are cool, but I lean towards blackhawk's being more cool just because of the shape of the vent holes.....which are what keeps it cool, but that's not where my head was when I started typing. I'd dig having something like that for my vintage lathe. Quote
xrated Posted September 6 Posted September 6 (edited) I have a floor model drill press in my detached garage that is a Sears/Roebuck that my Dad purchased in either the late 40s or early 50s. It has the original motor on it and it runs just fine. I can remember moving it several times over the years as I have moved from place to place and it is HEAVY as F*%K.......all cast iron. I just replaced the V belt on it less than a year ago and I'm guessing that it was the original also. I'll have to take a peak at it and see if I can find the data plate on the motor. So I went out and took a couple of pics of the drill press motor. First pic is obviously the data plate on it, and the second one shows the built in ON/OFF switch that is part of the motor/mounting base.... EDIT: I never felt comfortable with the ON/OFF switch way back there when using it.....just because if something gets "stuck" and tries to rip the piece I'm drilling away from me holding it, the switch would is just located too far away, plus you have to use your right hand to operate the drill head down....and the switch is on the right side in the back. So probably 30 years ago or so, I wired in a large, foot controlled, mushroom head switch that sits on the floor in front of the drill press. To me, it is a lot quicker/easier to turn the drill press off by just lifting my foot/toes off of that switch than to try and find the rear mounted ON/OFF switch that came with it. Edited September 6 by xrated 1 1 Quote
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