Niles camelback drill on Municibid

[reggie_obe]

In Sturbridge, Ma.

Niles Drill Press

Drill bit shakes when in use. No safety switch All items sold as is. Upon notification of award paymentin full by successful bidder must be received by the Township and picked up with in 10 days Town of Sturbridge employees are prohibited from bidding on this item.

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[michiganbuck]

Nich machine if somebody gets it for $50.
I paid $ 25 for mine but had to repair the down feed rack.
Mine has a rectangular table, I should look at the name to see what make it is.

 

[johnoder]

A smidgen more modern than the one in their 1891 catalog

 

[metalmagpie]

Bent spindle? Beware.

 

[john.k]

Looks like its from a wood shop..........I got a Jones & Shipman in the scrap,and its from a wood shop.....had a block of 12x4 bolted to the table.......wood gone,not a mark on the table.

 

[Tom A]

Could be just a bent bit - The person writing up the bid description may not have known how to get the bit out of the taper to check it with another one.
Obviously, personal inspection is needed.

 

[Peter S]

The machine is on castors and might well shake a bit even if there is nothing wrong?

I am guessing this drill press may have been badged by Niles, not made by them?

I don't know how the Niles operated, but there is a drill press on the Vintage Machinery website which has a similar Niles badge but is made by Prentice Brothers. Photo of badge attached.

The machine for sale has some similar Prentice Brothers features (e.g. the power feed cone pulley on the spindle and the back gear arrangement). Not sure about that though.

The power feed trip is an interesting design - it looks to be a slot (t-slot or v-slot?) running the length of the spindle housing.

The two-handled crank lying on the base is new to me. Maybe helpful if you had a heavy workpiece - otherwise it looks like a spare handle to clobber you with. It may be for the sliding head so a handle is still reachable when fully raised.

 

[Andy FitzGibbon]

The wobbling but could just be worn spindle bearings.

I've seen the double-handle crank on shaper vises.

This drill is shown in the 1900 Niles catalog, which also lists the Boston location (not listed in the 1891 catalog).