We found an American made Delta Rockwell drill press at a firm that used it for lead parts on radiology machines. I overpaid but it looked like a great machine to restore and it was going to be way better than a $1000 jet press from China for less money.
This one was stripped down to every nut and bolt, cleaned, lubricated, polished, and painted. Rewired the switch and motor. New belts. It purrs like the day it was made in 1962.
We tested the runout when done and it measures .0015” runout! More precise by orders of magnitude compared to $5000 Chinese current models.
