Wednesday
Mar092011
My ATLAS 1950's Drill Press
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 12:31AM
New drill presses are rubbish ... there, I've said it.
This thing turned up on a certain online auction website here in Melbourne's burbs last week.
It's heavy, it's at least 55 years old, it cost AU$76, it hums quietly to itself whilst shiny new tools grind and wobble their way all through the livelong day ... in short, I'm delighted to make it's acquaintence.
tomorrow I'll be making a mobile stand for it ( I need the bass quadbox for a gig on Sunday ... )
... looks at home next to my McPherson 4" jointer that i picked up a few months back for AU$100
now that's heavy ...
Cheers, AP
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