Restoring a Wonderful Old Drill Press! Worth it? or should've bought new?

It took a while to get around to restoring this drill press but it was definitely worth the wait.
Now I just need to make a stand for it and maybe a vintage style control box.

Just to add some more info:
Paid $200 for the drill press, the VFD was $90, bearings and belt $125 and the paint $40.

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[PaskMakes]

It took a while to get around to restoring this drill press but it was definitely worth the wait.
Now I just need to make a stand for it and maybe a vintage style control box.

Just to add some more info:
Paid $200 for the drill press, the VFD was $90, bearings and belt $125 and the paint $40.

[Rouverius]

What a beautiful old drill press. Glad to see such a thorough restoration on it.
Side note: I'm sure most of us wouldn't mind watching you tackle a few home repair projects; especially if it will help you stay on good terms with the missus.

[chaserwilliams]

Honestly, I have never seen a Pask Makes video that I didn’t think was awesome. Your narration, filming, editing, story telling, and workmanship are top notch. Please don’t ever think something you’re doing is not video worthy.

[socrazybmx]

Vintage tool restoration is some of the best content on YouTube. Thanks for this!

[OzGecko]

Lovely work as always Neil and well worth shooting a video. It came out looking great and those classic blue-green machine colours are just so distinctive. I vote for painting the lettering. I'd love to see a classic style control box to hide-away the modern VFD too.

[CrosshairLunchbox]

If you're doing home repair, kitchen upgrades, bathroom remodel, windows... I'll watch all of that as well. You can make your wife happy and still keep up with videos on the channel!

[FliesLikeABrick]

It is always worth fixing old stuff, and new. As consumers (not businesses where time and money are the bottom line ), we have a social responsibility to keep stuff out of the waste stream and landfill. It is (or should be) the other side of the coin of consumerism. Also old fixed stuff is just cooler. And learning the skills to fix newer value-engineered items is satisfying in it's own way

[Naturallystated]

I have my Dad's old drill press. Very similar to this one. He attached a length of chain connecting the chuck key and the housing so it would never get lost. Best low tech hack ever!

[bobweiram]

I love restoration videos when they're done with an attention to aesthetic details while maintaining elements of its original design. This definitely is one of them. I would only paint the original casting letters to white because it seems to demand it. A control box build video would be nice too!

[VealesWheels]

Last year I was given the exact same Waldown 8SN Series 3 from my father-in-law, whose father originally owned it. He bought it in the early 1950’s in Victoria where it was originally manufactured. It has seen a lot of action in its life but still runs flawlessly. It’s a beautiful machine. I have given it a quick clean, but would love to restore it properly to see it live another 70 years, and I now have a complete and in-depth guide, thankyou! Keep up the good work!

[ron.v]

I just stumbled across this and it was so impressive. You literally rush through this process wasting no time with what I call "filler" or useless prattle totally unrelated to the main point of the video. You're the first YouTuber I've seen who does that and I salute you. Of course I subscribed and hit the bell to see what else you have available. It was a thrill watching a videographer get straight to the point. It made me literally sit on the edge of my seat hoping I didn't miss whatever came next.

[Bob_Adkins]

What a beautiful old drill press and skillful restoration. Neil, you never disappoint!

[dougggiereid]

I am not sure why you didn't think restoring that drill press would be a great video. Thus was awesome. Live seeing an old tool getting a new lease on life. And seeing the methods and chemicals used is always useful. I would be very interested in seeing how you deal with the 3 phase power issue.

[philbarbato]

What a gorgeous machine. I love these restoration videos. You have just the right mix of “go the extra mile” and “good enough” to make it fun and seem attainable to us mere mortals.

[topwater]

Early to mid 1900 machines are the best ever made. They were built to last. You have real talent to keep this era alive. Thank you for sharing.

[martinm]

These resto videos are popular! I'm hooked, you should do more!! 😃😃

[jamesbaldwin]

Very well done. There is always great satisfaction in rescuing vintage machines such as this.

[samanthadean]

Awesome job!!! ❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I wouldn’t mind seeing a whole house restoration, might make Cath a little happier! 😁

[jon_little]

My grandfather had a drill press similar to yours. It was the first drill press i used. I loved how you manually had to move the belt position to adjust the speed.
I am so glad you rebuilt yours.
It's fantastic.

[stevenmccrickard]

Subbed about a year ago, probably my first time commenting. I just wanted to thank you for the content, it's always interesting and informative. Your projects are always unique your skills amazing and your imagination awesome. BTW, your formula for videos is perfect.