Drill Press

[bbak]

I was given a JC Penney drill press from a friend. The model number is 4180, I have tried to find information on this on the internet with no luck. I was wondering if anyone here could help me out with this. It appears to be pretty old, I was wondering who the manufacturer was and if any parts available for it. Any and all information greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Bruce

[dbhost]

You got a pic to see? Not sure, but a lot of the power equipment even back when Penny's had their own tool line, was made with pretty standard stuff... seeing it, and the parts you need would be helpful.

[bbak]

Here are a few pictures, sorry they are so so. I need a spindle return spring and when lowering the spindle for drilling it is a little rough(bearings possibly?)

[leehljp]

That is an OLD DP!

[Pappy]

Browse through the photo index at http://www.owwm.com/photoindex/bytype.aspx or, better, register and ask over there. Probably the best source for old tool info.

[turkeywire]

Looks a little like a buffalo forge copy. I machined one a lot like this when I was training for machinist. It was left over from WWII defense training program. the downfeed shaft does not have any bearings, in fact the only bearings are in the rack and are for the spindle. If it is rough the two places to look are: 1. dirt or rust in the teeth of the spindle rack and the pinion (the shaft with the handle) or 2. the spindle has a spline where it gos through the drive pully it is probably dirtyor rusty. The return spring is on the left side when looking at the machine it is most likly a flat clock spring if ti is not broken it can be rewound. If broken you might sub a recoil spring from a lawn mower or weedeater. Hope this helps

Carl

[Daryl]

THIS claims it was made by Rockwell. Looks like it would be a nifty too to have.

[OpaDC]

Looks real similar to THIS and THIS too.

[bbak]

Thank you all for the responses. Looking at the other pictures, it does look alot like the Rockwell. The roughness I was talking about, I took a closer look at it and there is play in the chuck, It moves about an eighth to a quarter of an inch when I push it with my hand. When machine is running and moving the spindle the chuck is moving up and down hitting and this is what is causing the roughness I was referring to. Any thoughts and recommendations. Thanks again Bruce