Fobco Star Restoration

[Co1]

I’ve gone with a vfd. I couldn’t find a motor that looked period, so with the vfd I can keep the existing one and hide the vfd on the bench the drill will be mounted on.

Have done no work on the drill this week, but today I need to degrease the table and weld up the pock marks today as a friend is taking it tomorrow to run through his surface grinder.

 

[Co1]

A bit of progress today. Motor ran up on the VFD, very smooth and quiet indeed. The rest of the drill is now in its component parts, ready for degreasing and cleaning. Tried to convince the wife to clean it while I’m away this week, but apparently she’s got better things to do.

 

[Sideways]

I need to degrease the table and weld up the pock marks today as a friend is taking it tomorrow to run through his surface grinder.

Nice !

 

[Co1]

Belt cover undercoated and brush painted with Paragon enamel. I’m not looking for perfection so haven’t taken back to bare metal. The cast parts have been prepped with rust encapsulator from Buzzweld.

 

[Co1]

Got a date for moving house, which forced a somewhat rushed rebuild, and the motor refurb will have to wait.

 

[Hugh M.]

That looks cracking! I searched for a while looking for a suitable old drill rather than get a new but cheap one. I couldn’t find anything as good (or heavy) as this. Instead, I got an on the brink Continental International from the 80s I think? More of a budget model back then but still going strong.

 

[duke]

Got a date for moving house, which forced a somewhat rushed rebuild, and the motor refurb will have to wait.

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Nice , I have machines that need painting but can't find the time to do it.

 

[Co1]

Thanks. I’m really pleased with it. To say I only paid £90 for it, it’s probably cost another £90 in paint, a quill spring, new drive belt and degreaser. Mechanically it is superb, so at £180 all in I would imagine it will out live me!!