Thread: Silver Manufact Co

Originally Posted by DSEL74

Sliding down the slippery slope! I found this cool Silvers Manufacturing Co post drill.

I can't open the links , but if it's a No.22 then you're a jammy ba$t@rd. I've wanted one of them since I let one slip from my grasp a few years ago.

Someone suggested: try a house moving company (i.e. the sort that move your contents, not your house). They pick-up and pack for you. Of course they may charge an arm and a leg...

Cheers, Vann.

Silvers Drill1.jpg

Silver Drill 2.jpg YNo it is a No21 is there much difference?

Originally Posted by DSEL74

No it is a No21 is there much difference?

I don't know. There's no No.21 pictured on the Vintage Machinery site, and I can't quite make out from your photo whether it's a single or two-speed model.

Cheers, Vann.

I had to let it pass, the freight quotes were coming in over $130 so I hope it went to a good home.

I've been down south, and while in Christchurch I looked up Seanz. Being on the Post Drill slope at present I took a few pictures of his post drill - a Silver Manufacting Ltd No.21 (same model as DSEL was looking at).
Complete and in working order (well it will be when he sticks it back on the wall ), 'though it does have some damage where the column fits into the main casting.
Sean's Silver1m.jpg Sean's Silver4sl.jpg Sean's Silver2m.jpg Sean's Silver3m.jpg

Cheers, Vann.

That is a nasty chunk missing from the casting

It is interesting to note also how some older post drills had a timber handle on the feed wheel as well as the crank.

I've been keeping this to my self sorry lol

This is my dawn drill picked it up off eBay for about $50 a few years ago and did it up
The red makes it go faster
Cast iron cordless drill what will they think of next ????

Originally Posted by Simplicity

This is my dawn drill picked it up off eBay for about $50 a few years ago and did it up
The red makes it go faster
Cast iron cordless drill what will they think of next ????

Very nice, but... um...shouldn't you have posted it on the Dawn thread - seeing as it's a Dawn and this is a Silver Mfg thread?

Cheers, Vann.

I didn't actually know there is a dawn thread
Will have a look for it

Originally Posted by Simplicity

I didn't actually know there is a dawn thread
Will have a look for it

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f163/d...rsions-172428/

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f163/d...saster-172354/

Originally Posted by DSEL74

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f163/d...rsions-172428/

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f163/d...saster-172354/

So many posts on post drills, so few power cords, what's next post on spanners and chisels.....oh hang on that was me.

Cheers,

Camo

Originally Posted by DSEL74

That is a nasty chunk missing from the casting

It is interesting to note also how some older post drills had a timber handle on the feed wheel as well as the crank.

Just enough left for the column to lock into place. Works just fine.......on timber.

So the only difference between a 22 & a 23 0r 24 is the size!!

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Bottom two images are the 22 the one on the right is the 21…. Still doesn't elaborate on the 21 vs 22/23/24