Thread: Hercus 22" drill press

Now thats a drill - whats your plans for it?

Cant help with a manual but google it and see what links turn up.

Enjoy

Ian

Thanks Godzilla, it'll get stripped down repaired if needed and a paint job.
Apparently this drill type is popular in the States as a "Camelback Drill" and there
were several similar types made.

Someone mentioned that on the lathes.co.uk site page about Hercus there is a factory shot with an aisle up the middle of the floor with these drills lining both sides.

Hello Graziano,

The Yanks call them camelback drills. There is a lot of information online. Here's a link Camelback Drills.

Regards Bob.

Just trying to post again, the last one didn't make it through.

Edit: well that's weird, two of my posts with links in them didn't make it through at all.

Well Godzilla, my plan is to rebuild it and then give it a good paint and I'd like to modify it to take a flat belt with no join in it as well as a tension idler for the belt.
Anorak Bob: I'd found that description in my travels on the net. The lathes.co.uk website Hercus page shows a photo of the Hercus factory with several of these
drills either side of the aisle about middle foreground in the image.

Well good luck with your project.
Should be a very enjoyable task and you will end up with a very good 'old' tool - but the oldies are often the goodies!

Great Article Bob - specially the last P/Graph. Said with feeling I think you call that!