Alfa Machine Corporation ASR Drill Press Restoration and Information – Page Two

Continuing on from the previous page. Clamp handle removed:

Here is a partial restoration and review of an Alfa Machine Corporation ASR bench pedestal drill press.

One clamp bolt per side for the motor mount as you’d expect. Once they are removed the mount slides off:

Here is a partial restoration and review of an Alfa Machine Corporation ASR bench pedestal drill press.

The front (and only) belt guard is held in place by a single bolt. The bolt found had a head whose corners scraped the underside of the guard when it was rotated, however:

Here is a partial restoration and review of an Alfa Machine Corporation ASR bench pedestal drill press.

Belt guard removed:

Here is a partial restoration and review of an Alfa Machine Corporation ASR bench pedestal drill press.

Here is a partial restoration and review of an Alfa Machine Corporation ASR bench pedestal drill press.

Looks a bit like “898” stamped into the casting:

Here is a partial restoration and review of an Alfa Machine Corporation ASR bench pedestal drill press.

Depth gauge removed:

Here is a partial restoration and review of an Alfa Machine Corporation ASR bench pedestal drill press.

Here is a partial restoration and review of an Alfa Machine Corporation ASR bench pedestal drill press.

The table is clamped in place with one bolt underneath and can be lifted off easily once it’s loosened:

Here is a partial restoration and review of an Alfa Machine Corporation ASR bench pedestal drill press.

Here is a partial restoration and review of an Alfa Machine Corporation ASR bench pedestal drill press.

Here is a partial restoration and review of an Alfa Machine Corporation ASR bench pedestal drill press.

The chuck – the spindle has a female MT2 taper:

Here is a partial restoration and review of an Alfa Machine Corporation ASR bench pedestal drill press.

More bolts:

Here is a partial restoration and review of an Alfa Machine Corporation ASR bench pedestal drill press.

Here is a partial restoration and review of an Alfa Machine Corporation ASR bench pedestal drill press.

Here is a partial restoration and review of an Alfa Machine Corporation ASR bench pedestal drill press.

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