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[Betsy1969]

I’ve been offered a pillar drill and have a photo but cannot read what make it is. Looks like it begins with a W . I’m trying to establish a fair price to buy it .hopefully photo attached

Any help appreciated

Regards Andy

[Gritstoner]

Is it Warco?

I have a Warco mill drill.

[Calum]

That's a Winmax drill 

[agg221]

Nice. I have a Meddings of equivalent vintage.

Does it have a morse taper on the spindle and what is the lowest RPM it will do? These establish just how useful it is. If yes and 'low' then it is extremely useful. If no and 'not very low' then it is still useful so long as you have the space for it. My Meddings doesn't, but it still sees some fairly serious use and will cope with blacksmiths drills up to about 3/4" with care, although they are running a little faster than ideal.

Alec

[rosinante]

Looks identical to mine , one thing to check before you buy, put a big drill bit in the chuck and get hold of it and check for shaft play , ask me how I know ,
Chris

[diffwhine]

I have an identical one to the one in the photo except that its badges as a Sealey one and is painted red. Its about 30 years old apparently. Sealey can't provide me with a new chuck key for it and I can't find one for love nor money. Mine came from closing down a Rover dealership in 2000 in West London. If anybody can suggest a source for large chuck keys for old drill chucks, please let me know as the rest works fine. If it is the same as mine, it can run slow with plenty of grunt.

[martinrh]

Hi diffwhine, I recently bought a Fobco star with a Jacobs Chuck.
It came with a spare chuck key which you are welcome to have if it will fit.

It's a Jacob K3 5/16 spigot and 11 teeth.

Chronos.ltd.uk supply replacement keys too

[Betsy1969]

I have an identical one to the one in the photo except that its badges as a Sealey one and is painted red. Its about 30 years old apparently. Sealey can't provide me with a new chuck key for it and I can't find one for love nor money. Mine came from closing down a Rover dealership in 2000 in West London. If anybody can suggest a source for large chuck keys for old drill chucks, please let me know as the rest works fine. If it is the same as mine, it can run slow with plenty of grunt.

I can’t see clearly in the picture but I think it has several speeds available so might go down low. Doesn’t really matter that much because it belonged to my late uncle who was a metal / woodwork teacher for most of his life and had a well equipped home workshop with a boxford lathe and several other machines including a small injection moulding machine . He had a small business making fishing tackle . I’ll be having the drill whatever if it’s still there but I will be paying my Aunt for it , don’t want to rip her off but don’t want to overpay either .

[gvo416j R.I.P.]

I have seen a few sold in the last couple of years at farm sales. They seem to make anything from £50/60 up to £200.

I got lucky with mine in 2015 as it is a good one and I got it at £74. However the chuck became faulty last March.

A new keyless 16 mm chuck was only £25 and, although not required as the old one was OK, I also got a new DIN/morse taper [MT2] adapter as part of the deal. However I have just looked and the equivalent item is now £49

[Betsy1969]

Well it’s all academic now anyway , somebody beat me to it . So if you know a coal man in Scarborough who has just acquired a pillar drill it’s the one in my photograph .