Restoring an Old Swedish Drill Press 

This press has worked like a charm for my projects ru-vid.comUgkxajoEbapTfqWaadnqb04h6U576yxXp-FE . I didn't even secure it to my table top, mainly due to the fact that I was using a 15 lbs drill vise. It's not flimsy at all as to what others have claimed it to be. Make sure the locking nuts and levers are secured and there won't be any issues with light pressure and patience. I was able to drill through aluminum, plastic, and steel (steel took a while) with no problems at all. Yeah it took a little longer than a regular drill press, but I don't have the space OR the money for one.The instruction manual was worthless, but luckily assembling the press was intuitive. However, the manual would be good for ordering replacement parts if needed. There is a nice breakdown of the parts that are included in the kit. Before ordering, make sure it is compatible with your unit, it is clearly stated what models the press is compatible with.This was an excellent purchase for $40!!

"This top isn't flat" *stares at Bridgeport mill in background* "So I'm go put wood on it" *head explodes*

at 09:01 I thought: "He should be using a drill press for this. How come he doesn't have one yet." Then I realized what I am watching.

Proud owner myself mine is older tough. High quality, will last for generations. Greetings from Sweden

my woodworking class had one of these in sweden in the 90's!

When my daughter was in grammar school They were having a science fair My daughter asked me to help her with a project so we looked together and came up with a project that shows how people move their arms and hands to help tell a story And if forced to keep their arms and hands at their sides how they are unable to remember details of a story they are trying to tell people

Folding the sandpaper back on itself in the lathe is a good way to get your hand pulled in with mayor damage as the result. With the speed of the lathe it is better to have the sandpaper go back and forth while slightly angled.

Yes, we need more "Hammerlak" on youtube :D you can't trust a piece of machinery if it's not painted with "Hammerlak".

Really nice restoration! If you didn't know - you're missing two parts in the handle, a spring and a small pin that holds the handle in place so that it doesn't fall down, a really nice feature when it's installed! That's what the hole is for on the end of the holder!

You might want to check that no tapping chips got inside the machine when you threaded those holes. Or you will be replacing bearings.

It is a very nice drill press with high quality, probably one of the later ones. The older ones were a little rounder. It will benefit you all your life and allow the children to inherit.

Really cool! Also another very cool way of havibg smooth lines or even not havibg them is by gasifying some acetone…depending on the material you extrude though..

I had the same drillpress on school where i Learned welding And work With metal!! This kind of drillpress machines are the best ever Made! Quality.

Yo I really like how you made a table out of scratch and with no previous design. I wanted to tell you the reason your metal plate was warped was nkr because you didn’t clamp it. It’s because you welded in ine big straight line and the heat warped it next time alter side you weld and make sure not to weld the same area for to long

If it were me I'd put an "Emergency Stop" switch at the top right side where the other electrical box was.

Nice machine, I think the best drill press the world has created and nice restoration.

Alexandre, Is there anything that you can't do? The range and the scope of the projects that you tackle are quite remarkable and they cover many engineering, industrial, and construction fields. Your shows are quite informative and fun to watch. Also, where do you get all that energy? Good luck my friend. Peace.

You can thread MDF directly you know...On a 3 cm thick MDF and 6 big screws threaded it will be rock solid. And you've left the center portion of the MDF unsupported...EXACTLY where the pressure is applied!

Hi. I have exact same model Arboga G2508. Its great machine! 2-speed electric motor is wounded in dahalander connection, u need special switch to operate it.

I remember these! that gearbox! oh how i miss it.. 35 years ago and the machine probably had a few years of service then in the shop class.. Everytime today when i think: Maby I need to change speed on my dp... (find the right socket, hold back the motor, undo the belt without damage, move it ba... nah.. it will be fine.. If a tool takes longer to set up than actually work with it; its not a very good tool.

great, now you have metal shavings in all the bottoms of the fill ports ready to grate in to the rotating surfaces they're supposed to oil!

Had my doubts at the beginning but that restore looks great

How fantastic to give this beautiful old machine a new life! Well done!

very nice work you have done there, repairing a machine that would otherwise be of no use anymore, thanks I learn lots of things from this video

Hi from Sweden. Yeah, it´s really a great machine. I´m superhappy with mine. It is made 7:th of march 1977 and in great shape.

I love all these old tools. Unfortunatly in France most of them run on 380V which is difficult / expensive to have at home...

MAN! You're LUCKY! You have a TON of really nice space.

here in sweden arboga machines are the rolls royce among drill presses, you would easy get 1000 us dollars for it in that condition, maybe even 1500

Nice video! On these arborga drill presses there is a spring with a steel ball on the inside of the shaft so the doesnt slide by itself. You will see a small hole where it is supposed to be.

can't believe the work you've done, it's new

3:16 Here we see an example of the infamous "Safety Squint". It's not a perfect "Safety Squint", but better than no squint at all.

I got almost the same model - switch is in different place. Great machine. I got it for just 200 USD mare complete and ready for work. On auction I see some of them go for over 600 USD. Same model as ours.

I have the big brother to that machine. Great quality and top notch design.

Arboga is one of the best. Its from the quality age!

Great job young man out in my shop ive got 8 machines waiting for restore to use or complete restoration. When and if i can get my pain under control they will be getting done. I hope thanks for the great videos

I think the part I was most impressed with was your colour matching skills, very well done with that I would have been there for a month. Another wonderful old machine saved and probably looking better than it has done in half a century. I mentioned on your Bridgeport Milling Machine video that I’m totally ignorant when it comes to engineering, and when you drilled and rethreaded the oil ports you got me a bit confused sorry. Will this not do any harm having the metal chips in the oil? Or will any of the chemical in the paint not impact on the viscosity of the oil? I’m probably wrong on both points but please can someone explain why I am wrong so I can learn? It looked absolutely brilliant when you finished and I'm sure it’s good for another 60 years. I love your enthusiasm for your work, you have the passion that’s important for all creatives. Subscribed.

Excellent workmanship and attention to details. Videography is very nice, too.

65 grams of silver, 25 grams of green and 11 grams of blue. I just got another drill press, now I have same model G2508 as on this video. Getting 3 cans would cost more then I paid for the drill press (!)

BOSE... please sponsor this man, jaja

Long live 3D printing... Yeah...! Well done..!

You did a really good job mixing the color! I believe the color you were looking for is called "hammerschlagblau" (literally "hammer blow blue") in german. If you google it it looks pretty similar to the color of your drill press. It's a common machine color I believe :)

Great job. I have the exact same arboga maskiner geared head drill press. Mine is complete with the table if you need any details. It has two forward (electronic) speeds plus the gearbox. They don’t reverse.

That was an awesome restauration 👍🏼 Greetings from Sweden.

Awesome work

Outstanding work, thank for sharing

these Argoba Maskinen are wonderful machine that worth finding a cast iron table and adapt it to find the true potential of this drill.

this is starting to become my favorite youtube channel

Fantastic job my friend! Enjoyed this video a lot.

OK that *is* super cool.

You should be able to download an app onto your phone that will analyze the color of something and give you the paint code for it. Since you've already come up with the paint through a different method, testing multiple apps would give you the chance to compare and contrast accuracy of paint codes from different apps. Good job, keep up the great work! Subscribed.

Wouldn’t you adding those threaded oiling ports have thrown some metal chips from the threading?

It boggles my mind that you don't have more subscribers... You earn them... Quality video!

Great video! I love that you brought this Arboga drill back to life. I have one myself. Maybe the best drill press ever made 😀

I watch your videos and I love them but they make green with envy though! More power to you and thanks for creating these videos.

19:52 - That doesn't screw in, you will need to extend it with a tube.... Oh there goes! 😀👍

whoa that machine became rusty real quick 4:56

Nice video, I have an Arboga milling drill, those machines are made to last.

Great video, I was just a little surprised you never pulled the quill & spindle to clean, regrease, and check bearings. Do you have a dial indicator, I really like to see how these things test out with regard to runout after a restoration. A lot of times these old machines run more true than anything new. Thanks.

damn. impressive color match with the paint.

We have one of those on the slöjd

Great restoration and super drill press!!!!

know this is a few yrs old, but looks friggin sweet!

aww you have a massive great bridgeport right there... you could have levelled the metal plate! (not meant as criticism, love your videos!)

dude your videos are super fun, please keep it up! Thanks for the content :p

nice. my dad has one of these, i learned how to use it at the age of 10 or so :)

That paint looks awesome! Great job mixing those together!

Awesome video, very nice to see that these things are getting restored!

Wonderful

You should get your mill of the pallet so it doesnt wobble when u crank the handles and tranfers the vibrations down into the earth :)

Great video. I am enjoying your channel. Thank you

Hi bro 👋👋👋 good project 👍 good job 👍 good restoration 👍

Filming level PRO... Great job man cheers.

It is a shame to se how abused this fine machine have been. Great that you bring it back ti life. I also have the exact same machine. It will last forever. A machine like that in ok condition will go for at least around 1200E here in Sweden. I also have an EMCO maximat 100P (P = it also has cross feed) lathe with mil head. Very low usage and some nice accessories. It is for sale. One owner before me. The wheel you make at 18,30 is supposed to be a arm like on many machine vises. Pretty big since it takes a bit of effort to torn it. Much bigger radios than that wheel you put on. Just a tip. EDIT: Be careful with that cog thing that follows the bar from floor and upp (dont know the name) to raise/lowe the table. If it is not lubricated it can snap off when turning the table. Very annoying if that happens.

Great job!! Beautiful drill press.

4:55 Smooth flip :)

Where's your PPE when you're sanding!!? Love your videos. Thank you for sharing your work!

Peep the fronius just chillin in the background, badass! Nice videos man, like the content, rock on.

We also have one of these Arboga machines at my workplace. Its a really nice machine that sees more or less daily use and it just runs and runs with no sign of wear still. Me myself alone have probably drilled millions of holes with it. The machine also was made way before I even existed so probably also already seen tons of use before I started using it. It is basically unwearable! We have the combined drill/mill model at our company that makes golf course equipment. BTW Arboga is the name of a city here in Sweden where the company Arboga Maskin was situated. I looked around and the machines are still made it seems and still in Sweden. Not in Arboga any longer however but in Rosenfors/Småland www.arbogamachinery.com/en/startpage/

"I make a new one"

Nice job,that's a lovely drill

a sacrificial center of the new table would make it so you dont have to replace it when it is drilled

Always like a good restoration.

I wish I had your tools :D.

Fantastic job man, keep doing the good work, hugh fan.

They are great, but even more expensive than an old milling machine.. Especially with a coordinate table. But I need one!

You shall be officially known as The Norwegian MacGyver

You should send this video to My Mechanics... :D

i got the exact one in my garage ;) Solid machine

Awesome!!

Wowww very beautiful

13:54 It reminds me Donald Duck in "Clock Cleaners"!! 😅 Beautiful drill press and terrific restoration!

You are indeed a man of many talents. I love your enthusiasm! Could you please share which exact model your drill press is? I am looking for something very similar for myself. Keep building things!

Nice project

In Sweden we call it `pelarborrmaskin´

i really like that you restore old great tools and bring them back to life for ur workshop!! those are great content and inspiring videos. I like ur style, u are really smart and you have a really good method for working on your designs, i really like it and inspires me. I really dislike though the heavy loads of plastic you use in your projects. Plastic is not a good resource, maybe for big and strong parts is not a bad idea to use high quality plstic but for the other prints u should definietly switch to recycled plastic filaments, it would defenietly mke more sense for your project and you would inspire others to use such filaments. Just my opinion. have a good day :)

You should’ve just stripped the whole press and refurbished it properly and painted it all with a color matched paint, that would’ve been EPIC! Edit: WTF, I had forgotten you actually drilled and tapped the oilers in situ, that’s terrifying considering only oil is supposed to be in those areas. I really hope the oilers work out ok and that you didn’t get any metal flecks/pieces in the mechanisms.

This is an EXCELLENT video man. Instant sub. The drill press turned out so nice!

i see 2 videos of you i like and subscribe you i love to see restoration videos thumbs up

Nice jobe, great machine, I have just that model and I love it.....well I have also an second Arboga with a cross table (just could not resist when I found it used ;-) )....I absolutely love them both :-)!!!

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