The Walker Turner Video - History & Drill Press Restoration 

Beautiful restoration!!! Hard to find complete machines these days! It must have been a real source of pride to have such a fine piece of equipment in your home shop in the 1940's thru the 1960's and beyond!!! I currently have a walker turner 20" which has seen some significant use !! Love the history that you presented !!!

Add an o-ring between the two knurled nuts on the depth stop, when the nuts are tightened slightly against the o-ring they won't move during use, but are easily adjusted with one hand when the depth needs to be changed. I saw this tip on another Walker Turner restoration several years ago, added it on my Walker Turner drill press, and it works great.

Nice!! I like the brushed gloss black color. Very pretty and it easily has another 75 years in it.

After a a few yrs of searching for the production table I found one and was able to get it today locally. Prestin condition, no drill marks on the machined surface. Stoked to own one in near perfect condition! It will look deluxe on my WT 900 floor model. And yes black and silver (polished metal) go very well together

Awesome job on the resto Jon. Love the history part. Thanks for sharing the resto.

Absolutely Fantastic! I had a similar problem when I was trying to move a Drill Press from my Lawn & Garden Equipment Building into the Basement Workshop except it was the top that wouldn't come off so I awkwardly carried the top with the motor and pole/column still attached downstairs. I decided Black is the main color for most Machinery in my Shop about a decade ago so I definitely approve of your paint job. I swear the Hardware Store triples the Stainless Hardware prices as soon as they see me walk thru the door but it looks like they do the same to you. 😂

That was outstanding! It sure is a good thing you redid the wiring...omg. The black really looks deluxe. Great job. Cheers

Excellent !!!!

Wow, you are a real gem Jon. What a wonderful video, thank you so much for your time, your effort and all your information. You made me excited to restore all my Walker Turner machines; a 12 inch table saw, 16 inch band saw, 8 inch Joiner, dual belt and disc sander, and wood lathe. I'm going to find me a Walker Tuner drill press now.

Wow! I always enjoy watching beautiful, elegant machines like this getting cleaned up and fully restored, ready to fill someone's eye and ready to get back to work! And thanks for the history lesson! Excellent work!

Fantastic restoration on a beautiful drill press. There is nothing like working on Grandpa’s tools, I swear you can almost feel them smiling up above. That switch came out and looks superb in this project. 😃👍

Great video! I have the same drill press as you but its a bench top version. Love using it and appreciate the look of it every time I'm in the shop. Got a 8" WT table saw too, love it as well.

I paid $100 for a table top WALKER TURNER DRILL with speed reducer. I had origin motor and switch. Only parts missing were the depth stop nuts and the spindle cap. The depth stop threads are 16 threads per inch for a non standard diameter.

Nice job on that one ! I'm in the middle of restoring a model 900 as well, so this is very helpful, thanks for putting this up!

I have one of those. Mine is the bench version. It still has the original motor with the Walker Turner plate on it. Unfortunately I don't have the adjustable table, so I've made a system to lift the head up and down with a scissor jack. I have some photos which I'll send if I can figure out how to do it.

nice work.

I have a Walker Turner drill press that I bought and I have the same that my Dad bought used that is for parts because at some point in its life it had fallen over and bent the spindle. I combined the best parts of the two. As best I can tell, both are from 1948. The one that I use is very true and runs quiet. I believe the bearings had been replaced before I got it. Thanks for pointing out all of the details that one would need to know when digging in to this great old machine. I believe I will go with a grayish green paint, closer to what I have seen on some of these.

Gorgeous restoration and dive into the history!

Look at your motor nameplate data; FLA (full load amps) at 115 VAC is rated up to 13.6 Amps. On your Allen Bradley control switch you will see that you have two "N22" overload heaters. These are rated at 4.17 Amps. I suspect that whomever chose that motor control switch probably didn't think much about the current rating of the thermal overloads. If you find that you are tripping out under heavy loads when drilling you may want to consider increasing the value.. The "N" series thermal overloads are available in a wide range. (for example N20 is 3.45A, N29 8.56A) You don't need to put thermal overloads in there up to the FLA nameplate value; Size them appropriately for your load. I suspect that at 1 HP it would break something else on the drill press.

I'm impressed that your torti can stay in the shop while you're running all those tools.

That’s a really interesting mix of background music sounds…good job 👍

Music editing is A+

Very well done! I like the Two Guys comment. How many know Two Guys from Harrison! Thanks for the video

I Never Heard Of Walker Turner. I've Heard Of Jet Craftsman Bosh Rockwell Black & Decker. Walker Turner Must've Been Before My Time Cause I Was Born In 1967. & All Through The Late 60's & 70's & 80's Till Now I Never Heard Of Walker Turner. But I When I Was On Home Depot's Website I Ran Accross A Ryobi Drill Press For $199.99 & Just Yesterday I Unboxed My New Bandsaw. & I Also Got That For $199.99 Too. I Also Got Me A Miter Saw For $356.26. Some People Say Ryobi Tools Are Junk But I've Had My Ryobi Scroll Saw & Miter Saw For 1 Year & I've Never Had Any Trouble For Either One. I'm Not Putting Down Old Power Tools Like Bandsaws Drill Presses & Table Saws. But The Onlything Is Some Of Those Powertools Are So Old Sometimes You Can't Find Parts For Them. Now I Bet If I Found Me An Old Craftsman Table Saw Drill Press Or Bandsaw Then I'd Might Beable To Find Parts For Them.

Wow Jon, that's awesome, looks pretty 😊

Great project! Nice job editing too! 👍👍

Very nice job. Mine is due soon. My 900 series does not have the cowl or speed reducer. Mine is in china red enamel that i don't really like. I am not a fan of that black either. But anyways, i have a Metabo keyless chuck, and friend let me tell you... It's the bees knees. You deserve a 🍺 🍻

Right On!

GOOD STUFF, SAY HI TO MOMMA KITTY, THXS FOR SHARING...

shocking that somebody would leave the electrical in that state!

I wish someone would 3d scan the top cover and post the file for free. My drillpress is missing the original cover. Over here in Norway there is no used spare parts for these.