Photo Index - Sears | Craftsman - 103.23140 King-Seeley series 100

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Craftsman
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
King-Seeley Corp.-Central Specialty Division, Ann Arbor, MI; Ypsilanti, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	15.5 inch
Submitted By:	Stoney Logan

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	103.23140 King-Seeley series 100
Date of Manufacturer:	1950
Serial Number:
Last Updated	4/25/2026 11:32:23 PM

Comments:

My wife and I made a day trip from home near Memphis TN to Coulterville Illinois to get this drill press. I had been looking for one from this time frame. I was excited to see in the one picture posted that it had a Multi Speed Attachment as well as the adjustable table with no drill holes visible. I could see it had the original motor and the seller sent me a video of it running so we hit the road on a Friday morning. Other than surface rust it looked great. I gave it a good cleaning and de-rusting. It is all original paint with the exception of some gray primer I put on some rust spots on the underside of the foot. I added a new toggle switch and power cord to the motor along with a light fixture, again a design given to me by FrankLee on the Garage Journal. Finally, I added a Harbor Freight mobile base modified welding a 1/4 inch diamond plate steel to the base and bolting the foot to that. This is YouTube short of the build I did on the base. https://youtube.com/shorts/4csDf_bfBmI?si=XFVSUlmtjQdEeeAC. The base also has a single pedal used to engage both front wheels. The base weighs a little over 50 pounds and has a very low center of gravity. I think the rear wheels are off the ground 3/4 of an inch. I got the idea for the foot pedal from an old Rockler video but John McGrath had a better design in my opinion. Here is a link to his video. https://youtu.be/9-YH-EitEgM?si=oSHpZHC71tdNhm1V. Big thank you to Jeff Rich as well for all the great information and instructional videos. If Jeff sees this he will notice I'm wearing Oofos / sandles in my shop. Yep, "My shop. My rules".

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Comments: The final setup with the mobile base completed. Very solid and not top heavy when moving
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Comments: The light just floods the table
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Comments: The MSA i in great shape
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Comments: What it looked like when we picked it up.
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Comments: She was rusty but the table had no drill marks.
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