Photo Index - Walker-Turner Co., Inc. - Radial Drill Press

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Walker-Turner Co., Inc.
Jersey City, NJ; Plainfield, NJ

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill, Radial
Machine Size:	32" Swing, 16 speed, 4.5" stroke
Submitted By:	Dave Potts

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Radial Drill Press
Date of Manufacturer:	1940's-early 50's
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Last Updated	2/12/2012 10:52:40 PM

Comments:

Working four months in a patternshop provide me with a sense of "direction" for my tool purchases at an early age. One of the machines that I truly fell in love with was the radial drill press and it became a primary item in my quest to fill a shop.

This unit features 16 speeds, 160 rpm to 8300 rpm, and a 4.75 inch stroke. The head tilts in both directions and the throat offers a 31" reach at the furthest extension. Walker Turner later offered heads with a 6" stroke and Rockwell continued this sizing, even after the acquisition and revamping of this model. The newer heads will fit this drill and I passed up a nearly-new Rockwell head about 15 years ago. (Still regretting it, too)

This machine was purchased from Cook Machinery in Sicklerville, NJ in 1983 or 1984, and I paid $325 for it. Other than paint, the only thing I did to it was to pop on a single phase motor and add a switch and a quill-lock.

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Comments: Tilting Head
Source: My shop

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Comments: Profile of the W-T RAM radial drill
Source: My shop

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Comments: Two sets of 4-step pulleys provide a wide range of speeds
Source: My shop

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