Tuesday, August 13, 2013

The ICBMs - Part II

Jonathan at the Alaska Woodworker recieved the Inter Continental Boring Machines that I sent him a while back.

I had these laying around for a few years waiting for me to figure out how to get them working.

It took him about five minutes.

Check out his post!

A photo of one of the working ICBMs from the Alaska Woodworker blog.

4 comments:

  1. I've always wanted on of these. I've also seen them on ebay and very nearly purchased one not long ago but decided against it because it needed more work than I was willing to put into it. I wish there was more information about restoring machines such as these, but maybe it is one of those situations where you just pick one up and start tinkering.
    Bill

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    1. Hi Bill,

      The good news is these machines aren't all that complicated. There are a couple of write ups in different spots on the internet for fixing up egg-beater drills. These just have some bigger parts.

      At least that's how I talked myself into buying them. :o)

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  2. Well, it was a bit more than 5 minutes! That one was an easy fix. I'm still pondering how to make a table. Thanks again

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    1. I don't think the original was very big, maybe a couple inches across. That means the standards are low to start with.

      If you make a wooden one, it is replaceable and won't mess up any drill bits.

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