My new (old) Meddings L1 MkIII drill - Gloat Warning

[Good Surname or what ?]

After reading many of the threads on drills I started to look for an older quality drill. A few months ago, and with some advice from Scrit I found a good floor standing 1ph Meddings but the supplier sold it before I got there.

I asked the supplier to keep an eye out for another and a week or so ago he got this bench model and emailed me. 8)

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I collected it today and am very pleased. :lol:

If you are looking for a good quality older drill you could do worse than look here. He's still got the 3ph one behind mine in the picture above.

 

[Scrit]

Hi Phil

That's the bench version of the floor standing drill I have :lol: (even the same fetching metallic blue) so I'll have congratulate you on your excellent taste in drills! Good luck with your new "toy"

Scrit

 

[Harbo]

I've got a floor standing one too (in a greeny/grey colour) which I bought many years ago for about £25.
Had to convert it from 3 phase though and disconnect the foot stop switch!

The table is very heavy and I wish it had a gear action.
Fitted mine with a cheapo Axminster Cross vice which helps centre things up very quickly.

Rod