Replacing a Drill Press Motor

The motor on my old, bench top drill press was overheating and kicking off after less than a minute of use.
I found a replacement through mail order and show how I rigged it up.

[@HighTone45]

Great video brother! How many horsepower was the new one compared to the old one?

[@jazbuilding]

Thanks for reaching out. The new motor is 1/3 hp, which I believe was the size of the old one. I can over load it with something like a 4" hole saw, but usually the belt slips and I back off. It's worked without a hitch since I installed it and I don't even think about it any more. Thanks again.

[@joe1569]

Well done

[@jazbuilding]

Thanks. The motor works great, as you'd expect. One of these days I'll change the bearings in the drill press.

[@sdriza]

nice job.... I'm getting antsy about doing the same thing for more power

[@jazbuilding]

Thanks for the reply. I can't help with that, but you can see it's not brain surgery, although you may have to get creative with your particular set up. Good luck and thanks for the post.

[@dominictest]

The start switch is stuck

[@jazbuilding]

Thanks for the comment. I'm not very knowledgeable of motors and I'm not sure if such an issue is repairable. Either way it was a couple years back and that motor is long gone. I did do some research before I purchased a new one and couldn't find any better options. Maybe these days there is more information out there. The new motor has worked fine (as you'd expect). Thanks again.