Refurbishment — Arboga E100 (February–March 2018)
The Metal workshop's Arboga E100, No. 46912, received a major refurbishment in February–March 2018, carried out by Erik Cederberg, Theeo and Bullen. The project included complete disassembly, cleaning and refinishing of the castings, bearing renewal, work-table repairs and reassembly. Chris's wooden replacement handles are documented as later work in July 2020; see the maintenance log.
Use the main machine guide for the current setup and operating information, and the maintenance and repairs log for later work.
Before and after
Before refurbishment — April 2017 | After reassembly in 2018 |
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The drill press in April 2017, before refurbishment, with worn original paint and corrosion. | Reassembled drill press after the refurbishment, with table and electrical enclosure fitted. |
Historical photographs supplied with this account. The before photograph is from April 2017. The completed view records the 2018 setup.
Starting condition and disassembly
When acquired, the drill press had chipped original paint, rust in many places and some bearing noise. It was fully disassembled into its components for the refurbishment. The photographs show the opened gearbox, dismantled castings, gear and shaft assemblies, quill, motor rotor and stator, and smaller fittings.
Opened head and existing control box | Corroded locking hardware |
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Head opened during disassembly, with the gear train and existing column-mounted electrical box visible. | Corrosion on a threaded locking rod and adjacent casting before cleaning. |
Mechanical components laid out | Head castings, covers and motor stator |
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Mechanical components laid out: gears, shafts, motor rotor, quill and smaller fittings. | Dismantled head casting, gearbox covers and motor stator before surface preparation. |
Dismantled castings, gears and shafts | Original motor stator and windings |
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Another view of the dismantled castings, gears and shafts. | Close-up of the original motor stator and windings. |
Cleaning and refinishing
Most castings were first degreased, then chemically stripped of paint in a heated sodium hydroxide solution in the large ultrasonic cleaner. They were then sandblasted and painted with silver Hammerite hammered-finish paint (hammarlack). Parts too large for that cleaning setup, such as the foot, were sandblasted and painted directly.
The internal mechanical components were degreased using cold-degreasing liquid in the heated ultrasonic cleaner. The column was cleaned using rust oil and Scotch-Brite abrasive nylon.
Blasting-cabinet work | Applying the silver hammered finish |
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Work at the blasting cabinet during the refurbishment. | Spray painting a prepared casting with the silver hammered finish. |
Bearings and reassembly
All bearings that were relatively easy to replace were renewed with new SKF bearings. The components were then reassembled and lubricated.
Column and repainted foot | Head casting and motor stator |
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Column and repainted foot during reassembly. | Repainted head casting with the motor stator installed. |
Head and motor reassembly | Machine partway through reassembly |
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Reassembly of the head and motor components on the column. | Partly reassembled drill press; the work table has not yet been refitted. |
Work-table welding, resurfacing and transport damage
Bullen welded up the existing damage on the work table. The table was then sent to a nearby mechanical workshop for resurfacing. During transport there, it was unfortunately dropped and a piece of its rim broke off. The workshop re-cut the table face to restore a flat working surface. The underside photograph below records the missing section.
Underside of the work table, showing the section of rim broken off when it was dropped during transport.
Underside of the table, showing the rim damage from the transport incident.
Later wooden locking handles — July 2020
The refurbishment account noted a missing table-locking handle. A later photograph and member update document that Chris turned and fitted wooden handles for both the head/column and table-support/column locking levers in July 2020. The dated photograph is kept with the July 2020 maintenance entry.
On/off control box already fitted since 2017
The original on/off buttons had been removed before this refurbishment. Since 2017, power has been switched on and off using a motor-protection circuit breaker (MPCB) in a box mounted on a bracket at the top of the column. This was an existing modification when the 2018 rebuild began; the enclosure is visible in the opened-head and reassembled-machine photographs.
A Schneider TeSys GV2ME06 carton is visible beside the machine in the first refurbishment photograph. It is packaging evidence; the fitted breaker's exact model and current setting have not been recorded from a readable device label.
Photo originals
The gallery keeps the images compact and side by side. Open any image to enlarge it; the original files are also linked below.
Photo 2 — Mechanical components laid out: gears, shafts, motor rotor, quill and smaller fittings.
Photo 3 — Dismantled head casting, gearbox covers and motor stator before surface preparation.
Photo 4 — Another view of the dismantled castings, gears and shafts.
Photo 5 — Close-up of the original motor stator and windings.
Photo 6 — Corrosion on a threaded locking rod and adjacent casting before cleaning.
Photo 7 — Work at the blasting cabinet during the refurbishment.
Photo 8 — Spray painting a prepared casting with the silver hammered finish.
Photo 10 — Repainted head casting with the motor stator installed.
Photo 11 — Reassembly of the head and motor components on the column.
Photo 12 — Partly reassembled drill press; the work table has not yet been refitted.
Record source
This project account and the historical photographs were supplied by a member on 14 October 2026. The work period, contributors, cleaning materials, SKF bearing renewal, wooden handle, table welding/resurfacing, transport damage and pre-existing control-box arrangement come from that account. The before photograph is dated April 2017; individual dates of the other historical photographs are not recorded. A later photograph and member update supplied on the same day date Chris's replacement of both wooden locking handles to July 2020; this handle work is recorded separately from the 2018 refurbishment.