Nearly there now. The drill has taken up it's new residence in the workshop, and very handsome it looks too. I have found out that it's actually far older than I thought, turn of the century, around 1900 so it's over 100 years old!
There are still things that need doing, most obviously a proper drive belt. The shock cord test belt has no torque whatsoever. It also needs the ball handles and some re-arrangement of the idler pulleys. I have found a possible solution to the return spring, one of those springs from a garden chair mounted on a steel post should do the trick.
I can't wait to drill my first hole!
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