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Old 26th Feb 2013, 9:02 pm   #21
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Yes, the workshop came first. My father got one when it first came out. The manual (which I still have somewhere) contains an illustration of a Selecta drill being used with the workshop, but the caption said that the drill was "available later".
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Old 26th Feb 2013, 9:28 pm   #22
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Another electric tool manufacturer was 'Arcoy'. I posted a picture of one that I have last March (this should link to a picture of it)

https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...6&d=1333053878

Arcoy also made larger drills (Buccaneer series) as well as a planer. Another product they made is a dovetailing jig which even after all this time seems to much in demand considering how many change hands on auctions sites.
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Old 27th Feb 2013, 10:30 pm   #23
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Thanks for the pdf scanned docs, they have clarified a few details which I had'nt grasped. I remember that my father originally had a B&D single speed 3000rpm Drill /Sander/Polisher ( I think the model No was U-300) which just about managed to produce mortises using a 1/4inch straight router bit in incremental passes. The chuck was hand tightened and locked with a hex grub screw.
I did not know of the lathe set up parts or the comb jointing and dovetail equipment.
The Arcoy dovetailing jig produced and still does make exellent dovetails.
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Old 1st Mar 2013, 12:10 am   #24
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I still haven't found the Selecta manual, but have unearthed the "General Arrangement Drawing" that was supplied in its own brown envelope. The original is on one side of an 11 1/2" x 18" sheet.
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Old 2nd Mar 2013, 11:44 pm   #25
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Re post #21, I have now dug out the manual, and find my memory was incorrect: the "available later" item was the dovetail jig, not the drill. To fit a "Selecta" drill, it was necessary to replace the front casting by a special casting: see page 6. It recommends the use of a higher speed than the usual 2500 - 3000 RPM for routing and grinding, but does not say that the Selecta drill can provide this: a marketing opportunity lost, or did they make an earlier model without the high speed setting?
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Pictures of a Desoutter drill I picked up a few weeks ago. A quick rewire and saftey test and one good working mini drill.
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