MTMike
1/2 ton status
Hey guys,
My dad gave me his old drill press when he upgraded his last year. It's a circa 1989 off-brand table-top drill press. I was using it a while back drilling through some 3/16" plate and the bit would stop without hardly any pressure. I did some more playing with it and discovered that (while wearing gloves) I could grab the chuck and stop it with my hands with very little effort. I thought maybe it was the drive shaft slipping on the chuck, but ruled that out by removing the chuck and grabbing the driveshaft with the same results. So it seems like something internal that's slipping.
I tried tightening the adjustment screw on the outside, which I later discovered was the spring for the handle. I don't want to spend the time tearing it apart and trying to figure out what could be wrong without getting some input.
Thanks in advance!
Mike
My dad gave me his old drill press when he upgraded his last year. It's a circa 1989 off-brand table-top drill press. I was using it a while back drilling through some 3/16" plate and the bit would stop without hardly any pressure. I did some more playing with it and discovered that (while wearing gloves) I could grab the chuck and stop it with my hands with very little effort. I thought maybe it was the drive shaft slipping on the chuck, but ruled that out by removing the chuck and grabbing the driveshaft with the same results. So it seems like something internal that's slipping.
I tried tightening the adjustment screw on the outside, which I later discovered was the spring for the handle. I don't want to spend the time tearing it apart and trying to figure out what could be wrong without getting some input.
Thanks in advance!
Mike
