[bobj3]

HI Birch

The key hole is to remove the harbor/chuck asm. the norm,,,

At one time I had a old drill press that had a set screw on the side of the main body that locked the quill in place but it did go just a bit more with a longer and smaller set screw that would lock the spindle in one spot.

You may want to look it over real well..but you're right a manual would be nice.

Also check the pull down handle device to see if they have a locking device on it, some have a turn cam that will lock the spindle in one spot..
when they use the press like a mill..but it's only on the hvy.duty drill press the norm.





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And believe it or not....I am STILL looking for an operators manual. HA!! Mine IS a major piece of gear. There are just a couple little things about it I cannot figure out. Like how do you lock the spindle at a certain height? I see a "fitting" on the L-hand side tha looks almost like it takes a key-is that it? Have changed to a linked belt, checked run-out etc and greased all. A very NICE drill press for what I paid for it and WAY more drill press than I need!!

 

[bobj3]

HI Birch

spindle

BUT I will say you don't need to lock the spindle in place the norm because you should have a crank on the base plate that will let you lift it up or down and then lock it...

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Okay. I'll examine it again. I bought it for $50 and it is in great shape. I want to be able to set a "depth stop" on it-otherwise I know the rest of the operations. I have a nice little book on drill press use and it walked me though checking spindle, motor etc. and I did all that plus cleaning/lubricating gear teeth etc. on rear of stand. All METAL parts on this baby.....no PLASTIC. HA. Thanks.

 

[bobj3]

HI Birch


I should also say that this is not the normal way, you should have a stop on the press,right by the handle rods, it looks like a ring with a thumb screw or flip bolt the will lock the device from going pass the point you have it set for.

It works almost the same way you would set the router up, just zero out the drill bit on the stock then move it down 3/4" and lock it.
I use it all the time but I also have a digital depth on my drill press just for that.

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Good Grief!!! Ya know, I never gave that a thought. If I want to, for example, drill some 3/4" deep holes in something....I could just crank the table UP and set it so spindle can only come 3/4" down into work piece!!! Simple when somebody points you in the right direction. I will check it out and thank you. Once again these Forums have helped me further my struggles as a Sawdust Engineer.