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Comment on Craftsman 15″ Floor Drill Press by Jim Ranallette

Jim Ranallette — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:27:03 +0000

Luke,After carefully using large channelocks and penetrating oil,I’m happy to say that the quill tensioner works great.Thanks for responding. Jim.

Comment on Craftsman 15″ Floor Drill Press by Luke

Luke — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:34:11 +0000

Jim,

That chome knob is for the tension adjustment of the quill. If it doesn’t move it could be that the coil spring inside is broken or the assembly is jammed. You can find a manual of sorts on the owwm.com site. Best of luck.

Luke

Comment on Delta Milwaukee 17″ Drill Press by Luke

Luke — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:32:19 +0000

Alan,

You can find a manual on the owwm.com website.

Luke

Comment on Davis & Wells Horizontal Boring Machine by Luke

Luke — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:31:38 +0000

Bryan,

You’ve raised a good question. Fortunately enough, I have an answer. Davis and Wells sold an optional mortising attachment for this machine, so the good news is that I’m pretty sure the bearings are designed to take lateral movement. I also know for a fact that the College of the Redwoods school in California has had several of these machines set up solely to do mortising. Hope that helps.

Luke

Comment on Davis & Wells Horizontal Boring Machine by Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:41:00 +0000

Dear boring fellows, I too have a D&W machine (model dbm-64), set up with a Jacobs chuck. I’m wondering if the bearings can take lateral loads as well as the axial, because I’d like to set it up with a mortising table that moves wood side to side while milling a slot. If the machine isn’t really designed for that movement, I’m afraid I’ll wreck it in short time. Any thoughts? Thanks, Bryan

Comment on Delta Milwaukee 17″ Drill Press by Alan Kikuchi

Alan Kikuchi — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:50:09 +0000

Looking for a manual for the 17″ old style drill press. Can anyone help? Does anyone know how to replace the existing chuck with a keyless chuck?

Comment on 1920 American Mortising Machine by John Archer

John Archer — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:22:48 +0000

Looking for idler wheel & drive wheel for a Curtis 8V stroke sander. P/n’ 8V-16-A and 8V-17-A. these are rubber covered with dimensions of 161/2″ OD w/ 1 1/4″ bore.
If you have an old 8V machine and want to sell it please contact ASAP
John

Comment on Delta 14″ Bandsaw by Dave

Dave — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:43:30 +0000

I have an old Delta bandsaw given to me by my wifes grandfather… Model 810 Ser#:58-9129, The motor is useless, any suggestions on a new motor?
Thanks

Comment on Delta 1460 12″ Lathe by Thomas A. Kucinski

Thomas A. Kucinski — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:43:03 +0000

I have a Rockwell Delta Scroll saw from the late 1950s and it is for sale. It has no stand and some upper guides are missing, otherwise it is in good shape, the missing parts can be ordered from Delta. There is no rust and the motor is 110 volt. Asking price is $150.00. Please give this saw a good home!!!

Comment on Parks 12″ Planer by Randy Bockhold

Randy Bockhold — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:12:00 +0000

i was wondering if someone could give me an idea on what a mid 70’s combo unit is worth. it hasn’t been run for about 10 years but appears to be working order (needs cord to verify). it has its share of rust but all the parts move and are not froze up. i was wondering if $200 is too much or too little. could anyone help? thanks