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Drill Press Repair Part 2.

12/1/2010

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Let’s see where were we.  Oh yeah I called Shop Fox and I found out that shop fox does not handle their parts they gave me the info on the company that does.  I gave them a call and they were pleasant to deal with.  They helped me with ordering the part.  They only had three left in stock, so I ordered two.  If I didn't order the second part the 1st part would fail, and I would not be able to order a replacement part.  That’s just how my luck rolls.
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The part got to my house in 5 days shipped UPS Ground.  I opened up the box and pulled out the bag.  I took out the two spindles and compared them with the original.  Everything matched so I proceeded with the repair. I took one of the two new spindles and set it aside.  The other I put back in the bag and put a little motor oil in the bag and made sure the spindle was covered.  I then sealed the bag. I think that this would do a good job of preventing the part from rusting.  I had already taken the small spindle out of the spindle holder I lubed up the new spindle.  I placed the spindle holder in my face vice and hammered the spindle into the bearing.  When I did this, the top bearing (located on the bottom the spindle is upside down in the vise).  I was not able to get the bearing in easily.

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I had to devise a way to reseat the bearing.  My solution was to drill a hole in an MDF block for the shaft to slip through.  I used my face vice like a hydraulic press squeezing and tapping the bearing into place.  This worked.  Once the spindle and bearing were back in place, I could reinsert the clip ring; the clip went on with no problem now that I had the right spindle.

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Inserting the spindle assembly back in the press was pretty straightforward.  I attached the spring and gave the handle a try.  I did not have enough tension on the spring to lift the assembly back up after lowering it.  I tightened up the spring and all good. 

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I powered up the drill press and hooray a working drill press.  I did without a drill press for quite some time before I bought this press.  Now that I own a drill press it was really difficult to do with out...

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Jim Roberts link
8/4/2011 09:05:41 am

Thanks for all the details, especially the photos. A good drill press will last you for life, provided you do maintenance and the occasional repair. And it's not necessarily the brand. I have a $50 no-name bench-top cheapie that's lasted 30 years!

cheers,
Jim

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7/22/2022 02:25:36 pm

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4/8/2025 05:45:41 pm

I am impressed by your problem-solving skills when dealing with the faulty drill press spindle.

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