i don't post much, but i've learned a ton from this list. so, here
goes-

just got a nichols (semi-automatic converted back to run via hand
feed) set-up in the shop, and it works beautifully.

i'm turning it into a dedicated tube mitering (aka fishmouthing /
coping) machine, and as such i'd like to remove the arbor from the
spindle in order to run holesaws.

so i'm a total newbie at this; the nichols is my first real machine
tool, and returning it to hand feed was basically the first real work
i've done on any machine other than basic operations on a south bend
model a and a few swipes on a bridgeport.

how the heck do i get the arbor out?

i took the whole overarm assembly off, knocked out the dowel pin that
runs through the arbor, and removed the two hex cap screws that are on
the piece immediately next to the arbor (the arbor runs through this
piece into the head). i thought maybe the arbor would just slide out,
but it definitely did not.

can anybody offer any explanations? as detailed as possible, as again
i'm a total greenhorn.

i've searched the archives, but couldn't find anything that directly
helped me out.

thanks,
dan.