Hi!

My old Craftsman drill press has a problem: it is suddenly very
difficult to lower the bit (or should I say lower the quill?). Worked
fine, then for no obvious reason I have lots of resistance in the
mechanism. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.... Tom in PA

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Hi!

My old Craftsman drill press has a problem: it is suddenly very
difficult to lower the bit (or should I say lower the quill?). Worked
fine, then for no obvious reason I have lots of resistance in the
mechanism. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.... Tom in PA


Lubrication.

On Feb 23, 7:02 am, "Leon" wrote:
"Tom in PA" wrote in ooglegroups.com...

Hi!

My old Craftsman drill press has a problem: it is suddenly very
difficult to lower the bit (or should I say lower the quill?). Worked
fine, then for no obvious reason I have lots of resistance in the
mechanism. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.... Tom in PA

Lubrication.

You said "suddenly", so while you are lubing it, look for crud in the
quill mechanism. You might have some sawdust or chips in there.

Juano

Tom in PA wrote:

Hi!

My old Craftsman drill press has a problem: it is suddenly very
difficult to lower the bit (or should I say lower the quill?). Worked
fine, then for no obvious reason I have lots of resistance in the
mechanism. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.... Tom in PA


Check the obvious.

My Craftsman drill press has a lever to lock the quill in the lowered
position. If yours has a similar lever make sure it hasn't been
tightened by mistake.

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

"Nova" wrote in message
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Tom in PA wrote:
Check the obvious.

My Craftsman drill press has a lever to lock the quill in the lowered
position. If yours has a similar lever make sure it hasn't been tightened
by mistake.

I'll second this. I started to tear into mine a couple of years ago for the
same reason. Then I realized the little quill lock had been tightened.

Can't imagine who did it.


RonB

Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions. It turned out to just be a
clean and lube situation. That surprised me, since it got so rough so
fast, but it's good news.

The bad news is that I broke the return spring on re-assembly, so I've
had to order a new one. Oh well. At least it was still available for
a 20 year old machine.

Tom in PA