[TheForge] Drill press woes

Tue Jul 2 13:40:34 EDT 2013

Ron, i had a similar problem on my old Buffalo's spindle.
Too far away and too broke to send it to a machine shop, 
the little lathe i had then was too funky for the job.
First action was using a fine file to reduce the obvious high spots on the spindle.
Used a chuck with a clean socket and chalk to find the worst asymmetries.
I clamped an old milling vise, with feeds in 2 directions, to the press table.
Then clamped a section of heavy planer blade upright in the vise,
at the right angle for the spindle taper.
Very gingerly, using lots of cutting oil, advanced the blade to recut the spindle.
The result wasn't perfect, but good enough that i'm still using it many years later.
I'm sure that wasn't the right way to do it, but it got the press working again.

On Jul 2, 2013, at 5:33 AM, Bob Ehrenberger wrote:

Ron,

You can probably get a Moris taper reamer and clean up the taper in the 
spindle.

The quick easy fix would be to epoxi the chuck into the spindle.  If you 
ever need to get it out a little heat will get the epoxi to release.  My son 
has been able to take handles off knives in boiling water, so it doesn't 
need to be that hot.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net
573-633-2010

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Speaking of drill presses, my Delta drill press is a floor model and 
practically new- bought it used in 1955. The chuck fell out of the spindle 
yesterday and it appears the Morse taper on the spindle is worn. I have 
never encountered this; does anyone know a cure for this malady?

I got a drill press vice many years ago that was too tight.  I took it apart 
sanded the mateing surfaces and that took care of the problem. Of course a 
vice is much easier to take apart than a tail stock.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net

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