Thread: WTB: Center/Intermediate pulley assembly and top belt cover for 12 speed drill press

I am trying to restore a Forbes Bench Drill Press FDB-16mm 12 speed (1976) that is missing the top belt cover.

A generic image of the drill press is below (copied from a members post on the woodwork forum) and the belt cover should be roughly in the dimensions of 563 x 190W x 75H:

drill.jpg

I am also hoping to find the Center/Intermediate belt pulley assembly which looks similar to this:

Center pulley with eccentric shaft.jpg

These are fairly generic drill presses that were rebadged by various manufacturers and most parts should be interchangeable.

I’m away for the next couple of weeks so can’t check dimensions etc but I’ve got one pretty similar to that.

If you haven’t found anything closer by then please let me know and I’ll check it out.

Steve

Thanks for the response. No dramas, I am in no rush so I can await your return.

All I know is that the shaft on the idler/center pulley assembly that mounts to the head of the drill press is roughly 13.5mm in diameter based on my caliper measurements of the mounting hole.

Intermediate pulley aseembly.jpg

I have found a center pulley and no longer looking for one.

I am still interested in finding a belt cover for the pulley assembly similar in dimensions and shape to what we can see below:

belts finalizaed.jpg

The cover can be described as below:

Originally Posted by Grahame Collins

The dimension on my belt cover is approx 563 x 190W x 75H

The rear end is radiused and the front could be described as squared off with lightly radiused corners. It has a round table.

If you have one that's gathering dust and you want to give it a new home, lets get in touch and we can work something out.