Thread: Drilmor 13mm early 80’s service

Hi all,
not sure if this is the right place for this question but….. I have an early 80’s Drilmor 13 mm.
drill press. I think that the spindle or quill has been bent. I know this seems unlikely but it was an ex high school machine and as an ex teacher I having seen what kids can do.
Any suggestions for checking the spindle runout ? Has any one restored one of these machines.
cheers

Hi there Brett,

I can sympathise with that. Been there done that, got the tee shirt.

We had a Man Arts HOD who said on occasion. "The sods could break an anvil with a rubber hammer."

I liked the saying so much I applied it to my grandikds.

I see you have joined in 2013 and have only 2 posts.

You are man of few words, perhaps?

Checking run out on your drill press should be easy peasy. I think I would remove the chuck first, if it was me .Spindles can be staright but the chuck fitted to them may not.

If you have a dial indicator set its mag base up on the drill table and run the dial leg against the areas you wish to check.

If you have no dial indicator, clamp a wire pointer-can be fence wire, and old welding rod - basically anything rigid enough to support itself and set it on the base perhaps hold it with a drill press vice. With the drive belt off rotate the spindle by hand and look for an even gap as it is rotated.
If the gap is intermittent- narrow on side and wide on the other you have a bent spindle.

For the actual measurement you need to have a dial indicator.

Grahame

I googled and found some more info.

https://metalworkforums.com/f65/t204...drill-press-id

and

https://metalworkforums.com/f65/t206...1986-dismantle

First cab off the rank.The MetalWork Forums

Grahame

thanks Grahame,
I did not realise that I had joined so long ago. Quite the contrary it is often said I talk too much and certainly like a conversation. I am predominantly a wood worker so most Posts are on the ww forum. Thanks for your help I appreciate it. I cannot for the life of me remember how the chuck comes off the drilmor. From memory it is not a Morse taper until has something to do with the large nut under the chuck.
cheers

Originally Posted by Grahame Collins

Hi there Brett,

I can sympathise with that. Been there done that, got the tee shirt.

We had a Man Arts HOD who said on occasion. "The sods could break an anvil with a rubber hammer."

I liked the saying so much I applied it to my grandikds.

I see you have joined in 2013 and have only 2 posts.

You are man of few words, perhaps?

Checking run out on your drill press should be easy peasy. I think I would remove the chuck first, if it was me .Spindles can be staright but the chuck fitted to them may not.

If you have a dial indicator set its mag base up on the drill table and run the dial leg against the areas you wish to check.

If you have no dial indicator, clamp a wire pointer-can be fence wire, and old welding rod - basically anything rigid enough to support itself and set it on the base perhaps hold it with a drill press vice. With the drive belt off rotate the spindle by hand and look for an even gap as it is rotated.
If the gap is intermittent- narrow on side and wide on the other you have a bent spindle.

For the actual measurement you need to have a dial indicator.

Grahame

thanks again Grahame,
I had already found the info from the first link by doing a search before I posted but thanks all the same. The second link was great as it reminded me how to remove the chuck. I will try that and set up a dial indicator if I can find mine😩 and check for run out. I guess it could be bearings too.
cheers

Originally Posted by Brett57

thanks Grahame,
I did not realise that I had joined so long ago. Quite the contrary it is often said I talk too much and certainly like a conversation. I am predominantly a wood worker so most Posts are on the ww forum. Thanks for your help I appreciate it. I cannot for the life of me remember how the chuck comes off the drilmor. From memory it is not a Morse taper until has something to do with the large nut under the chuck.
cheers

Hi Brett,

If that nut above the chuck is what I think it is, then it is used to push the chuck off the taper ! If not then you might want a pair of wedges to remove it.