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RE: Drill Press recommendations?

To: dhl@chelseamsl.com, rusd@velocitus.net
Subject: RE: Drill Press recommendations?
From: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:12:49 -0800
> So, ... given my current situation, (I have an HF drill press with a
> spindle that runs untrue) should I have a whack at it?  What do you
> think?
>
> I can't recall doing anything that would have bent it; my recollection
> is that it's been out of true since day 1.  Chuck and arbour seem to
> be OK, near as I can tell.

Before you start bending, be sure the MT socket inside the spindle is clean.
Mine had a chunk of swarf embedded in it ... picking it out and generally
cleaning helped a lot.

Randall

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