Recent content by Cjmac

I like the uniqueness of your pulley!! To me it’s a keeper !! As long as it functions I see no need to replace.. you actually have 4 steps to run a belt.. you could put a locking collar on the extended piece to guide the belt and use as 4th pulley if needed... but others here have already stated...

That is certainly unique !! I can’t guess as to why it was machined the way it is.. but let’s face it most of these machines have a almost a 70 year history and Each machine shows its unique history ... It definitely looks to me that an original pulley was machined for repair or adaptation at...

Well frank that just crushes my theory !!!

It looks to me that your missing the entire quill stop and it appears someone replaced the quill stop collar with a different collar in an attempt to make up the difference in the gap.. my money is on frank’s thought.. the upper part of the quill locking collar has slipped/moved and allowed the...

I’m definitely installing a light on the drill press.. I haven’t figured all the details out yet but I desire to not have to install another switch on the drill press.. I also desire that the light is not an obstacle to quickly disassemble the motor from the drill press.. Im gonna install a...

Frank listed his way of removing a stubborn upper pulley... https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4771515&post4771515 It’s in the link attached.. about half way down the page ... The good news is if it’s tight on the shaft.. then the pulley has not spun on the shaft and most...

Hi ! You really have it looking great ! When I try and enlarge the pics they become distorted .. so I’m not positive about my next assumption .. did you put a light inside the drill press? I seem to see a wire from motor to top of head ??? I’m getting close to installing a light on mine.. so...

Frank I sourced these bearings from VXB.com.. the part # is SB205-25 mm bore. The specs of the bearing are 27mm wide inner race.. 15 mm wide bearing and upper race..52 mm outside bearing diameter .. with a 25 mm bore.. I actually measured the bore to be 24.7 mm.. it is designed to fit a 25mm...

I replaced the original style upper bearing with a 25mm bearing insert..the bearing insert has a much wider inner race (its 27mm wide.. original bearing is 15mm wide) and it locks to the pulley shaft with set screws... then fabricated a new spacer bushing from the old used bearing inner race...

Craftsman king seeley. 10323141 with craftsman motor 115.6962.. purchased from a vehicle service station about 1 month ago. $100. though it was operational .. it was ugly as sin.. when turned on it was surprisingly quiet while under no load.. one attempt at drilling steel plate .. the unit...

You might not want to hear this .. but I played with replacing a door spring just last year .. if you are not 100% confident in tension adjustment you could easily knock your *** of the ladder and launch your door .. serious injury risk!! It’s worth 2-3 hundred to have installed professionally...

Re: The Classic Craftsman 100/150 Drill Press Thanks FrankLee... I purchased my first DP and used this forum to get my unit in great working order. Much appreciated for all of the good details you have documented.