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That 5/8-12 acme thread appears to be as rare as hens teeth! For the time being I thing I will just make a stop collar with a thumb screw to secure it, better than nothing. Do the original stops ever come up?

Thanks Frank, that ACME thread explains why I could not find a nut in my nut collection! My quill lock works but I did not think to use it because I did not expect the quill to fall again. I just counted the threads, yeah, 12 /in.

Yes Frank yours, those are good pics. I got the end of my spring straightened OK although it protrudes a bit more than what it should. But it works OK. Using crocus cloth and oil I cleaned the quill and the feed shaft. As I was messing with the tension I had the quill fall out again. I do not...

Thanks for the tips, I will go out and play in a bit. Those are nice pic's, were they done with one of those 'endoscope' things?

I was just scoping things out and it looks like there's enough access inside the head to slip the end of that spring over the pin once I straighten the end of it. It always a mystery how things are wonked up when you pick up something old. I have a collection of John Deere garden tractors from...

I just pulled the quill feed out and the spring is intact but mangled, see pic. I see a roll pin sticking up inside the opposite side of the headd assembly. I guess this spring magically finds it's way over that pin when you reinstall it?

Yeah, I noticed the heel support at the back end, very cool!

I think so too! I do not feel any spring tension at all when I pull the downfeed assy out from the quill knowing now that I need to hold the quill when doing that.

Yeah, I was kinda surprised too since it has been around for almost 60 years! There was a sacrificial plywood top on the table when I got it. That's a cute little button foot switch, where did you get that?

I just went out to take some pics and while there I pulled out on the quill feed to see what that felt like and the whole quill dropped clean out of the head assembly. Yikes, I did not expect that! So here's the pics, I think it has been sitting outside based on how pitted the base is, it is...

I like that Furnas foot switch that was shown in a post a while back.

Jeff, Thank you for the warm welcome and the location reminder. I will send pics of the new jewel when I get back out to the garage. Tom

The foot switch is cumbersome to use because I have to lift my foot off the ground to step on it. I have used one before where the toe of the shoe went into the switch body so your weight was on your heel when you left off. I bought the momentary style. I thought about maybe 'improving' this...

It looks like the one I just picked up is the late model from 65-66 era. It has a fixed table, no tension adjust on the left and it has the bolt on the bottom of the motor mount with the little clip. I did pick up a foot switch from Harbor Freight but am not too happy with it.

I just watched those 2 disassembly videos, it is truly a labor of love!

Hello ya'll, new guy to the site. Just picked up a Craftsman 105 floor model 103.24511. It was in rough shape but seems to run and function fine after a bit of TLC (Seafoam). It looks as if it has been sitting outside. I have restored other older drill presses so I am not too concerned with this...