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Trying to get the movable jaw assembly separated from immovable jaw. Unscrewed far enough but the slider is very tight and does not want to come off. Should I just spray with penetrating oil or diesel and keep pounding to separate the halves? The threaded portion is out of the guide in the back...

My 105 Reed vise is cosmetically very nice and I wonder if the slop that comes from opening up the jaw is due to wear or some other internal carrying wafer or washer inside? Perhaps some threaded washer gadget is worn and the slop appeared. You can shuck the shaft by moving it in a 360 degree...

Most of the vintage drill presses have 2 set screw that clamp down on 3/4" diameter rods that fixes the position of the motor driven belt. I've looked at a number of these old presses and many, if not most, have snapped off set screws. I have such a press, one side was snapped off and the other...

Does anybody have a manual for the Atlas Craftsman drill press? I have the Companion model, a little smaller press. Would appreciate the privilege of having this manual to help me renovate my old press thank you

Just another easy question for the peanut gallery. On a drill press run with a Reeves drive mechanism, on both motor and spindle sides, which flange goes up and down to alter the distance between the flanges thereby changing the depth of belt penetration toward the shaft or back toward the...

Thanks to Larry G, I got some good info on taking apart my Rockwell 15-655 dp. However, on the spindle side, I cannot separate the halves of the pulley. They are stuck and I don't know what tool would be best to pull the halves apart. Would it be a big C-clamp? A valve spring compressor? Any...

Is it possible that a Reeves drive flange could be unlubricated and move slowly or not at all upon attempted activation by turning the front mounted arm? I've got a Rockwell 15-655. just got it recently, and it seems sluggish. I tried it out today and it seems like the drive is moving...

I am needing some spokes to fit my drill press twirl mechanism. It has 3 spokes on it, all 6.5" long. Fine thread, looks to be 7/16". Where does a person find some chromed steel rod that would be cut the right length and threaded on both ends? Put on a nob on one side and thread the spoke into...

I brought home a nice used drill press, ran good but had a light to moderate coat of rust on it. I took my angle drive, put on a soft wire cup, and went at it. It did a nice job cleaning off the rust, but the surface is not uniformly glossy. Just wondering how material and technique would bring...

Has anybody cross referenced the belt that goes on the Reeves drive on the Rockwell drill press model 15-655? OEM belts are supposedly hugely expensive, but after market substitutions are reportedly far cheaper.

I'm picking up a vintage drill press and wish to remove all old paint from it. What have proven to be the best methods and materials to use for this process?

Do Walker Turner drill presses reign the top shelf of the vintage small machines and does Buffalo sit near the top, also? Looking at both a Buffalo 15 and a couple WT's at present, just wondering what the status of both these machines are. Going to buy either one of these, trying to balance out...

I have a real fine shape Walker 784 series D jack and need the front/main oil seal. It's about 2" in diameter. Anybody been dealing with a company that might have such a seal? thank you