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Craftsman/King 105 drill press question

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My drill press is a 103.23140, it has about .007 lateral movement at the chuck when down about 2 in, but the quill itself has about .005 movement in the housing. I don't see any provision for bushings in the housing on the parts list, does the quill ride in bare bores in the cast iron? There is no movement at the spindle in relation to the quill so the spindle bearings should be good, correct? .007 grows when the quill is extended down and it's a bit irritating with a small drill sometimes as I can't be as precise as I need to be. Can this be fixed? Is this much play normal for this machine?
Any help would be appreciated.
 

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Been watching the videos by Jeffs Shop on YT. What a fantastic resource for these machines and others. A lot of time goes into making those videos and he shares a lot of valuable info that would have been pretty hard to source out otherwise. He also does some really nice restorations on these tools. I always liked the deco style on this drill press and felt like it was fairly well made but the play at the chuck bothered me and yesterday I thought I'd take a quick look on the net to see if part numbers may be available. It was a joy to see a fully restored (if over restored) example. I'm excited about making mine look better now.
Realizing now that my machine is a 100 not a 150...
 
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Follow up... So maybe I should be using the quill tensioner to ride against the quill when drilling instead of just running it completely free. It does seem to take the movement out without compromising vertical movement when adjusted :rolleyes: Not the first time I've had egg on my face...😅 And yes, I've had this drill press about 40 years ...may be part of the problem.
 
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