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Thread: Tough Drill spare parts
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28th January 2015, 01:51 PM #1Senior Member
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Tough Drill spare parts
A friend of mine has this little Tough drill and it has a broken return clock spring. Can anyone help with a lead on where a replacement could be found. The drill is only a small bench top model and does not have any model number shown. A few pictures to help identify it.
Bob
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28th January 2015, 02:59 PM #2
I have the same drill press and when my clock spring broke I used a coil spring on the depth stop as a short-term fix - 15 years on and it's still there. Alternatively you could run a line from the depth stop over a couple of pulleys to a weight hanging down the back of the drill press.
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28th January 2015, 04:15 PM #3.
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Bob,
My memory isn't flash but I think the outer end of the spring in mine had broken off and I bent the end of the spring to fit the slot in the cover cap. It too had a coil spring serving as a return spring. Where is your friend's spring broken?
Bob.
PS and then there's always eBay - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replacement-...item485a9cca16
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28th January 2015, 04:37 PM #4Senior Member
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Gavin & Bob,
Thanks for the quick reply's. Bob your drill really looks better than new, my friends spring broke on the inside fitting about two inches from the end,they have a little rolled end formed on them to drop into the spindle. I will have to collect all of the parts from him and measure it up, I would like to repair it back to original if possible. They are a very well made little machine.
Bob
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28th January 2015, 04:57 PM #5.
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There is a member on this forum called "Norm" who currently owns what remains of Tough, he says he still has a lot of parts and the materials and ability to make parts if required.
see https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...17#post1813817
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28th January 2015, 08:21 PM #7Senior Member
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Spring makers will normally make something like that up for a reasonable price, in Adelaide I would go to http://www.industrialsprings.com.au/
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Ian
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28th January 2015, 09:33 PM #8Senior Member
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Clock Spring
Hare & Forbes have them. Check their web site for size.
DD
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29th January 2015, 10:10 AM #9
When I was looking for one, I went to ebay but I was told you can pinch one out of a vacuum cleaner if you have a hard rubbish collection soon.
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29th January 2015, 04:30 PM #10Senior Member
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Thanks to all for your help. I have sent a PM to "Norm" inquiring about spare parts -thanks BobL for the link. I had my mate drop the broken parts in so that I could measure them and also took a couple of photos to post, but unfortunately my computer has decided not to recognise my camera.
Bob
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30th January 2015, 07:50 AM #12Senior Member
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Norm,
Thanks for the reply and your PM. I have sorted out my computer picture problem and emailed you. A few pictures of the drill.
Bob
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