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9th August 2014, 02:55 PM #31
Yes mine is hollow, if they come loose again now I have tapped out to 10mm with pretty much full depth threads I will remove one and fill it with epoxy. I was thinking of some nice ally knobs for mine now it is all pretty much done but as the ball knobs are on the way I think it is overkill. I do have a fancy belt tensioner mod that I am about to do but you will need to stay tuned for that
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9th August 2014, 05:15 PM #32
I mentioned earlier that I wanted to make a belt tensioner along the lines of the Waldown one for ease of use and so you can dump the tension when the press is not in use. I thought about this for a while before having a brain fart and realising a simple horizontal clamp would do the trick. A trip to H&F and $20 later the mod was far quicker and easier than I had imagined, I also picked up a coolant bottle and tap off the specials table for the huge sum of $0.
Marked, drilled and tapped out 4 holes to 6mm and fitted, 1/2 hour tops (gotta love tapping cast). Highly recommended mod to any DP if belt changes give you the poops because the factory tensioner is garbage. Still adjustable via an extension bolt in the slide and I am currently using some high density foam to cushion it which I will glue to the motor mount if it works well. This new tensioner also has the benefit over the original tensioner that it acts in the centre of the motor mount rather than at the top as I have mounted it below the original.
Now to go and make up a mount for the coolant bottle.
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10th August 2014, 12:08 AM #33GOLD MEMBER
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Sorry Grahame, the day got away from me today. I'll try have a look after work tomorrow.
Cheers,
SimonGirl, I don't wanna know about your mild-mannered alter ego or anything like that." I mean, you tell me you're, uh, super-mega-ultra-lightning babe? That's all right with me. I'm good. I'm good.
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5th December 2014, 01:06 PM #34New Member
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Hi guys, can anyone tell me the belt size or part number for this drill press?
I have been given one without belts and this could save me a heap of time trialling different belts.
Tony
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6th December 2014, 06:48 AM #35
Hi Tony
My Drill press uses A24 on the front belt and A 21 on the rear, but will not be the "exact " match for yours.
I had made mods to the center pulley base to slide it forward for fitting of an easy riser wire cable through the vertical column. There is also a fabbed a vertical hinge assembly that allows the motor to swing back to the left side.Given these mods my sizes could be regarded only as a start point. I think the belt sizes will be smaller due to the mods carried out.
There are lots of these DP's in this pattern and someone should be along shortly and should be able to give belt sizes for an un modified version.
Cheers
Grahame
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6th December 2014, 09:18 AM #36New Member
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Thanks for that Grahame, even if not exact it is a great baseline to work from.
Regards, Tony.
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8th December 2014, 12:40 PM #37SENIOR MEMBER
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Having had a non tilt or turn table on my old Richardson when I first got it, I soon found it to be a PIA. When I rebuilt the machine about 20 years ago I fabricated a new table arm and a circular table for it. Have used the swivel function more times than I can remember and have also used the tilt function a lot as well. I would hate to be limited to a square, non tilt or swivel table now. I have calibration marks to align it but could always tram it like a mill head if I needed more accuracy. (cant see that happening though)
As my DP only has the armstrong method of raising or lowering the table I'll be looking at that in the near future I hope.
bollie7
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