Thread: Richardson drill press parts

Originally Posted by jbarch

or anyone on the forum clever enough to make one.
image shows broken section.

cheers
jbarch
broken quill rack.jpg

Jbarch, have you put any thought into welding a piece back in and grinding the notches back in to the piece ?

Melbourne Matty.

Ouch,
I hope someone can help it looks like a good piece otherwise.
Regards Rod.

Originally Posted by jbarch

or anyone on the forum clever enough to make one.
image shows broken section.

cheers
jbarch
broken quill rack.jpg

Depending on how much quill travel you need (and how much is available), a temporary fix might be to make up a collar to stop the quill retracting all the way. With that said, Matty's idea sounds like a great solution.

Cheers,

camo

I flogged one of these to a mate a few years back, he already had one and was going to make one really good one from the two.
I'll give him a shout and see if he can help.
H.

I'd love to weld a piece in but its not my thing - enough time trying to improve my wood working skills!

2 cable ties are forming a collar of sorts at the moment, and it still has nearly 100mm travel, so it is not a desperate fix ....but it seems he's worth spending some effort on.

thanks for the offer to follow up your mate clear out.

jason

Originally Posted by clear out

I flogged one of these to a mate a few years back, he already had one and was going to make one really good one from the two.
I'll give him a shout and see if he can help.
H.

Looks like a nice drill.
I could make you one but I don't think you would want to know what it would cost.
It looks like it is only missing one tooth, so maybe as has been said, restrict the movement with a thicker collar.
If you get in there with a die grinder and clean up the casting you wont even see it.
In case i'm wrong and the rack goes all the way to the bottom, I'd try and find one second hand.

Cheers
Andrew

Try and track down Chas Skinner on the Central Coast...he closed down recently but had may parts for these.

thanks for the tip jcge.
i have left a message for Chas.

jason

Originally Posted by jcge

Try and track down Chas Skinner on the Central Coast...he closed down recently but had may parts for these.

Originally Posted by L.S.Barker1970

Jbarch, have you put any thought into welding a piece back in and grinding the notches back in to the piece ?
Melbourne Matty.

Would brazing be better than welding? I am assuming less heat involved.

It will come apart somewhat ... surely wouldn't cost the earth for a shop to patch it for you, even if you then did the cleanup and made the new teeth.

Cheers,
Paul

thanks for the tips all.
i managed to speak to Chas Skinner, he is in the process of relocating his business to Cooma.
nice bloke and very knowledgable.

unfortunately he sold off most of his spares 6 months ago, but gave good advice about repairing the Richardson, which he suggested was a bit of top shelf gear.

didnt have a lot of nice things to say about machinery coming out of Taiwan and China though.........

Originally Posted by jcge

Try and track down Chas Skinner on the Central Coast...he closed down recently but had may parts for these.

Jason

Nice to hear that you were able to track Chas down, and that he is just relocating...he has an awful lot of experience with old Australian woodwork equipment. He was definitely the "go to" guy for parts.

John

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Originally Posted by clear out

I flogged one of these to a mate a few years back, he already had one and was going to make one really good one from the two.
I'll give him a shout and see if he can help.
H.

Hey Buddy, Your mate doesn't still have any Richardson Drill press bits? I know that post was 2013 but if you don't ask....Need motor, even if stuffed (can get rewound etc) Need starter switch box, and need motor shroud.

Thanks

Hey Buddy, I'm new on here and am looking for parts for a Richardson and I saw your old post. I can make a new spindle for you. Do you know anybody with parts?