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Posted by Tim Nash (aka TMN) on June 1, 2008, 2:33 pm
Please log in for more thread options > On Fri, 30 May 2008 22:55:57 -0700 (PDT), "Tim Nash (aka TMN)"
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> >> Tim Nash (aka TMN) wrote:
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> >> > Hi
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> >> > I bought this Rexon drill press at a reasonable price but it needs
> >> > some serious work - I think it may well be the most abused drill
> >> > press in the whole world !! ( but its a stout one so it is worth my
> >> > while to rebuild it) Considering the shocking state of the table and
> >> > handle section I cant understand how they did not break the elevating
> >> > rack !!
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> >> > The table is full of holes - what can be done ?
> >> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/nashtm/2536205405
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> >> back with a piece of copper, then fill holes with weld, grind to match
> >> ( a cup grinder in the chuck works really well for this :.) )
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> >> or fill with milliput for a quicker, untidier fix.
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> >> > Also the table spigot is fast on the arm - don't think it was ever
> >> > moved - how can I get it loose ?
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> >> 3-in-one oil.
> >> or heat it up.
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> >> > Can you please offer some advice on how to repair the hole through the
> >> > pinion shaft - it is very worn at the one end
> >> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/nashtm/2536205609/
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> >> weld it closed, rebore
> >> or (again) milliput and rebore
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> >> or: (since I'm not familiar with this drill)
> >> can you just make the hole bigger, and use a bigger pin?
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> >> --
> >> BigEgg
> >> Hack to size. Hammer to fit. Weld to join. Grind to shape. Paint to
cover.http://www.workshop-projects.com-
> >> Plans and free books - *Now with forum*
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> >or: (since I'm not familiar with this drill)
> >can you just make the hole bigger, and use a bigger pin?
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> >sorry - I meant to say that is pin that retains the handle on the
> >pinion shaft
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> Failing a bigger pin, could you not drill and ream a new hole 90deg
> to the original in at least the shaft, possibly both the shaft and
> handle? Taper-pin reamers are pretty easy to come by.
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> Richard
All things considered I think a top plate is the best option for me.
I hauled out my small taper reamers (imperial - I have never used
them, got them as part of complete lathe setup - coincidently from the
estate of a gentleman named Tom Gardner who wrote some articles for
ME) and the taper matches a 7/32 but the remaer comes out at quite
angle, not perpendicular to the shaft.
So I have deiced that I am not going to slavishly try get it back to
its original look - I am going to make a new handle assembly and forgo
the gruaduated collar ring that would necessitate me using the
original hole in the pinion shaft.
PS any body know how to get the pulley (aluminum) off the top of the
spindle ? I was wondering if I could knock the whole spindle and
pulley up from the bottom through the hole vacated by the quill ?
Tim
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>>>> pinion shaft - it is very worn at the one end
>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/nashtm/2536205609/