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    camel back drill press

    Thanks Joe. Always great advice. By the way I look forward to our next conversation. I was telling the wife we may need to take a vacation up north some time as I was briefing her about some of the stories you told me. She was afraid she'd never get me home. As it stands I can't go into Lowes...
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    camel back drill press

    Thanks for the advice Joe. It was a great conversation. The stories of the past, along with your advice are great. If you don't mind going back to an earlier issue noted a few posts above referencing the play in the quill housing. I would imagine I am left with two options being having the pinch...
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    camel back drill press

    Much thanks Joe. And I'm glad I asked before I thought I had things figured out. I would imagine since thie quill main frame is easily removable it would be a candidate for a bushing in the future to bring in this slack. If you haven't noticed one thing I'm good at is asking questions...
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    camel back drill press

    Following Joe's lead I found when I lock the quill down in the quill housing only the upper bolt seems to tighten enough to hold the quill and spindle. The bottom bolt tightens but does not seem to have any purchase on the quill. This leaves some play that can be shimmed until the crown gear...
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    camel back drill press

    I will take your advice and hold off on checking tooth contact until after the bearings are poured. I just want to make sure I understand how best to check engagement properly. I would assume I am looking for a consistent wear pattern in blue or marking paste ford to aft and bottom to top on the...
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    camel back drill press

    Looking for an opinion here. As I prepare to proceed forward with the bearings I was wondering what opinions are on leaving the top shaft journals "as is" or having them turned down slightly to clean things up a bit. What is seen is better than when I disassembled things as I used some emery...
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    camel back drill press

    Ill give it a try Joe. Thanks for the great guidance. For some reason I feel like I should be paying tuition here. It's like taking a Vo Tech class. Thank you to everyone who has the patience to put up with this long thread and offer advice. Its exciting to learn and try something new...when I...
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    camel back drill press

    One question for everyone on this a I move into mock up of securing the shaft in place for a bearing pour. I'm trying to make sure alignment between the top shaft bevel gear and the crown gear are satisfactory. What would be considered the line between acceptable and unacceptable backlash...
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    camel back drill press

    I'll spare everyone the excuses as to why summer and fall have forced things into hibernation but let me just say it has been a heck of a ride. In my limited time I have putted around with a mock up of something to hold the shaft steady from some junk around the shop. After discussing this with...
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    camel back drill press

    Apologies to everyone for letting things get stale. I promise I haven't given up on things. Hopefully I can return to working on this dinosaur shortly. Life has a way getting busy and throwing unexpected curve balls at us.
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    camel back drill press

    Man! Thanks Joe. That's alot of great info. I really do appreciate all of your advice and guidance. I am looking forward to the sketches you are going to send. Once I have something to hold the shaft in place I will do some calculations and put in an order for babbitt supplies.
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    camel back drill press

    Hey fellas I contacted both Belmont and Kapp. The fella I spoke with at Belmont wasn't terribly familiar with these old dinosaurs as the fella at Kapp but he seemed to get the drift. Describing the use of this old thing, Belmont recommended a #4 which is 90% lead and 10% antimony. The fella at...
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    camel back drill press

    Well guys I think we got it. I was hesitant to play whack a mole because I didn't want to risk damage to the gear but it worked. I guess right tool for the job was key here. I was using a LFH out of an abundance of caution. It seemed a BFH was more appropriate to the circumstances. After heating...
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    camel back drill press

    Well fellas this pin is raising my blood pressure. It seems to be recessed slightly on both ends. To me it would appear one side may be smaller than the other as Joe mentioned. I have tried heat and so forth. If anyone has a trick they used on theirs Im all ears. Other than that I may try some...
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    camel back drill press

    Thanks Joe. I sent you a PM reply under the last conversation we had if that is ok. I'm interested to hear how others here may have removed their bevel gears or if they encountered a stubborn pin as I have.
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