Tauco drill

I have stripped it down and had a look, the internal splines mentioned are in very good condition, and everything is tight, and unworn. The front belt guard is cast iron, the body casting is Alluminium.

DMSGDT

Hi there, Richard,

I'm glad you found it useful. I'm especially glad for you that the splines are in good condition - best to keep them well lubricated.

I suggest that you take particular note of what the assembly instructions say about not over-tightening the clamp bolt - I have two 'head-stocks' (for want of a better term) for mine and one of them has weld where the results of such over-tightening had caused a crack.

You'll find when you slacken that bolt that local gravity increases and the head-stock develops a strong desire to descend the whole way down the column! That's why I fitted mine with the plastic clamp-rings - the upper one defines the head-stock vertical position.

I'm having a mega-tidy at present; when I'm done with that, maybe I'll take some photos of my machine.

Best regards,

Swarf, Mostly!

Edited By Swarf, Mostly! on 30/08/2014 16:39:48

Edited By Richard chucklbutty on 30/08/2014 22:01:09

My thanks to the members who pointed me in the direction of suppliers of two and three quarter inch tubing. negotiations are progressing .

Regards,

Alan.

Hi Richard,

Jacobs chucks are usually fited on Jacobs tapers. They are removed with split wedges.

Hope this helps.

Peter.

Hi there , I have just picked up one of these , I noticed the comments about the gaurd .... Mine has a factory belt gaurd but .... I cannot see for the life of me how it was originally fitted . There is no brackets or evidence of brackets on the drill or gaurd !

Any ideas , or has anyone seen one with a gaurd ? All the pictures I find have the gaurd missing .