Recent content by PAUL_TDI

Oh yer, don't mind at all having to mess about with it a bit to get it fine tuned as such. Runs really smooth, I was drilling glass so if there was much movement it would of cracked. Not too noisy considering either.

Wow! He just had a jig for everything!

Yep the motor pulley was to blame, the previous owner/builder of the drill screwed it on too far, the set screw didn't even meet with the shaft cut out. I wrestled the motor off the machine to get better access to the pulley and have now unscrewed, matched up the pulley and shaft cut out and re...

I fiddled about the motor on the mounting plate this morning and it is as high as possible. The only thing I can do to raise it up now is to put a spacer on the bolts holding it to the hinging mechanism. Unless the pulley is mounted too low on the motors output shaft? Oh no the lid of the...

Thanks very much, PM sent.

Didn't have a drill bit to hand but allen key and screwdriver worked a treat to remove the plug cutter. And thus stage 2 cleansing begun.... Layers of crud removed revealed there was writing on the chuck! Whilst turning and levering out with some niddle nose pliers the offending item was...

Hah never even knew of such a tool, I bought some suitable thickness dowel from B&Q to plug the holes in my bench top. Excellent! thanks for the video nolegs, I thought there must be a way round it. Might make a new tank tomorrow now.

haha, no chance, soon as I have that chuck key shes being put to work. Got to earn it's keep! If anyone can make it out in the pics a name/description on what bit is in the chuck at the moment would be interesting?

Cheers nolegs, was searching there site for archived instructions for it, didn't think to read the newer models which are practically the same with emergency stop button. Ouch just noticed the weight on that manual, no wonder its bruised my forearm carrying it down the blokes gorgeous oak...

haha, I did the same and found that one that sold on the buy it now. I couldn't see a pic though? The only thing I'm not sure on is how to tilt the table. it has measurements at the base where it meets the uprights but it won't turn, there's one bolt on the underside but thats cross threaded...

I say finally as if I had been searching a while but in reality it's been a few weeks but felt longer with a few disappointing outcomes on auctions. Mainly because I was previously bidding on well presented examples. How ever I stumbled across this- Merely described as pillar drill, no...

I have just the 4. Hitachi 18v cordless and impact driver BOSCH SDS hammer drill and my new acquired Sealey Pillar drill. I don't tend to keep old tools, when I bought the hitachi set I sold off my old cordless stuff. Not really got the space and would rather have the money out of the items...

Thanks for the link, will have to get some when I mod the workbench. I think squirrel proof ones tend to have fairly small mess surrounding the table or you have a cone on the pole going up to the table which they can't get past. Thankfully we don't get squirrels in our garden, although so far...

Thanks for the link, certainly ads another option to gaining a pillar drill. Speaking of the drawers though, where did you get your runners from? I've bought runners like that from BnQ years ago for a keyboard tray on my old PC desk, I'm guessing yours are of better quality and probably...

Great looking workshop! Almost temps me to add a splash of colour to my grey workshop. Workbench looks great, very purposeful. I like the look of your drill stand, is that a modern drill in it or an older one?