elliot pillar drill refurb

[trojan62]

hi
this is the drill that i bought at the weekend, an elliot progress no1. a few before and after pictures.
also, i was on here yesterday and asked about how do you tension the return spring on the drill.
i wasnt sure it was working, but after having taken the cover off, i could see the spring moving so i knew it was connected ok.
some on here suggested loosening the nuts and just popping out the case a touch and then turning, but the elliot is not like that.
i noticed that the housing is a wheel type thing with ridges that looked like it was made to turn, when i tried it, it wouldnt budge.
a few squirts of wd40 and i managed to free it. after turning the wheel anit clockwise i could fell the spring getting tighter.
once you have the tension correct there is a grub screw that you have to tighten to keep the tension where it is.
you can see what i mean in the picture ive attached.
i thought id mention all this just in case anyone else gets in a similar situation with an elliot drill.
as the old saying goes, its simple when you know how.

cheers

chris m......

 

[dickm]

Looks good. You're lucky it adjusts so well and the spring was intact. Those springs seem very hard to source and on some PDs they are a pain to adjust. I'm envious................