It most likely is a taper fit. Take a piece of wood and a hammer, and
whack it (put some rags under it to catch the chuck). Hardwood works best
Good Luck and be careful (don't whack fingers)
Frank
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>Does antone have an owners manual for a craftsman 17" drill press or
>can tell me how to remove the chuck?
>
>
>
Be carefule here. Most drill presses are a friction fit. Craftsman is
notorious for doing things in a propriatary way though. Look at the
chuck and see if it has a brand on it such as jacobsen. It may be
labled MT or some such thing. MT meanse Mores Taper. MT info can be
found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_taper <<pretty good info in
morse taper.
Frank S. wrote:
> It most likely is a taper fit. Take a piece of wood and a hammer, and
> whack it (put some rags under it to catch the chuck). Hardwood works best
> Good Luck and be careful (don't whack fingers)
> Frank
>
My "El Cheapo" drill press is a taper fit and there is a slot in the
quill and a strange little piece of metal that came with the drill that
you put in the slot and tap with a hammer. A pretty light tap will
dislodge the chuck because of the leverage.
Do you still need help? If so, I have info / photos that can help you.
e-mail me direct.
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> Does antone have an owners manual for a craftsman 17" drill press or
> can tell me how to remove the chuck?
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"Larry Blanchard" <[email protected]> wrote in message =
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| Frank S. wrote:
| > It most likely is a taper fit. Take a piece of wood and a hammer, =
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| > whack it (put some rags under it to catch the chuck). Hardwood works =
best
| > Good Luck and be careful (don't whack fingers)
| > Frank
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| My "El Cheapo" drill press is a taper fit and there is a slot in the=20
| quill and a strange little piece of metal that came with the drill =
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| you put in the slot and tap with a hammer. A pretty light tap will=20
| dislodge the chuck because of the leverage.
This is the way the press was designed for removing the quill. If you =
are lucky the quill was put in with the slots in their proper positions =
so the removal key would fit right in. The helpful clot that inserted =
mine for me neglected to do this. As a result, I will have to use a big =
screw driver to lever it out. When I do, I shall make certain the slots =
line up properly.
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PDQ
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