How to Replace a Broken Drill Press Return Spring (Quill Spring)
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2019
- UPDATED VERSION with some safety info at the start of the video.
The return spring (quill spring) on my Craftsman 10" drill press broke, so I had to replace it. I explain how to remove the old one, how to find the right replacement spring, and how to install it.
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I was just about to change mine and I thought “lemme watch one video first”. Luckily I found yours and it contained the answer to every concern I had about replacing it myself. Thank you!
Awesome! Glad to help. 😄
Exactly what I did. I did buy two just it case I set the first one free.
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Same here. I feel lucky this was the first video I found as well.
@@jamesfoster7158 👍
Thanks, Dad; I've been lifting and lowering "by hand" for quite a while. You're a great guy for doing this. I appreciate!
Thanks, and you're welcome! 😄
I just wanted to thank you for your video on the drill press return spring I had no idea what happened when my drill press broke and thanks to you I was able to order the part from Amazon and fix my issue 😊
That's awesome! I knew this video wouldn't get a lot of views, but I figured for the poeple who needed it, it would really help. Thanks for letting me know!
thanks dan!!! mine just broke & your video tells me everything i need to know! i sure appreciate that! i remember before internet figuring all repairs out by myself. you saved me lots of time, pretty valuable!!
Thanks. Yes, I remember pre-Internet days too. It's a lot easier nowadays. 😄
Just had this spring break on my drill press today. Now comes the fun part of finding a replacement. Thanks so much for making this video. At least I know that actual changeout will be easy.
You're welcome, and that was my feeling too. We all know how to shop, even if we have to look around. 😄
Very helpful for installing new quill spring. I have a Harbor Freight 10 in. 12 Speed Bench Drill Press. Took about a month to get the replacement quill spring. So, I ordered two.
Awesome! Glad I could help. And buying 2 springs was a great idea!
Thanks a lot for this video? I have a broken spring on a very old (70's) but very good press drill and I wouldn't know were to begin to replace the spring. VERY HELPFUL
You're welcome. Good luck! 😄
Great video. It was clear and concise. I’ll order my replacement spring tomorrow.
Awesome! Glad I could help. 😄
Great video, sir! Mine broke yesterday after a long work session. Now I know how to fix it. Thank you!
Thanks, and especially thanks for letting me know this video helped. I knew it wasn't going to get a ton of views, but for the people who needed it, I figured they'd appreciate it. 😄
Appreciate your video, made our repair super easy! (And prevented us from doing things as we had first planed..... Which would have made a total mess of everything, lol)
Thanks for letting me know. I always knew this wouldn't be a "big" video, but I figured that most of the people who watched it would be glad I made it, and that's good enough for me. 😄 Glad I helped save you from chasing a spring around the shop. 😂
Good safety advice. Thanks Dan.
Thanks! 😄
Many thanks for the information.
If i see your video before my spring order it was different.
You're welcome! 😄
Perfect! Just the information I need. Thanks fella!
Glad I could help! 👍
Fantastic, just the video I was looking for.
Awesome! Glad I could help. 😄
Thank you for your video. I have the same drill press. Just what I needed to know.
Glad I could help! 👍
Thank you well that demonstration and made it a my life a lot easier putting it on
Awesome! Glad I could help. 😄
Fantastic video, very helpful!
Glad I could help! 👍
Outstanding ! ... and you got the same craftsman drill like I have, so I could just use the provided measurements for the spring - perfect , tx
Awesome! Glad I could help. 🙂
Great video thank you for showing us how to do that. I have the same drill press now I know how to do it.👍👍👍👍
God bless you family and friends.
Thanks! And here's hoping you never need to do it. 😄
@@TheNewbieWoodworker so true I hope I never have to do it but just in case I already know how thank you very much God bless you again
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Thanks for a nice ,too the point. Sizing is an issue for older machines.
Take good care
Glad I could help!
Just what I was looking, thanks.
Awesome! Glad I could help. 🙂
really appreciate it! I bought an old school drill press at an auction and theres no cap. trying to rebuild it. thinking that there isnt a slot on mine, rather a thread.
Awesome! Glad I could help, and good luck. 😄
Just bought and old sears drill press and broke the spring at the end. Tried to wind it back in… I’m just buying a new spring. Thanks for the video!
Glad I could help! 👍
Cheers mate. Just followed your vid and did the job, subscribed.
Awesome! Glad I could help. 🙂
Thanks for posting this video!!
You're welcome! 🙂
Thx a Zilion time for saving my time!.. Although am not sure why I was waiting for something to go wrong with this quill spring 😂😅
😂You're quite welcome! 😄
Nicely done!
Thanks! I appreciate it! 🙂
Nice work!
Thanks!
Thanks! That really helps me.
Awesome! 🙂
Great video. TY very much
Thanks, and you're quite welcome! 😄
Nice! Super helpfull!
Thanks, and glad I could help! 😄
very cool video!
Thanks! 🙂
Newbie great tip .
Thanks! I appreciate it! 😄
Thank you
You're quite welcome! 😄
Buen video gracias...
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Dan, great video... I believe I have the same Drill Press (Sears model 124.34983). If true, I should be able to use your research for my broken disc spring. Your thoughts?
Thanks, and it sounds reasonable. Give it a try!
1st to comment. Hi Dan, Nice to see someone reacting to comments, especially about safety. Cheers, Huw
Thanks, Huw! Yeah, I didn't want anyone to get hurt just because of one of my videos. I feel much better having put out the updated version. 😄
The return spring broke in my mill and I never got a new one. I just reused the broken one and did a real janky fix on it. Without a captive wire those springs can be something else to work with.
Thanks for the comment. I thought about reusing the existing spring, but in the end I decided to replace it. I wouldn't want to try it without the wire, though!
@@TheNewbieWoodworker the retaining wire looked like it was worth the price of admission to me. Having done it the other way with an unwound spring. You'd have to make some kind of a jig to wind the spring up. A big spring getting lose can really bite you. Like trying to set a mouse trap and it gets you.
@@1pcfred Great analogy! I was thinking you could use a nylon cable tie (bit.ly/2Yl8UuN), and a cable tie gun (bit.ly/2XxmYVd). Not sure how easy it would be to get off, though.
To help the spring to last longer, work some grease into the coils
Thanks! 😄
I have this exact model drill press, I bought it from Sears when they were going out of business for a quarter and a song. As I was drilling tonight. POP! You were the first search result. How incredibly handy. The model you've linked to doesn't appear to be the same size as the one you originally selected. You think it will work ok in this 10" craftsman? Thanks!
Honestly, this was so long ago that I just don't remember. Sorry!
@@TheNewbieWoodworker Oh no worries, for ~$7 I just ordered one, and if it fits, great, if not, I can poke around and find another one.
@@GemCityPhotons The nice thing is, if it doesn't fit, you'll have a better idea of what you need to get.
@@TheNewbieWoodworker Yeah, honestly, I didn't realize it would be this easy. I should have, because a spring is a consumable part, but I suppose I just never thought about it until it popped.
@@GemCityPhotons Actually, same here. I found an obscure video that mentioned it, and it was one of those forehead-smacking moments - of course!
The manufacturers sure don't want you fixing up their machines. Thank goodness that there is aftermarket parts that can work.
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How crucial are the exact measurements? It's a nearly 50 year old machine. My old spring seems to be 7mm wide, but the replacements I'm finding seem to be only 6:" wide. Are any of the measurements crucial or is close close enough? Thanks!
Honestly I'm not sure. But I would think if it fits in the housing, and is about the right length/tension, everything should be fine. If it were me, I'd try the closest one I could get, and see what happens. Of course, if it ruins your 50 year old machine, you didn't hear that from me. 😄 But like I said, it will probably be fine.
@@TheNewbieWoodworker Thanks. That's pretty much what I thought, but wanted to make sure someone didn't say 'WHAT ARE YOU, NUTS?' The machine owes me nothing, I have probably drilled 5,000 holes with it, and I think I might have paid $50 for it back in the day. Thanks again!
@@herbfellows6435 That machine is probably more valuable to you personally than other people can understand. When you buy something that old, and have used it as long as you have, it's almost like it's part of the family. So I don't blame you for being cautious!
Forgot how mine worked so thank, real annoying thing is when the holder wire breaks then its painful
Thanks
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This product no longer has the options list to view different sizes. So searching for a comparable spring is proving difficult. Anyone have a better way to translate the OD into the length?
Find something that'll fit based on thickness and OD (don't go over on these two dimensions - less is better than "it won't fit"). Then if you have options, you can get the longest one in that size (if you want a tight spring), or a shorter one if you prefer. I know it takes a while to do the searching, but there aren't many options.
I want drill Massing one spring model no vd 16H
You'll have to search for it yourself. Sorry.
Dam safety Gestapo.
LOL. It's not like that - I would feel pretty bad if someone hurt themself because I didn't mention the face shield.
"The quick way to learn how something works is to have something break" LOL
Very true, assuming you don't just throw it away and buy a new one. 😛
I thought you replaced the spring other day?
I did. I just added a safety warning to the front of the video. Just because I didn't take sensible precautions doesn't mean others shouldn't, right? 🙂
Quit breaking and start making. I always try to figure why my 1980 Craftsman band saw or table saw never break? I did change the drive belt on the saw but that was just my own thing. I wonder if they are using cheaper parts..lol. You need to wear one of those bomb suits like in Hurt Locker to work on tools safely.. Thx Dan
I'm trying, believe me. Everything I do leads to 5 steps down another rabbit trail. It's driving me crazy! 😄As for why your old stuff doesn't break? You know the answer. They don't make them like they used to. If they sold you a saw in 1980 and it's still working, they didn't make any more money after the initial sale. Where's the profit in that? Grr.
@@TheNewbieWoodworker so you dont feel bad I was using my straight 1/4 in router bit..I set it up and I told myself do multiple runs go slow don't break the bit.. of course six inches in broke the bit... luckily it was out of a cheapo set and I can buy a Bosch or better brand..
@@bobnicholas5994 LOL. I remember one time my family was over and we were watching TV. At some point there was a loud POP, and the TV quit working. There was a slight pause, then I shouted "Woo hoo!" Because of course that meant I could buy a new TV!
Shouldn't that be 0.9 mm?
If memory serves, there *is* one place I messed up the number. But you can definitely infer it from the other numbers.
at 2:50 .........9 millimeters ????? .... Point ( 0.9 mm) nine millimeters ! Funny you were not commented about this up till now !
Yes, I misspoke, but didn't you see the text on the screen that says "POINT 9 millimeters"? That's why nobody commented on it.
You, nor anybody gets the Point here ....!
@@NavinBetamax It says "POINT" in the text on the screen, to indicate that I should have said "point nine millimeters" instead of "nine millimeters". I think it's you who missed the POINT. 😄
Are you trying to teach the English Sub-title Video Editing or What ?
Just edit out the soundtrack and go to town on your future videos!
@@NavinBetamax It's not unusual on RUclips for people to add text like that when they misspeak, rather than "edit out the soundtrack". I'm sorry it bothered you, but, as you pointed out, nobody else commented on it. I'm not trying to win an argument here - just explain the situation.
I said fuck it, don’t need the goddamned spring. Pain in the ass
LOL!
I wouldn’t wear gloves near to a working drill press , lathe or grinder etc
No, certainly not. But they're great when you're changing table saw blades! 😄
Your video thumbnail looks identical to another video identical to this one that was posted 5 years ago 🤣🤣
It's possible I drew inspiration from someone else's thumbnail (I don't really remember), but this one is all mine. That's my hand and my drill press. I cut out my garage in the background and added a fake wood background, which came from a stock image included with Final Cut Pro X, so if it's the same background as someone else, it just means they used the same graphic. I admit that I got the "Updated" graphic from a Google image search, so that could easily be the same as someone else's. But trust me, this one is mine. I enjoy making thumbnails, so I wouldn't even think of using someone else's.
Did I miss it or was never mentioned that if the hook is engaged into a slot on the outside of the shell, it's a 50-50 chance that somebody is going to put the spring in backwards and it'll pull the chuck down instead of up, and let's see you take that spring out and turn it around. And if you are assuming that people can't replace a spring without cutting off one of their fingers, you should be drowned in a toilet.
Ha! Yes, I suppose I might not have explained that as well as I could. But then again, no video is perfect.