My 20" drill press has always had slop in the quill and the more you extended it the worse it got. The little friction screw that rides in a groove in the quill only worked to a certain point as when it got tightened enough to remove the slop when it was at its worse, it would not allow the quill to return back up.
So I made up up a couple of brass friction screws and drilled and tapped the drill press head, one on the right side and one in the front. That seems to have fixed the problem %100. I did the right side first because it was easiest but I think the front one would have been all I needed. I haven't put an indicator on it yet but I could feel slop plain as day by hand before and now feel none.
So I made up up a couple of brass friction screws and drilled and tapped the drill press head, one on the right side and one in the front. That seems to have fixed the problem %100. I did the right side first because it was easiest but I think the front one would have been all I needed. I haven't put an indicator on it yet but I could feel slop plain as day by hand before and now feel none.
What does 20" stand for?