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I measured the TIR of my drill press and it is .005 about 1" below the chuck. Jumps to about .010 about 6 inches down. This is with the quill all the way up...didn't have a chance to take a reading with the quill down because the washing machine died right in front of me while I was working so I got a little distracted.
I am thinking of popping the JT33 chuck off and checking TIR against the taper, but I am not sure it is worth the effort. This is a RIGID drill press, nothing fancy, and I don't wanna waste a bunch of time if this amount of runout is expected. I know it is a DP and not a mill, so I wanted to get some opinions before I tear into this.
I measured the TIR of my drill press and it is .005 about 1" below the chuck. Jumps to about .010 about 6 inches down. This is with the quill all the way up...didn't have a chance to take a reading with the quill down because the washing machine died right in front of me while I was working so I got a little distracted.
I am thinking of popping the JT33 chuck off and checking TIR against the taper, but I am not sure it is worth the effort. This is a RIGID drill press, nothing fancy, and I don't wanna waste a bunch of time if this amount of runout is expected. I know it is a DP and not a mill, so I wanted to get some opinions before I tear into this.