I have a Central Machinery T-583 drill press (16 speed, 1HP) I bought used about 18 years ago. Used it initially for a major project (lots of 1" holes through up to 1/2" steel) and have quietly used for small projects since. It's always been somewhat noisy, so decided to overhaul it. New bearings were replaced without issue. Went to rebuild the chuck (stamped at RJ3-16H). Having never done this before, I looked at several YouTube videos and web sites. Didn't seem too difficult. Pressed off the outer ring. Lo and behold - the threaded collar that adjusts the pins is solid, not split! I can't find any information about removing solid collars. (I may not be using the correct terminology?)
So how do you remove the collar to get the pins out? screwed all the way in or all the way out there isn't enough clearance to remove anything. Or should I simply chuck this chuck in the dumper and get something different?
So how do you remove the collar to get the pins out? screwed all the way in or all the way out there isn't enough clearance to remove anything. Or should I simply chuck this chuck in the dumper and get something different?