Removing The Chuck Assembly - Axminster Pillar Drills User Manual

Preparation
You wil require the morse taper drift (12)
Pillar Drill (ED16SB) Only
Lower the quill to it's maximum depth by turning
the feed lever handle. while holding the handle turn
the depth scale ring (A) fully round and then tighten
the butterfly depth stop knob (B) to lock the quill in
position, (See fig 39)
Fig 39
Pillar Drill (ED16B2-ED16F2)
Place a piece of timber on the drill table to prevent
the chuck from being damaged and lower the quill to
it's maximum depth by turning the feed lever handle.
B
A

Removing the Chuck Assembly

While holding the handle in place turn the chuck
to line up the morse taper arbor (11) in the quills
machined slot, (See fig 40). Insert the morse taper
drift (12) in the quills slot, thus pushing the morse
taper down and releasing the chuck, (See fig 41).
11
Quill slot
Morse taper drift
23
Removing the chuck
Fig 40
Morse taper arbor
Fig 41
12