Fixing my old HF drill press

raydhd · 03-25-2018, 04:20 PM

One of the first things I bought from HF many years ago was the 5 speed bench top drill press. Some time back the motor would just hum when turned on but would run until I spun it to get it going. Anyway after some reading the question became was it merely the staring capacitor that was bad. Pull it out from under the metal cover and sort of matched up the asian label to capacitors on Ebay. And voila after installing the couple of dollar unit the springs to life as good as ever. P.S. I did spring for the extra $'s for an USA seller so it came in a matter of days. Cost $4.99 delivered.

Mooncarter · 03-25-2018, 04:27 PM

ThreeCW · 03-25-2018, 11:15 PM

It is satisfying to fix things yourself ... so many things these days are throw away items ... or it's cheaper to buy a new one than repair the old one. What happened to the good old days when you took your toaster or a kettle into the service center to get a new element put it ... and it then lasted another 10 years.

. I guess that is why we like having golf carts ... when they break, we can fix them

03-25-2018, 04:20 PM	#1
raydhd VC 460 CLONE GONE WILD Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ray BY The Bay NJ Posts: 10,639	Fixing my old HF drill press One of the first things I bought from HF many years ago was the 5 speed bench top drill press. Some time back the motor would just hum when turned on but would run until I spun it to get it going. Anyway after some reading the question became was it merely the staring capacitor that was bad. Pull it out from under the metal cover and sort of matched up the asian label to capacitors on Ebay. And voila after installing the couple of dollar unit the springs to life as good as ever. P.S. I did spring for the extra $'s for an USA seller so it came in a matter of days. Cost $4.99 delivered.

03-25-2018, 04:27 PM	#2
Mooncarter Gone Insane Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 14,215	Re: Fixing my old HF drill press

03-25-2018, 11:15 PM	#3
ThreeCW Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: near Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 1,516	Re: Fixing my old HF drill press It is satisfying to fix things yourself ... so many things these days are throw away items ... or it's cheaper to buy a new one than repair the old one. What happened to the good old days when you took your toaster or a kettle into the service center to get a new element put it ... and it then lasted another 10 years. . I guess that is why we like having golf carts ... when they break, we can fix them

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