My first post here. I picked up a nice drill press over the weekend and need some help with it. I've been to Vintage Machinery and looked through all of the publications they have tied to Buffalo Forge, there are a ton of bulletins and maintenance manuals with parts lists but not a single 'Owner's Manual' that talks about operating the press. Would anybody here happen to have one? I've requested one from Buffalo Machine Tools but haven't heard back from them yet. The belt that is one this appears to be a late model and is on way too tight and there is absolutely no way to move it from one pulley size to the next. Forgive me, but I cannot seem to figure out how to adjust the belt tension. Any help with that would be greatly appreciated.
Also, there appears to be a chuck removal collar which is a knurled collar just above the chuck with 4 opposing holes in it. I'm guessing this is to break the seal on the taper for chuck removal but I do not have a 'tool' to turn it and I don't want to bugger up the knurling with a large channel lock pliers. Any ideas on running it out to remove the chuck?
Thanks.
Also, there appears to be a chuck removal collar which is a knurled collar just above the chuck with 4 opposing holes in it. I'm guessing this is to break the seal on the taper for chuck removal but I do not have a 'tool' to turn it and I don't want to bugger up the knurling with a large channel lock pliers. Any ideas on running it out to remove the chuck?
Thanks.