Startrite FG2 Pillar Drill

[Martin CargillParticipant @martincargill50290]

[Martin CargillParticipant @martincargill50290]

In our workshop we have a Startrite FG2 pillar drill. It's one of the more serious drills with a two speed motor and about 10 gears, selected by a rotary handle at the top of the drill. Yesterday the drill decided that after being used with a 1" drill at 80 rpm it would not change gear to allow the higher speeds to be used. The speed control handle will rotate but the internal gears don't change.

Has anyone had this problem before. We have a parts drawing for the drill head but it looks quite complex and a little knowledge may prevent us from stripping a lot of stuff that we don't need to.

Thanks

Martin

[Brian WoodParticipant @brianwood45127]

Martin,

I don't know the drill but this fault sounds rather like a taper pin linking gears and actuating shaft together has fallen out, leaving the shaft free to rotate without doing what it should do.

You may have no option but to strip the gearbox to find out what has gone wrong to be able to fix it

Regards Brian

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