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Hi folks. quick question about the Fobco Star which I am cleaning up ready to use in my small workshop One of the pulleys is proving difficult to get off - it's the front one over the spindle and quill. Looks to me like they are not the original pulleys (though they do look like the right...

Many thanks for the suggestions. I've got hold of a gear puller now so will try again today and check for additional grub screws Cheers Pete

hi folks, I'm just in the process of stripping down an old Fobco Star pillar drill. Its not a full renovation - just a clean up and fettling so its in best working order for my workshop. Made good progress today until I came to try get the front pulley wheel off - it just won't seem to budge...

Does anyone know why some fobcos like mine have a much longer pillar than others? Mine is a bench model rather than a floor standing pedestal drill but still has a pillar which stands 41" high. Most others I have seen look much smaller. It's a squeeze to get it in the shed at 71" high...

sure you're right Phil. Mostly I will be hogging out wood with forstner bits before routing. First job is to rebuild the benches in the workshop this Xmas holidays so I can get the Fobco up and running properly. I'm tight for space for everything so have to plan it out carefully so I can...

Very nice find ! Quick question - is there any info on date of manufacture of Fobco stars based on serial number. Mine is 37705 ? Unusually it has a longer pillar (40 inch) than most I have seen - which seems to have been there for a very long time, if not original. It's been converted to...

Will do - I've had to store it in my father garage at the moment while I rebench my workshop to accommodate it. Will take some pics later this week and post. Cheers, Pete

After some searching and reading up, Ive been and picked up a lovely old Fobco Star today ., with a Jacobs 4" x/y vise and pedestal stand thrown in too . Its fully operational but will get some TLC and refurb time next year. Had to build a 5 ft wooden ramp to get it out of the car single...

Hi folks I am after a pillar drill for my small home workshop - mainly for woodworking duties as I plan to start making guitars and basses in my imminent retirement I have a budget of about £300 and have been looking at the Axminster radial bench jobbie in the their "craft" range. I was...

Hi , yes you're right. It's a helical , cylindrical Spring about 2.5inches long and about 5/8ths diameter with a protruding loop at one end which stops against a small pin on the shaft of the quick release bar. I will maybe try the bed Spring idea if I can find one ! Cheers

Hi Folks, I have a lovely old (huge!) Parkinson no.8 engineers vise that I plan to restore. It's great apart from the fact that the quick release Spring is broken Does anyone know how I could find a replacement in the uk ? Or any way to repair it ? Cheers Pete