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Managed to finally disassemble the shaft that had been eluding me last night - it came apart in a very unexpected fashion! After much hammering, heating, and swearing a very slight seam appeared, and by hammering a punch at an angle, I managed to undo this cap to remove a housing, which revealed...

Thank you, that's really helpful knowledge to have! I'll get it on the other side - not much effort required at all. Don't suppose you've got any advice on disassembling the part that's giving me trouble?

How come it's better practice to do it that way round out of curiousity?

I had no idea about that! I thought it best to set the system up to push the belt inwards so I didn't reduce the contact angle with the pulley, but hadn't considered that. Will it make much of a difference do you think? It's an easy enough fix to implement if so. Yeah, just the base and table...

Hi everyone, A couple of years ago I picked up an AJAX pillar drill off Facebook for something silly like £50. It's cast iron, weights an awful lot, and from what I can tell is 1940s - though happy to be corrected! It's as tall as me, and believe it or not I managed to get it home in the back...