Tools/pillardrill

Nu-Way CF25 Drill press

Introduction

The CF-25 Pillar Drill

The Drill Press is a large 3-phase drill for making holes in wood/metal/plastics up to 100mm in diameter depending on drill type. It requires the same basic safety precautions as all rotating machinery, No loose clothing, Tie long hair back,Wear eye protection, Clamp work securely. Induction is not required for the drill press. The drill press is located on the west wall of the downstairs workshop, regular drills can be found on the hand-tools bench and very large morse-taper drills can be found in the black cupboards by the metalworking lathe. If you break or blunt a drill then it can be put into the pot marked "Blunt or Broken Drill bits for Resharpening" that's on top of the shelves above the hand tools bench and they'll be resharpened when someone (probably Steve or Scott) gets around to it!

This drill appears to be very similar to a Draper HD25 type drill press

Current status

Date	Status	Comment
2nd September 2018	Fully Functional	No reported issues

Setting speed

Pick the suitable speed for your job, the speeds chart on the side of the drill may help Isolate the machine - the switch is on the wall above and right of the drill Lift the lid Slacken the clamping screws at the back on the both sides (the two black hand-wheels) Pull the lever towards you to slacken the belts. There is a speed chart under the lid. Move belts to the appropriate positions, only the listed combinations are allowed and belts must be straight Push the lever on the right back to tighten the belts. Lock this with the two clamps. Put the lid down. De-isolate the drill Make holes Clean up machine

Pillar Drill Caretakers

Knowledgeable Users

The following people are able to provide assistance with the CF25 pillar drill. If you consider yourself experienced at using pillar drills and are willing to help others then please add yourself to this list

Name/Contact	Notes
James-M

Maintainers

These are the people who look after and repair the pillar drill, they're the ones to contact if there's any problems with it

Name	Notes
Ian-P
James-M

Recent Changes

If you make any non-trivial changes to the pillar drill or perform maintenance please note it here, delete records older than 1 yr

• Replace failing belts, spares are in the red cupboards Stever (talk) 12:19, 22 April 2022 (BST)
• Tighten column clamp to reduce play, spindle bearings still require replacement Stever (talk) 15:15, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
• Readjust motor slides, lubricate and clean rails Stever (talk) 17:14, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
• Print and attach drill speed guide Stever (talk) 18:15, 11 May 2021 (BST)