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Marc Pelletier
10-26-2010, 11:40 PM
Hello all,

I'm just finishing up my first tool restoration, an old ITC (Taiwanese) drill press. Everything is good, but I'm having trouble finding a source for a new crank handle for the table. The handle on the crank is busted, but it should thread into the cast iron arm on the crank and have a plastic handle that spins.

I'm not sure if its clear what I'm looking for. If I can find the parts I'll take a picture, but essentially I am looking for a handle like the blue one in the 6th picture down on this web page...http://www.areddy.net/wood/workshop.html.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Marc
Stephen Cherry
10-27-2010, 12:13 AM
http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNPDFF?PMPAGE=1299&PMT4NO=96612162&PMT4TP=*ITPD&PMITEM=07168073&PMCTLG=00
Mike Hollingsworth
10-27-2010, 10:22 AM
maybe this one:
ereplacementparts.com (http://www.ereplacementparts.com/handle-assembly-p-83015.html)

http://www.ereplacementparts.com/images/part_1344257-1_med.gif
Marc Pelletier
10-27-2010, 1:56 PM
What I really want is just the blue handle (or similar) from this part.

Marc
Greg Portland
10-27-2010, 2:16 PM
Marc,
I had a similar problem with my Jet DP. I was unable to find a source for just the knob part of the handle.
Stephen Cherry
10-27-2010, 8:11 PM
What I really want is just the blue handle (or similar) from this part.

Marc


http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNPDFF?PMPAGE=1297&PMITEM=82504523&PMCTLG=00

woodcraft has these also, and I think the Griz
Steve Kohn
10-27-2010, 8:15 PM
Did you check McMaster-Carr?
Marc Pelletier
10-28-2010, 11:30 AM
Both MSC and McMaster Carr have what I'm looking for. Now to see who ships to Canada!

cheers,

Marc
Joe Kieve
10-28-2010, 12:32 PM
Marc,
I had the same problem with my Ridgid DP. I ended up using a short piece of PVC pipe cut to fit. IIRC, I used 3/4". Works great...inexpensive too!

joe
Harry Hill
10-29-2010, 11:38 AM
Maybe Reid Tool Supply has something that will work. Lots of hard to find stuff for gadget addicts (My name is Harry, I am a gadget addict:D).

http://www.reidsupply.com/
Anthony Diodati
10-30-2010, 2:46 PM
Enco also has some in plastic and metal, not sure if they ship to Canada.
I got a metal one to add to my Oliver wood lathe hand wheel.
Seem good quality.
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc268/mrbreezeet1/Upload%20and%20forget%202/HandWheel2.jpg
http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INPDFF?PMPAGE=750&PARTPG=INLMK3&PMITEM=990-3295
I take it you don't have a lathe where you could make a hard wood or plastic one?
Thanks, Tony