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Someone gave me an 8” craftsman drill press. He said he bought it New about 10-15 years ago and never really used it because he had his good one and this was his back up/emergency one. He is a retired welder.
When end I tested it out, after a few cuts, it started smoking. I initially thought it was because I had it on a higher speed than I should have. Drilling through pine with a 1/2 forstner bit. But the smoke was coming from the solenoid(??) shown above. It’s all melted. It looks easy enough to replace, what is it?
I want to fix it myself, even if it is financially not worth it. Sentimental value. I am not experienced with this sort of thing but there is no better time then now to learn, given that I can’t imagine this is too difficult. I am mechanically inclined, but horrible with electronics. I like fixing things.