This is a follow up question from a previous link Powermatic 3520b quill problem. I received the new quill and sure enough it moves in and out smooth as can be.
So I apparently bent the old quill by attempting to drill a deep( 8") hole x3" Dia in a semi green piece of maple for a vase. I had recently sharpened the bit but the wood was hard and I was going slow with suction removing the chips as best possible. It did bind up a couple of times if I pushed too fast Deep in the hole it started to bind up whenever I tried to back out. I have to admit the wood had a very slight wobble to it and I'm blaming that for the bend, but nothing worse than I had done before.
How do you go about drilling deep holes for vases and such? (And I like to sometimes drill an hole to proper depth before hollowing out a bowl.) Should the wood be really green and soft?