Now here's a weird one!

[Parson]

The pic below is the little gutter that surrounds the plate on my floor model drill press. I was vacuuming it out today when I saw something shiny so I backed off and took a pic of it. It's a ball bearing and spring from something in the drill press or an adjacent tool. I've not been disassembling anything so I know it's not from something else.

Anyone have any idea what these items might have fallen out of on my Craftsman drill press? This is weird. It works fine and nothing is rattling and yes, the key chuck still has some springiness in the pointy part that goes in the hole (sheesh, I really need to learn the names of these things!)

I also have a blue Rockler pen blank drilling jig sitting right there, but it's not wobbly and seems to be working well too.

 

[Bobalu]

I say...bag it and tag it. Whatever it belongs to will eventually make its lack of parts known.

 

[Woodlvr]

Ditto. I have three little baggies with parts from who knows what, but as soon as you toss it you will need it. Murphy's law right?

 

[Gary Beasley]

Looks like a detent spring, usually found under a setscrew.

 

[BlackPearl]

I say...bag it and tag it. Whatever it belongs to will eventually make its lack of parts known.

+1 or another need will appear.

 

[desertrat]

That's a detent ball and spring. Have you had anything like a socket wrench around it?

 

[Whaler]

That is from your Rockler drilling jig. There are 2 of those on each side of the jig. They do come loose and fall out.

 

[Haynie]

That is one of those extra parts, like when you put your car back together.

 

[paintspill]

i'm going with alien space craft. the movies never get the scale right. be very careful

 

[randywa]

When I found those, it was from the height adjustment on my band saw guide. I don't know where the gremlins put the set screw, but I got 8' travel from the spring and bearing.

 

[Drstrangefart]

 

[corian king]

I agree with Dick.There are 4 of those little ball bearnings and springs on the Rockler Jig.That is what I would check first.

 

[seamus7227]

in your picture of the rockler pen vise, it looks like its missing a screw on the right.

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