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>1) Lower the quill. > >2) Look for a hole in the back of the quill. > >3) rotate the spindle so an Allen socket lines up > with the hole. > >4) Reach in through the hole, loosen the Allen socket a partial > turn, and reach through that socket to another behind it. > >5) Unscrew both fully, and draw out (trying to not lose them > inside the quill. > >6) Replace the front one (a dog point Allen head setscrew where > the dog point acts as the pin in the spindle. When it is set > deep enough (check that it does not bind on the collet with the > shallowest key groove), withdraw the Allen key slightly so it > only engages the outer Allen head screw -- which is *only* > socket and threads, no body beyond the socket) so it locks > the dog point one in place. > > Now -- I've only read about this, never done it, so I'm trying >to remember whether you have to turn out the big nut at the bottom of >the quill first. If so -- mark it so you can screw it back in the same >amount. It has its own set screw holding it in place. >



>1)     Lower the quill.
>
>2)     Look for a hole in the back of the quill.
>
>3)     rotate the spindle so an Allen socket lines up
>       with the hole.
>
>4)     Reach in through the hole, loosen the Allen socket a partial
>       turn, and reach through that socket to another behind it.
>
>5)     Unscrew both fully, and draw out (trying to not lose them
>       inside the quill.
>
>6)     Replace the front one (a dog point Allen head setscrew where
>       the dog point acts as the pin in the spindle.  When it is set
>       deep enough (check that it does not bind on the collet with the
>       shallowest key groove), withdraw the Allen key slightly so it
>       only engages the outer Allen head screw -- which is *only*
>       socket and threads, no body beyond the socket) so it locks
>       the dog point one  in place.
>
>       Now -- I've only read about this, never done it, so I'm trying
>to remember whether you have to turn out the big nut at the bottom of
>the quill first.  If so -- mark it so you can screw it back in the same
>amount.  It has its own set screw holding it in place.
>


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