Fobco Drills; There never was a "Manual" for the Fobco drills but we've put together a "Guide to Dismantling" for the "Star", together with a collection of Technical Sales Catalogues and Sectional Parts Drawings for all models will be helpful owners of the 1/2" and 7-Eight and 10-Eight models.
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Manuals and Catalogues
For Sale & Wanted
Fobco Star "Universal" drilling machine. A splendid example of a very late model Fobco ‘Universal’ with one violin-maker owner from new. It has a No.2 Morse taper spindle, a standard "Myford" thread that allows the fitting of 2 Morse taper collets.
Asking price: £800.00
Location: Wirral, United Kingdom
Fobco Parts
The correct fitting chuck for the Foco Star drill with the "fixed chuck" arrangement. Minimum holding capacity 1.5mm, maximum holding capacity 16 mm.
A genuine maker's 4-step pulley in cast iron to fit the spindle of the Fobco Star drill. Fits all models from first to last.
For the matching motor pulley ...
Fobco Star Drill - a genuine maker's 4-step pulley in cast iron with a 5/8" bore to fit the electric motor. This is a matching pulley for that on the main spindle.
For the...
Fobco Star Drill Drive Belt: this is a European-made, high-quality, machine-tool grade belt with an invisible joint that, unlike cheap imports, does not bump as it goes around the...
Quill-return spring for Fobco 7-Eight and 10-Eight models - the maker's original specification, UK-made part. Not to be confused with the thiner, fewer-coil and inferior type sometimes...
