Experience is a great teacher heh?
What did Dave learn from this most excellent adventure?
Albrecht will do it for you cheap!
If you don't want the old arbor...the pin and push method works great! ....and
Well....Baring sending off to someone, the next time I would do the following ( straight shank arbor only) ...if I was so inclined to save the arbor, I would make up a steel bushing about 1.25" OD but with an ID equal to the reduced center shank of the arbor and about the same length. I would drill and tap it for (2) 1/4-20 screws and then split it. Next I would attach the bushing and tighten the screws which will give me a collar to push against without damaging the ground shank surfaces. Then....Id push it off using the wedges and appropriate spacer washers in the mill vise....no drama
With a taper shank arbor, with a tang, I would cross drill the tang for a pin and push against that
For a taper shank with a draw bar....that one is easy.
For a taper shank without a tang, if it's soft, I would drill and tap it for the standard draw bar thread and use that to push against.
For a hard taper shank without a draw bar or tang.....Call Albrecht!
But considering I've only ever HAD to do this ONCE in 20 plus years...I'll just file that one away in the notebook for future reference.
And....if you can get the used Albrecht on CL with the right arbor for $25 more than without the right arbor...go for it!
Dave
