I've a small drill press with a (bad?) capacitor
start motor that only seems
 to start up once out of every 300 presses of the on switch. does spinning the
 motor and then cycling the power really work??  
I have a drill press that vibrates its brush mounting screw loose every
few years.  When it's getting sloppy, I have to start the press by twisting
the chuck and switching it on.
-ethan