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The worm for the azimuth drive on my scope is not straight. Its not out by much but it is sufficient to bind up tight in one position if adjusted on the inside of the bend.
As I dont have any "V" blocks and a press I wondered if the following would work.
(no pics as I havnt dismantled it yet)
The worm and shaft is one piece with a 1" length of shaft at each end of the worm.
If I hold one shaft in the chuck, the other end/shaft in a hole in the centre of a rod thats held in the drill chuck in the tailstock then mount my nudge bearing in the tool post and apply pressure to the centre of the worm whilst its rotating until (hopefully) it straightens.
Any chance it will work???????
As I dont have any "V" blocks and a press I wondered if the following would work.
(no pics as I havnt dismantled it yet)
The worm and shaft is one piece with a 1" length of shaft at each end of the worm.
If I hold one shaft in the chuck, the other end/shaft in a hole in the centre of a rod thats held in the drill chuck in the tailstock then mount my nudge bearing in the tool post and apply pressure to the centre of the worm whilst its rotating until (hopefully) it straightens.
Any chance it will work???????