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Alan H.
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Has anyone pulled the outboard spindle seal collar on a PM1340GT? If so how do you do it?
We have a Sharp 1340VS which appears to be a very close cousin to the PM1340GT (looks like they are made in the same factory).
While machining some delrin some of the fine delrin threads were pulled between the outboard spindle collar and the spindle and it begin to bog the machine down. Now need to pull the collar out far enough to make sure all the delrin is removed. The manual is not clear on on how to remove the collar but we now believe that the spindle must be displaced toward the tailstock end to get enough clearance to clean under and behind the collar.
Here are a couple of photos for clarity. The collar that needs to be dislocated a bit is the piece with blue tape on it.
Forgive my query here in the PM section but I am thinking the PM is the same design and the Sharp section of the Forum is less than active. So again, looking for insights and confirmation on how to go about getting enough clearance to clean behind the collar.
Thanks in advance for the help.
We have a Sharp 1340VS which appears to be a very close cousin to the PM1340GT (looks like they are made in the same factory).
While machining some delrin some of the fine delrin threads were pulled between the outboard spindle collar and the spindle and it begin to bog the machine down. Now need to pull the collar out far enough to make sure all the delrin is removed. The manual is not clear on on how to remove the collar but we now believe that the spindle must be displaced toward the tailstock end to get enough clearance to clean under and behind the collar.
Here are a couple of photos for clarity. The collar that needs to be dislocated a bit is the piece with blue tape on it.
Forgive my query here in the PM section but I am thinking the PM is the same design and the Sharp section of the Forum is less than active. So again, looking for insights and confirmation on how to go about getting enough clearance to clean behind the collar.
Thanks in advance for the help.