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EDIT: I was able to find the answer with a few quick youtube searches. I have a broken lever. Was just going to delete this thread but cant find the option to do that.
Also found a bunch of content on freeing a stuck ram, which seems to be what I'll be doing for the next several days. Time to go invest in some more penetrating oil.
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Howdy,
Just picked up my first BP and against the advice of a few, I decided it needed to be torn down, cleaned up, and put back together. Most of the lower aspects of the machine are done with exception of lifting the knee off. I was starting to play around with the turret and ram to see how they worked. The turret seems free and spins 360 degrees. The ram appears to be rusted in place so I soaked it in penetrating oil and will start the process of working it a bit.
So here's the problem I'm facing. According to the manual I have, I am to loosen the two studs in the picture circled in yellow. After, I should be able to move the turret by turning the red circled part. I'm assuming that part has a gear on the internal aspect of the machine that would move the ram. In the manual, this part is similar to those circled in yellow in that you should be able to throw a 3/4" wrench on it to turn it. The part circled in red has a hole in the side and appears to have a broken-off shaft of sorts recessed in it.
Am I correct to assume that my particular BP had a lever of some sort to move the ram, which has been broken off?
Also found a bunch of content on freeing a stuck ram, which seems to be what I'll be doing for the next several days. Time to go invest in some more penetrating oil.
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Howdy,
Just picked up my first BP and against the advice of a few, I decided it needed to be torn down, cleaned up, and put back together. Most of the lower aspects of the machine are done with exception of lifting the knee off. I was starting to play around with the turret and ram to see how they worked. The turret seems free and spins 360 degrees. The ram appears to be rusted in place so I soaked it in penetrating oil and will start the process of working it a bit.
So here's the problem I'm facing. According to the manual I have, I am to loosen the two studs in the picture circled in yellow. After, I should be able to move the turret by turning the red circled part. I'm assuming that part has a gear on the internal aspect of the machine that would move the ram. In the manual, this part is similar to those circled in yellow in that you should be able to throw a 3/4" wrench on it to turn it. The part circled in red has a hole in the side and appears to have a broken-off shaft of sorts recessed in it.
Am I correct to assume that my particular BP had a lever of some sort to move the ram, which has been broken off?
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