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- Sep 14, 2015
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- 58
Silverbullet: I hear you... It's been 55 years for me, that's why I jumped at the chance to run these machines again, and the best part is I get to invent things and better ways to make the prototypes & parts. Once proven... the CNC machines take over. You (or anyone) don't happen to live in the greater Bremerton, Tacoma, Seattle area do you? Would love to have someone bring me back up to speed on this... and of course you could play with the big guy toys... er... tools.
RE; Lock: Take a look at image DSC_0704. The only lock lever I can find is bottom left of carriage by the handwheel (or bottom right of the handwheel if your in front of the machine). Yes, it acts like the table is locked.... or frozen fast (see below).
NOTE: I suspect that the previous operator never lubed/oiled the machine in the last 5 years. I'm beginning to suspect the lube cooling water was the only lubrication the machine got from the grime and sometimes red stuff that is now being flushed out from the 50/50 treatment. I say that because when I moved the Carriage 5 days before so I could change the chuck ... I noticed that the normal oil looking surfaces on the rails had dried up. When I finished moving it, I did nothing more than disingage the carriage feed.
Jib's: So where are the adjustments... I can't find any anywhere on this cross feed. If I could find them I could loosen this thing up.
RE; Lock: Take a look at image DSC_0704. The only lock lever I can find is bottom left of carriage by the handwheel (or bottom right of the handwheel if your in front of the machine). Yes, it acts like the table is locked.... or frozen fast (see below).
NOTE: I suspect that the previous operator never lubed/oiled the machine in the last 5 years. I'm beginning to suspect the lube cooling water was the only lubrication the machine got from the grime and sometimes red stuff that is now being flushed out from the 50/50 treatment. I say that because when I moved the Carriage 5 days before so I could change the chuck ... I noticed that the normal oil looking surfaces on the rails had dried up. When I finished moving it, I did nothing more than disingage the carriage feed.
Jib's: So where are the adjustments... I can't find any anywhere on this cross feed. If I could find them I could loosen this thing up.