Feeling foolish

[DavidR8]

Ages ago I bought a Criterion DBL-202 boring head off eBay. When I got it, I discovered that the heads of the set screws that tighten the gib were stripped.
I managed to get them out but never found the right size replacements because the originals were no longer measureable. I didn't have anything that small at the time so put it aside till I could sort it out.
Time passed and I wanted to put the thing into use. Lo and behold it takes a simple 10-24 screw.

 

[rabler]

If that was the worse thing I did in a week, I'd have *absolutely nothing* to feel foolish about.

 

[682bear]

Meh... I wouldn't feel foolish about that... my mistakes are usually much worse than that...

-Bear

 

[KevinM]

My mistakes usually involve destroying or making something unusable. A lot of times blood is involved. You came out a winner in my book.

 

[mikey]

Dave, the gib screws have gently rounded ends. Make sure you sand them very smooth so they don't mar the gib.

 

[markba633csi]

I wonder why they used such a coarse thread? 10-32 would have given a finer adjustment, and it's a common size.
-M

 

[DavidR8]

Dave, the gib screws have gently rounded ends. Make sure you sand them very smooth so they don't mar the gib.

There were tiny ball bearings in the holes, thankfully I saved them

 

[DavidR8]

I wonder why they used such a coarse thread? 10-32 would have given a finer adjustment, and it's a common size.
-M

That seemed odd to me too. It’s definitely a coarse adjustment.