Rockwell mill lubrication upgrade

[jwmay]

How did you get it out? I was considering putting in oil cups, but I'm afraid I'll damage something trying to get the gits out.

 

[Weldingrod1]

Ball Oilers out... broke down and.pulled the drive and quill. Added three more lube points!
Got the initial mounting on the quill DRO.

I tapped one 5/16", but that made so many chips I decided I had to pull the spindle.

I just used a punch to drive out the other one. They don't line up, of course!

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[Weldingrod1]

Oil cups would be good on the side ones, but you need felt to keep it from all running out when the quill is down.

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[Weldingrod1]

Z axis DRO added. I used a flexure between the knee and the read head.

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[Weldingrod1]

Adding power for the new axies and the ring light. One switch to rule them all!

Noodling on the front cover... zip ties for springs?

And, a "aw, #%^&" note; the lock hits a lube port.

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[Firstram]

You could grind a smidge off the lock to clock the lever to a more favorable location.

 

[Weldingrod1]

As I was telling Doc Nickle, I also bent that screw severely a few years back. I really just need to make a longer one that clears ;-)

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[Weldingrod1]

Argh. My fleabay pump brick needs to be cleaned out so it pumps right. Hopefully I wont have to re-sesl the whole thing.

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[Weldingrod1]

Cleaned out and got all 20 pumps cycling. Whee. I love the parts washer...
Mounted them, next.up is a spaghetti farm!

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[Weldingrod1]

I've got oil drooling out everywhere now
Cables and hoses, rendered, Gibs adjusted, vise lined up, head trammed!
The only outstanding thing is upgrading the power feed with some actual switches...

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