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| Stilldrillin:
John. I have your address, from Feb/ Mar, last year. When you repaired two KB boards. Still not installed/ tested em! The best way to never have a breakdown, is to have spares..... :thumbup: |
| Stilldrillin:
The board is now on it's journey North, to John's. :thumbup: I was imagining the chaos, all those loose wires could cause. (Despite having a diagram). :zap: I thought it best to tape em to each other, before removing the board...... |
| Stilldrillin:
Several times, over the years. David called here, with lumps of his lathe for modification. The first project was to replace the orrible saddle strips, with solid ones. Seems they have stood the test of time. No work needed on that area. Still sliding sweetly... :thumbup: A couple of years ago, he installed taper roller bearings. Calling here, for the gear spacer mods. Faced the front one to correct alignment. Then made a 2mm thick, spring "wave washer", from a couple of turns of stainless welding wire. Just visible, to the left of the Lo gear....... When it arrived here, I realised, it still wasn't right. I faced 3mm off this face, to allow for the wider bearings....... The tumbler gears, are now aligned correctly...... |
| Stilldrillin:
Next up, was the leadscrew handwheel. Using a left hand, leadscrew plummer block, bushed to 10mm bore. On the r/h end. Lopped the end off the leadscrew, and inserted a length of 10mm silver steel..... Left hand dial, is held onto plummer block, with grub screw. Right hand dial is fixed to handwheel. 10 thou' between graduations....... |
| Stilldrillin:
Next job, tailstocks. Got three of em. The blue one is mine. It's quill thread is rather tired. Mixing and matching. Hoping to finish with two good uns. Anyone contemplating a camlock? This one is useless. Won't clamp securely to the bed. Slides under quite light pressure...... Making a clamp nut....... Think that looks at home, under there....... Can be accessed, over the top of the compound slide....... |
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