Joe,

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Gently prodding some of the headstock levers, they appear to be a little
stubborn at times. Hopefully I have been clever enough to avoid
breaking it, but let me know if I should be worried about levers that
appear not to want to move to specific positions. I am assuming that
much of it is gear teeth in the way, and that one would move the spindle
to obtain favorable alignment???

That was my experience with the Clausing 5914. I worried that this and
that was stuck/broken, but after reading the manual and understanding
the interlocks, all was well.

Good. I suspect it is fine, but waiting is tough. Waiting? Well, I
was snagged by work, both on the customer service and self-interest
fronts, and I am fighting (well by comparison to others) a fairly
unusual cold, so I'm not in at top efficiency.


I have yet to put power to it; there
are wiring puzzles to ponder before I can safely do that.

VFDs are also useful for trying thing out - just start with the drive
frequency at zero, and slowly ramp the speed up manually. If anything
balks, the motor will just stop, and no harm will be done.

Interesting. Any constraints on the type? I ask because a mill I am
considering for the future is said to run only with rotary converters????



I have
hydraulic oil on hand, but have yet to transfer the 3 GALLONS it is
supposed to hold ~:0

Three gallons?

That's what the techs tell me. We'll see.

Bill