OK, I got the mill home and dissembled. Apparently for the last few years,
( decades) it was used for 1 job only, making a slot. Table moves easy, as
does the cross slide, but that was it. I don't think the Knee had moved
since the last century, and the rise/fall head felt like it was welded in
place. It took a lot of sweat and a few cans of WD40 to get things loose.
And why in Gods name did Nichols put 1 screw for the gib on the head on the
inside so you need to remove the head to get to the screw. (it is in the
manual, but I missed it the first hounded times)
I put the pictures on my site,
http://www.westcanalcrafts.com/nichols_mill.html ,
Now comes the fun, making it run again.

gary