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Bridgeport Quill Spring
"steamer" wrote in message ... --Well I've got it back in the quill but I'll be damned if I can figure out how to add the 1-1/2 turns of pretension. Every time I rotate the collar the spring goes about 1/4 turn, then snaps loose and needs to be retensioned. Sooo what am I doing wrong? -- "Steamboat Ed" Haas : Do us a favor and rescue Hacking the Trailing Edge! : a doggie or three... www.nmpproducts.com ---Decks a-wash in a sea of words--- This is not unusual. You may have to renew or rework the offending pin. The inner end of the spring has to be curled fairly closely to hold good and the outer pin tends to get pushed into the housing too far. Your spring may not be hooked on the outer pin as this will allow the spring to slide around when it is tightened a little. Do not try to tighten the spring until it retracts the quill. It is intended only to keep it from falling and may not do that if you have a heavy tool in the spindle. Don Young Don Young |
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Don Young presented the following explanation :
"steamer" wrote in message ... --Well I've got it back in the quill but I'll be damned if I can figure out how to add the 1-1/2 turns of pretension. Every time I rotate the collar the spring goes about 1/4 turn, then snaps loose and needs to be retensioned. Sooo what am I doing wrong? -- "Steamboat Ed" Haas : Do us a favor and rescue Hacking the Trailing Edge! : a doggie or three... www.nmpproducts.com ---Decks a-wash in a sea of words--- This is not unusual. You may have to renew or rework the offending pin. The inner end of the spring has to be curled fairly closely to hold good and the outer pin tends to get pushed into the housing too far. Your spring may not be hooked on the outer pin as this will allow the spring to slide around when it is tightened a little. Do not try to tighten the spring until it retracts the quill. It is intended only to keep it from falling and may not do that if you have a heavy tool in the spindle. Don Young Don Young I thought my quill was mis-adjusted since it didn't retract. It never bothered me enough and figured I'd get to it one day. Now I know it's working properly and I don't have to do anything with it. Thanks, Wayne D. |
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Bridgeport Quill Spring
"Wayne" wrote in message ... Don Young presented the following explanation : "steamer" wrote in message ... --Well I've got it back in the quill but I'll be damned if I can figure out how to add the 1-1/2 turns of pretension. Every time I rotate the collar the spring goes about 1/4 turn, then snaps loose and needs to be retensioned. Sooo what am I doing wrong? -- "Steamboat Ed" Haas : Do us a favor and rescue Hacking the Trailing Edge! : a doggie or three... www.nmpproducts.com ---Decks a-wash in a sea of words--- This is not unusual. You may have to renew or rework the offending pin. The inner end of the spring has to be curled fairly closely to hold good and the outer pin tends to get pushed into the housing too far. Your spring may not be hooked on the outer pin as this will allow the spring to slide around when it is tightened a little. Do not try to tighten the spring until it retracts the quill. It is intended only to keep it from falling and may not do that if you have a heavy tool in the spindle. Don Young Don Young I thought my quill was mis-adjusted since it didn't retract. It never bothered me enough and figured I'd get to it one day. Now I know it's working properly and I don't have to do anything with it. Thanks, Wayne D. From what I have read in various groups and forums that is a very common misconception. That is why I mentioned it. That is also probably one of the reasons so many of the springs break, since they can reach the limit of their travel when over-tightened. Don Young |
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