Mill quill downfeed issue
I've got a Webb clone of a Bridgeport.
Never really use the quill downfeed, but tried it again today. It fed too fast for what I'm doing, so I disengaged it. Now the handwheel for the downfeed turns very roughly, even when disengaged (Arm(??) used to pull quill down). I can turn the handwheel, move the lever to engage the quill downfeed, feel when the gears start meshing and the handwheel stops turning. So I think the gears are fully disengaged when I have the quill downfeed in the disengaged position. Anybody have an idea of what I should look for to fix this? Thanks, Wayne D. |
Mill quill downfeed issue
Wayne wrote on 9/5/2010 :
I've got a Webb clone of a Bridgeport. Never really use the quill downfeed, but tried it again today. It fed too fast for what I'm doing, so I disengaged it. Now the handwheel for the downfeed turns very roughly, even when disengaged (Arm(??) used to pull quill down). I can turn the handwheel, move the lever to engage the quill downfeed, feel when the gears start meshing and the handwheel stops turning. So I think the gears are fully disengaged when I have the quill downfeed in the disengaged position. Anybody have an idea of what I should look for to fix this? Thanks, Wayne D. It always helps to ask the question, and then you end up figuring it out afterward. I didn't know there was a neutral position for the knob which moves the quill feed up or down. Wayne D. |
Mill quill downfeed issue
On Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:01:29 -0500, Wayne
wrote: Wayne wrote on 9/5/2010 : I've got a Webb clone of a Bridgeport. Never really use the quill downfeed, but tried it again today. It fed too fast for what I'm doing, so I disengaged it. Now the handwheel for the downfeed turns very roughly, even when disengaged (Arm(??) used to pull quill down). I can turn the handwheel, move the lever to engage the quill downfeed, feel when the gears start meshing and the handwheel stops turning. So I think the gears are fully disengaged when I have the quill downfeed in the disengaged position. Anybody have an idea of what I should look for to fix this? Thanks, Wayne D. It always helps to ask the question, and then you end up figuring it out afterward. I didn't know there was a neutral position for the knob which moves the quill feed up or down. Wayne D. VBG Gunner I am the Sword of my Family and the Shield of my Nation. If sent, I will crush everything you have built, burn everything you love, and kill every one of you. (Hebrew quote) |
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