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RE: Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly - Mayhem - 09-07-2013
Thanks Willie. That is why I put the backgear assembly on the head. I couldn't wrestle it and try to engage/disengage it on the bench!
I can't take credit for thinking of using the engine stand. That suggestion was made to me by Rickabilly after I posted pictures of the stand I made for working on the x-feed gearbox.
RE: Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly - stevec - 09-08-2013
Darren, I can't seem to find the post of your use of the engine stand?
Ken I just tried a search for "engine stand" at the upper left corner of this very page and it came up with nada, how come?
RE: Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly - Mayhem - 09-08-2013
Steve, that particular post may have been made on the site that cannot be named, as Rick and I were both active on there at the time and I had posted the issues I was having with the gearbox on both.
Also, the search box is crap (I can say that, as Ed agrees with me). The advanced search is somewhat better...
RE: Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly - EdK - 09-08-2013
(09-08-2013, 06:55 AM)Mayhem Wrote: ...
Also, the search box is crap (I can say that, as Ed agrees with me). The advanced search is somewhat better...
Yes, I definitely agree. The search engine sucks big time. Hopefully in version 2.0 of the software they will fix it, or at least improve it.
Ed
RE: Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly - Highpower - 09-08-2013
(09-08-2013, 06:19 AM)stevec Wrote: Darren, I can't seem to find the post of your use of the engine stand?
Ken I just tried a search for "engine stand" at the upper left corner of this very page and it came up with nada, how come?
Steve, it wasn't a particular thread that I saw. It was one of Darren's pictures in post #70 actually. It's just that after a 35 year career rebuilding engines and such, you kind of notice those things.
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RE: Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly - DaveH - 09-08-2013
Really looking good Darren
so far 
DaveH
RE: Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly - Rickabilly - 09-09-2013
Thanks for the credit there Darren, I had completely forgotten that I'd given that advice
I was reading thinking, "that's one of my tricks", then when you said you "couldn't take credit" I thought, I wonder who suggested that then.
Funny how information travels.
Rick
RE: Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly - Mayhem - 01-17-2014
OK - well Kondia have given me a list of parts and actually told me that they may be able to get parts made that are no longer in stock. I've asked if I can get the drawings... I don't have a reply yet
Now when I purchased the mill I assumed that it was metric, as it is Spanish made and this one ended up at a distributor in QLD. I've been given two options for the feed elevation nut and also the micrometer rod and nuts for the quill (inch and metric). I have made the following observations:
- The scale was missing from the quill but the micrometer screw thread is 20tpi. There are 50 divisions on the nut.
- The feed rates for the power quill feed are in inches per minute.
- The feed rates for the x-feed gearbox are in inches per minute.
To confirm that the axis screws are inch or metric I would zero the dial, crank and measure the distance for a revolution of the dial. This isn't possible at the moment, as everything is in pieces! Measuring the pitch indicates 5tpi and the dials are 200 divisions on the x and y and 100 divisions on the z. Again, I'm guessing inch.
Does anyone agree/disagree have any suggestions?
RE: Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly - stevec - 01-17-2014
Darren, I would say conclusively that it is an "inch" mill. Curiosity asks, without going over the 79 posts to this thread, what are some of the easily accessed nuts & bolts?
RE: Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly - Mayhem - 01-17-2014
Thanks Steve. Nuts and bolts are all metric, as are the keys, circlips etc.