Fixing a Leaky RF-45 Mill Head - Grizzly G0519

[henryarnold]

(05-11-2012, 06:17 AM)Highpower Wrote:

(05-10-2012, 11:33 PM)henryarnold Wrote: I had two powerful magnets. I put them in two of the corners of the bottom of the head. Some people prefer a magnetic dipstick or drain plug. This is what I already have. It should keep metal particles away form my bearings and gears.

Those old hard drive magnets are quite useful aren't they?

I have a couple in my lathe's headstock and apron as well for that very reason.

This is an outstanding thread on so many levels. Thanks for putting in so much work into sharing it with us Henry. Put it all in print and you would have an excellent service manual for that mill.

Thanks.
Its funny that you know that those are hard drive magnets. We machinists/engineers think alike. If something is broken, take it apart, learn what's inside, and keep any useful parts. I know I'm in the right company when I hang out here.

I plan to take the text and photos from this thread and create a PDF document. I belong to a Yahoo Group for the Dovetail Column mills and I want to post the photos and description there. Its also good to do this because sometimes threads get deleted so a document makes it easier bring it back.