11-23-2015, 02:43 PM
Okay maybe I went too far with the labels Mayhem, but the new gear was buried under those other two. That's my excuse anyway!
Thanks Johnnyc14. The apron internals should last longer with the bottom on it; at the very least it will keep out dirt. The more troubling area is the threading gear clusters. To oil them you remove a plastic oil nut on the side of the switch plate and pump some oil in the hole. The oil then falls down to the top of the casting where numerous holes are drilled to hit the various lube points. Like that will happen with any type of reliability. I don't know what to do about that. I have some galling on the shafts probably due to lack of lube. Realistically, for the amount of threading I'll be doing, it won't be a problem, but the design of it still irritates me, knowing some parts could be dry.
Mark
Thanks Johnnyc14. The apron internals should last longer with the bottom on it; at the very least it will keep out dirt. The more troubling area is the threading gear clusters. To oil them you remove a plastic oil nut on the side of the switch plate and pump some oil in the hole. The oil then falls down to the top of the casting where numerous holes are drilled to hit the various lube points. Like that will happen with any type of reliability. I don't know what to do about that. I have some galling on the shafts probably due to lack of lube. Realistically, for the amount of threading I'll be doing, it won't be a problem, but the design of it still irritates me, knowing some parts could be dry.
Mark