06-10-2017, 03:17 PM
Hello folks, I have made a bit of progress on the mill. The main parts are painted, they took a bit longer than planned because I thinned the paint (Alkyd Enamel) as per the instructions, 20% thinners for spray application, and it turned out to be way too thin and I got loads of runs so i had to leave it to harden off and then flat the runs off and then paint it agin but this time at 10% thinners. In the picture it looks a bit bluer than it does in the flesh. The colour is RAL 7000.
![[Image: Mill%20044.jpg]](http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo198/jpwbrookes/Harrison/Mill%20044.jpg)
The small motor that drives the table is off being rewound at 230v three phase, hopefully it will be back soon. I still need to order new thrust bearings for the various acme threaded shafts which I will do on Monday along with a few replacements for a few missing screws. The plan is to try and get it more or less together next weekend.
I still have a couple of small parts to make and I need to sort out a crank for the knee. It is a spline fitting but all of the cranks I have seen are a different fitting so i will have to get something of the right size and then adapt it to fit this machine.
I have a question for hermetic if you are reading this?
I fitted the knee back on today but I realised that I had not noted which clamp for locking the knee was at which side of the machine. The user manual and parts book does not tell me either. My question is which side does the left hand thread clamp fit, right or left? At the moment I have the left hand thread on my left when stood in front of the machine, the same side as the knee handle.
Here is one of the clamps that I am talking about. This is where I have fitted the one with the right hand thread.
![[Image: Mill%20045.jpg]](http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo198/jpwbrookes/Harrison/Mill%20045.jpg)
John
The small motor that drives the table is off being rewound at 230v three phase, hopefully it will be back soon. I still need to order new thrust bearings for the various acme threaded shafts which I will do on Monday along with a few replacements for a few missing screws. The plan is to try and get it more or less together next weekend.
I still have a couple of small parts to make and I need to sort out a crank for the knee. It is a spline fitting but all of the cranks I have seen are a different fitting so i will have to get something of the right size and then adapt it to fit this machine.
I have a question for hermetic if you are reading this?
I fitted the knee back on today but I realised that I had not noted which clamp for locking the knee was at which side of the machine. The user manual and parts book does not tell me either. My question is which side does the left hand thread clamp fit, right or left? At the moment I have the left hand thread on my left when stood in front of the machine, the same side as the knee handle.
Here is one of the clamps that I am talking about. This is where I have fitted the one with the right hand thread.
John