Yes painting can be less than fun. For smaller items I purchased a powder coating system and use an old oven for curing. It limits me on the colors, but that's OK.
BTW, with the mass and the amount of contact between clamping surfaces I don't think the little amount of grease will cause any movement of the ram once clamped in place.
BTW, I quickly learned not to use the word "fanny" in England in mixed company and assume it has the same meaning down under.
BTW, with the mass and the amount of contact between clamping surfaces I don't think the little amount of grease will cause any movement of the ram once clamped in place.
BTW, I quickly learned not to use the word "fanny" in England in mixed company and assume it has the same meaning down under.