I like that, I heard they use lignum for bearings on submarines. It should last forever, pictures please. On Jan 17, 2013 7:50 PM, "Ccm Ccm" <ccmdesi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Curt,I used to have the top hat bushings, a while back i made some T > shaped guides > out of lignum vitae, and so far i am liking them better than the top hat > they seem to > not have as much play, and a little shot of dynaglide every once in a > while and they > glide real smoothly > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 4:39 PM, curt george <curtgeo...@wowway.com>wrote: > >> Hello Brandon >> I am sorry to say it takes a lot of fussing with, You need to have a >> happy medium between the two worlds, (stability & mobility.) My 1000ex >> tends to be on the stability side of things, It slides well but there is >> still a small friction factor,but it moves very well with a few squirts of >> Dyna-Glide. I think its the nature of the beast. But having said that, I >> don't need to use Dyna- Glide all the time to keep things moving. just >> every so often. But as I said earlier, temperature dose effect the alum. >> rail. I tend to use more D/G in the winter than what I use in the spring >> and summer. >> >> I see Bill chimed on in, asking if there was a non-aerosol version of >> Dyna-Glide yet. I've seen it on the web. but not first hand yet. But I'm >> looking Bill. ;-) >> >> Brandon I think that the "T" shaped glides are better than the top hat >> ones. for stability.and ease of alignment. but that's just me. from what >> I've seen the top hat ones, seem to move freer. >> Dose anyone out there have first hand experience for both types of >> glides? I have the "T" down, but only have touched the "top hat" ones once. >> so I cant judge the two. To me its apples and oranges. >> Good luck with your alignment problems, But know I too have had problems >> with screws loosening and falling out of the frame. >> "O"Great now what happened? Was it me, or the machine this time? Drat!! >> It sure is a learning curve, even for the old-timers. >> Dont take anything for granted, I check all bolts on my Legacy at least >> once a month, Just to be safe. ;-) >> >> have a good night. >> >> C.A.G. >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brandon Khoury" <blkhou...@gmail.com> >> To: >> <legacy-ornamental-mills@**googlegroups.com<legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> >> > >> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:10 PM >> Subject: RE: Rail lubricant >> >> >> >> Hey Curtis, >> I have already taken apart the sled and squared it up, which helped >> tremendously. I think my issue now is that the long rails are slightly out >> of parallel. I also discovered that on the tail end, one of the elevator >> pivots is coming loose. That is what caused the initial twisting of the >> rails. Hopefully, once I fix that it will be better. But I may have to >> check that they are parallel over the full run. We've talked a bit about >> this before, but when I disassembled the sled and put it back together, I >> snugged that "T" glide over against the rail to prevent twisting of the >> sled. In doing so, I created a lot of friction. There will always be some >> give and take in that respect. You can make the sled very secure with >> little to no unwanted motion, but it will make the sled difficult to slide. >> Likewise, I can invite slight movement of the sled to free up ease of >> motion, but it will allow some inaccuracies when cutting. I just haven't >> had the time to do a proper setup. But, I can say that the silicone >> lubricant I got from work made a huge difference. 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