Thanks for the insight! I will do this! Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 11, 2019, at 1:22 PM, bulke...@mmnet.com.au wrote: > > I know exactly what your problem is this is a common thing on the legacy, > under the saddle in between the top hats there is sawdust you can't see. on > the cross slide take the screws out of 2 top hats on one side of the saddle > then slide the saddle away leaving the top hats behind when you do you will > see the trapped dust ,vacuum it all out then slide the saddle back re-screw > them back and you will be all fixed. On the main saddle you only need to > remove one top hat the one in front that looks the same as the cross slide > ones. Dust always gets trapped between the top hats you need to clean them > out on a regular basis > Or it will keep happening. > > (Top hats are the round Delrin slides that look a little like a hat) > > On the cross slide this can be prevented from happening by milling some holes > in the aluminium rails there is some pics on this somewhere but it’s a metal > worker job you need experience in this area and a milling machine to do it. > It can be done on the legacy but I do not recommend trying it unless you have > extensive experience in engineering get it wrong and you wreck your legacy. > > Bill > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Neale Duren > Sent: Wednesday, 11 December 2019 4:24 PM > To: Legacy Ornamental Mills <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> > Subject: MMechanical problem with a LOM 1200 manual machine > > In operation, I slide the carriage back and forth but encounter resistance. > When I reverse the direction, the carriage moves freely for 9 inches and then > the resistance is encountered again. This happens in both directions. I have > cleaned and lubed extensively but still encounter the issue. Anyone have this > happen to them? Any suggestions? > PPS: this occurs at all locations all along the rails. > Neale Duren. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/835aeacb-144c-4ce7-b34e-545b266f941e%40googlegroups.com. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/000201d5b069%24136023a0%243a206ae0%24%40mmnet.com.au. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/B8AC4C5C-EE26-4129-B52B-133D8E6583BF%40gmail.com.
