Hey Brigitte, Unfortunately we all do what you just suggested if we need to move the head stock up when you have the shopsmith in the vertical position, I grasp the bar below the head stock loosen the large wing nut and move it up. For sure not the best method to adjust it. So you are much better off starting with machine in Horizontal position, slide head stock to top lock and then flip up. Problem there is it then gets heavier. Then I would recommend doing all the adjusting with the table which is typically much easier to move. I know that may not be the best but it is what works. The other thing would be to add a crank similar to our Z access's on our LOM's but needs some engineering. Someone may pick off here where I left off here and offer some addtional advice or run on the idea anyway.
Kind Regards, Timothy J. Ziegler Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty 14171 160th Ave. Foreston MN 56330 320-294-5798 shop 320-630-2243 cell On Sat, Dec 26, 2020 at 1:52 PM Brigitte Graham <brigittegraha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi People, Nearly "Happy New Year", > This is a shopsmith question, so if you feel it is not relevant, please > feel free to delete the topic! > When you have raised the SS bed to its vertical position, for say, pillar > drill operations, how do you move the motor up/down the way rails without > the weight of the motor crashing down? > Other than lowering the machine to horizontal mode each time you want to > adjust the distance of the chuck from the table, (which is what you are > supposed to do but is bit of a pain) how do you Chaps get over this > problem? Though, I suspect you all have the strength to heave the motor and > lock it in position all quite easily!! > > I am thinking it needs something like the 'notched' tubes that move the > horizontal pillar drill table in and out. > > But to make something (that doesn't involve welding) that could move the > weight up/down in small controlled increments. > Perhaps a scissor jack on the table? > > Cheers > Legacy Widow > > > > -- > 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/CAPjOc2Pj29YR22MeZCcAhdbyLOh5RcNNS5FR%3D%3Dw%3D8dBe%3DmaGKQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/CAPjOc2Pj29YR22MeZCcAhdbyLOh5RcNNS5FR%3D%3Dw%3D8dBe%3DmaGKQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAMBiJLGSBqHmxB3emDKk0wkw74w9O9zOY-WbnQRS%2BoOnY3ti3w%40mail.gmail.com.
