Quill Feed Assembly

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 6:26 pm

I need some guidance on the installation of the Quill Feed Assembly back into the Headstock. When I dismantled this headstock, as I pulled the quill feed assembly from within its proper location, out fell a spherical washer (53). I can see in the expoded parts view where it is to be installed but I am not certain of its orientation.

Does this image show its proper location and orientation or should the washer be flip around?

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JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 6:50 pm

SHAZZAM!!!!!;)

https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=3776

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:45 am

The images that JPG provided, to answer my question, along with the image I provided in the question gives one all the information required to properly assemble the quill feed mechanism. But there is one other requirement. The assembler must transfer this information faithfully to the real world application..

I assembled and reassembled my Mark about five times before I finally got it right. The spherical washer must be located between the cast "ear" and the sleeve. If not, everything goes together okay and seems to work until you try to lock the quill. The spherical washer provides the proper spacing so that the sleeve protrudes, ever so slightly, out of the headstock. If this does not exist, the quill lock is ineffective.

This photo that JPG provided so vividly shows the sleeve and the spherical washer but yet I was able to ignore his advise. I have always been a slow learner and nearly always have to make my own mistakes before I learn despite the honorable efforts of others.

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JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:50 am

dusty wrote:The images that JPG provided, to answer my question, along with the image I provided in the question gives one all the information required to properly assemble the quill feed mechanism. But there is one other requirement. The assembler must transfer this information faithfully to the real world application..

I assembled and reassembled my Mark about five times before I finally got it right. The spherical washer must be located between the cast "ear" and the sleeve. If not, everything goes together okay and seems to work until you try to lock the quill. The spherical washer provides the proper spacing so that the sleeve protrudes, ever so slightly, out of the headstock. If this does not exist, the quill lock is ineffective.

This photo that JPG provided so vividly shows the sleeve and the spherical washer but yet I was able to ignore his advise. I have always been a slow learner and nearly always have to make my own mistakes before I learn despite the honorable efforts of others.

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The shperical washer needs to be 'oriented' correctly also - read the verbage accompaning the pix!:)

horologist · Post by **horologist** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:52 am

Dusty,
Be careful about tightening the quill lock with no quill installed. You can bend or brealk those "ears" and ruin the casting. This was one of the warnngs in the Power Pro upgrade instructions.

Troy

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:02 pm

horologist wrote:Dusty,
Be careful about tightening the quill lock with no quill installed. You can bend or brealk those "ears" and ruin the casting. This was one of the warnngs in the Power Pro upgrade instructions.

Troy

Thanks for the warning. Hopefully, I won't being doing this again for a long time. You having mentioned the possibility causes me to have to go back and read (again) the documentation that came with the Mark V and to review the Sawdust Sessions.

Nick demonstrated the installation of the quill and in so doing secured the quill lock (as I recall without the quill). That would have been a good time to issue the warning (but then I might have ignored it anyway).