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Re: Head Stock Lock
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:55 pm
by beeg
commnthings wrote:Is it advisable to grease the worm gear on the speed control? If so, what kind of grease? I have some white lithium grease. Is that OK?
Thanks again,
Bob
NO GREASE should be used because sawdust will be attracted to it. Use graphite or silicone spray on the pork chop.
Re: Head Stock Lock
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 10:28 pm
by commnthings
Thanks.
Re: Head Stock Lock
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 10:33 pm
by JPG
Ditto the lock threaded shaft.
Re: Head Stock Lock
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 11:02 pm
by commnthings
Yeah, that one I knew. The speed control 'pork chop' still has some sort of grease on it. Must be 25 years old.
Thanks again.
Re: Head Stock Lock
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 12:46 am
by JPG
FWIW, I am not convinced lithium grease lightly applied to the quadrant gear is bad. Very minimal chance crud buildup will occur there nor will crud create a se4ious problem there.
Re: Head Stock Lock
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 6:32 pm
by commnthings
To all;
All is (finally) well. I replaced the belts and the on/off switch with upgrades from Jacob Anderson (
https://jacobs-repairshop.com/my-specia ... k-repairs/) and finally get the lock mechanism from SS and the lock wedges from eBay (SS was out of stock on one of them). Every thing went back together smoothly, thanks to the advice from JPG and others. My SS is now running more smoothly and quietly than it has in years.
Thanks again to all for your assistance.
Bob
Re: Head Stock Lock
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 10:51 pm
by JPG
Good news! Thanks for delivering it!!!!