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I assume you are talking about waxing the ways. If so, I'd like to avoid waxing them. I know from years of waxing floors, with Johnsons wax, they build up and need striped after awhile. I imagine the wax could build up in the headstock & carriage. How about silicone spray on the ways? It seems to work when the headstock is loose.mark-b wrote:Mine did that until I waxed them real good!
Combine that with a lack of skill and you have a receipe for trouble. Hence my devotion to the advise found here.
That's good advice. I'll wait before proceeding. Thx.dlbristol wrote:I don't know about the wax building up, mine hasn't, but I've only had it 5 years. I will say this however, I usually end up in trouble when I don't follow the book and the guys on this forum. I would wait for more responses before I put did anything other than wax the ways. That said, I do have a way of convincing myself that a really bad idea is a really good one or that a really hard thing to do is easy.
I would look at the wedges to see if they have become deformed from tightening over the years. Other users have refaced (flat file, strip sander, etc.) the wedges so that they a flat face as they did originally. I am surprised that you did not find anything over on the Yahoo site, but I would encourage you to post your problem over at that site. They are also very helpful.retiredsoldier919 wrote:I've searched here and on the Yahoo 10er group, but I can't find someone with my problem. After I tighten my headstock lever & the carriage lever, both (headstock & carriage) are froozen in place, even AFTER I remove the lever & wedges. I have to gently hit each to get them unstuck. Is there a fix other than disassembly?
What he said, and use Johnson's Original paste wax.robinson46176 wrote:Wax, Wax, Wax, Wax, Wax, Wax, Wax, Wax,Wax, Wax, Wax, Wax,Wax, Wax, Wax, Wax...
Trust me...
Johnsons paste wax.
retiredsoldier919 wrote:I assume you are talking about waxing the ways. If so, I'd like to avoid waxing them. I know from years of waxing floors, with Johnsons wax, they build up and need striped after awhile. I imagine the wax could build up in the headstock & carriage. How about silicone spray on the ways? It seems to work when the headstock is loose.