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  1. Rauce

    New scales with old DRO?

    So I got a DRO with the my First mill. It’s old and from what little there is out there on the internet, likely mid 80’s vintage. The head unit works fine, and the Y scale works. I tried plugging the Y scale into the X port and got a reading so that was my confirmation that the head works as it...
  2. Rauce

    Indicating Micrometer

    I’ve used one before. The old shop had them for measuring a specific part. I did not do calibration on them though. I was about try a type an explanation but videos are better. Go to about 11:30 and you’ll see how it works.
  3. Rauce

    Excello 602 parts machine - Hamilton, ON

    I had the same thought, I had the full machine posted for a over a week on kijiji and no contact at all… At least with the small parts I can open it up to anywhere since they can be shipped cheaply enough.
  4. Rauce

    Excello 602 parts machine - Hamilton, ON

    For any other 602 owners out there. I’m holding onto a number of small parts. Handwheels, dials, leadscrews (new as of 2020), leadscrew nuts/carrier (also new as of 2020), worms for tilting/nodding the head and other misc. bits that made sense to keep for others. I also decided to keep the...
  5. Rauce

    The “free” First LC-1 1/2 VS Mill

    The only issue I see with oiling it is that at least my machine and the original Bridgeport design specify grease and don’t have a proper oiler for the bull gear. The only oiler in that area is for the sliding shaft/bore that the bull gear goes up and down on. This part does not spin so the oil...
  6. Rauce

    The “free” First LC-1 1/2 VS Mill

    I would think that farm equipment is a much tougher environment. More moisture, wider temperature swings etc. The back gear housing is fairly sealed up, not a lot of ways for contaminants to get in. I think a good comparison would be a shielded or sealed bearing which is greased for life from...
  7. Rauce

    The “free” First LC-1 1/2 VS Mill

    The plant I work at has a lot of electric motors. Probably thousands in all sorts of sizes. The real big ones usually have plain bearings with oil pressure lube but some of the medium sized ones have roller bearings and are big enough that rebuilding them is cost effective. The motor shops seem...
  8. Rauce

    The “free” First LC-1 1/2 VS Mill

    I’ve watched the H&W video and looked at the Sharp (same factory as First) manual. The amount of grease they put in during a rebuild is no where near what I found. It seems often a zerk fitting is omitted since adding grease isn’t really necessary. It seems to me it should only need to be...
  9. Rauce

    The “free” First LC-1 1/2 VS Mill

    So I was pleasantly surprised and simultaneously baffled/disgusted when I got into the back gear assembly today. It turns out the reason the clutch wouldn’t engage and the spindle wouldn’t turn in high/neutral is that the whole back gear housing had been pumped full of so much grease that...
  10. Rauce

    Excello 602 parts machine - Hamilton, ON

    Done!
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