Been quiet lately cuz i've been a little busy
. I did video most of the teardown but i didnt do it as a "video". I did it as a memory recall device
. I'll try to get all the clips put together and cut out the long stretches of my overthinking simple stuff. The more i dug into it, the more i was thankful i did it. It was a disaster. Fused bearings, all the 'grease' zerks had been greased. The oil in the oiler, well, i dont what that stuff was. One thing i learned that i wont soon forget, the table is heavy and it would be a good idea next time to not just grab it and yank it off the ways
. I did get that on video.
Current status: Below the turret is 95% completely rebuilt. Just waiting on the last parts to dry on their second coat.
On the knee, saddle, and table, all bearings have been replaced, all old oil and grease removed, all parts fully disassembled, scrubbed, primered (if a paintable surface) or hand scrubbed/wire wheeled depending on which surface it was. Painted it with some rustoleum enamel, in safety blue (remember kids, safety third), thinned with naphtha and added some catalyst hardener that sped up drying time nicely.
Owners manual is on the way as well as new way wipers. One of the ones on this one was broke and the cost plus time to have these cast aluminum ones tig welded would have been a wash on just getting the new style ones.
I also ordered some bijur fittings which should be here tomorrow.