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I got a little more work done on the Mill yesterday.

Figuring out how to get this assembally apart was a little bit of a logic puzzel but I got it done. Everything shoukd work much smoother when it goes back together without all the hard/sticky grease.

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I was able to use a brass punch to drive the return spring out...
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Now these 3 parts were cleaned up and ready for media blasting...
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After a quick trip through my blasting cabinet...
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I also finished cleaning up all the parts... sure hope I can remember how it all goes back together:oops:
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That's all for now.
 

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Hi everyone, it been a few weeks but I was able to do a little more on the Mill today.

I got the head all masked off for paint, that was a suprisingly big job.

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I sprayed epoxy primer followed by urethane single stage color coat.

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The paint should be all hardened up for next time so I can start the reassembally process.
 
I made a bit of a start on putting the head back together...

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Downfeed return spring re-installed:
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I'm assuming re-assembally should be the reverse of disassembally so I won't cover all the details but here is where I got to:

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I had to stop there because during disassembally a little retaining ring that held the bronze arm in place broke so I need to call Wells and order a new one.

Hope I can continue to get this head back together properly... so far so good.
 

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Hi everyone, work on the mill continues...

I found that I could use a snap ring in place of the original retaining ring, it seems to work well.
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Down feed quil handle done.
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Gear box finished, sorry for the lack of pictures, it was kind of a greasy/messy install, so it was hard to get pictures.
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And here's where I left off:
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I would have gone farther, but I realized I forgot to paint and refubish the rest of the parts so I have to do that before I finish assembally.
 
The greese is nothing special just some synthetic axel greese. But I figured if it works in a car's wheel bearings it ot to work for the mill.
 
I got a little more work done on the Mill yesterday.

Figuring out how to get this assembally apart was a little bit of a logic puzzel but I got it done. Everything shoukd work much smoother when it goes back together without all the hard/sticky grease.

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I was able to use a brass punch to drive the return spring out...
How did you get that apart?
I guess I will go look for that spring
I have that part in the ultrasonic that grease has turned to glue.
 
Okay I figured it out all the old grease was not letting the cam turn far enough.
I don't see a spring in my cam
 
Okay I figured it out all the old grease was not letting the cam turn far enough.
I don't see a spring in my cam

I'm sorry I didn't respond I had neglected this thread. I'm glad you were able to get it figured out azshadeguy.
 
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