Boring in the mill with lots of chatter. Ideas?

MrWhoopee said:
I have to work on mine, it won't stay engaged. I have to hold the lever to keep it from popping out. It just hasn't been enough of a problem yet to motivate me to dig into it.
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The trip linkage may be broken. Very common.

I hope this helps.
I'm sure you know about H&W Repair? They have videos on this subject I believe.
This may help as well >>> = oops, it looks like I came late to the party. Don't you just love how everyone want s to help!!!!

power quill feed doesn't stay engaged?

hey guys, got a 1974 BP 2J 1.5hp. mill, it is my understanding the power quill feed should stay engaged until the micrometer nut bottoms out right? my lever springs back immediately which is especially dangerous because the clock spring on opposit side of head is broken/damaged in some way so...
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That J-head quill power feed is a Rube Goldberg contraption of the first order - right out of the railroad engineering era. Still, I wouldn’t be without it for boring operations.
 
davidpbest said:
That J-head quill power feed is a Rube Goldberg contraption of the first order - right out of the railroad engineering era. Still, I wouldn’t be without it for boring operations.
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You said it David.
 
MrWhoopee said:
I have to work on mine, it won't stay engaged. I have to hold the lever to keep it from popping out. It just hasn't been enough of a problem yet to motivate me to dig into it.
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Slightly loosen the set screw that is in the end of the feed trip lever. It pushes up on the pin that disengages the lever, if it's too high the lever won't stay latched. Part number 144
Edit: looks like I was late to the party too.

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I'll have to go look at that.
 
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