Trouble refitting Honden (Grizzly G0731) Mill Quill

[Dave022]

Did some work tonight and got the top figures from this

80.23	80.06	80.025	80.05	80.18	80.1	80	80.03
80.03	79.98	79.98	79.98	80.03	79.98	80	79.98

down to this using 100 Grit Sandpaper

80.14	80.03	80.025	80.05	80.02	80.03	80	80.01
79.98	79.98	79.98	79.98	79.98	79.98	79.98	79.98

Once i get them all down to 80, then I will switch to 200 Grit and size down to rest of column. I just hope I am taking material from correct side!

 

[Dave022]

Above the # 1 , the quill looks hammer dented. Also the ID of the quill looks rusty. You nay want to biy a spring hone and polish it before sanding don the uill.

So I finally managed to get the quill back down to tolerance with sandpaper and multiple micrometer readings (16+). I also honed the inside prior to reassembly and now everything works fine.... I took a lot of time measuring for reassembly to ensure nothing was forced or too tight as well.

All in it took me about 30 hours to correct the mistakes I had made so have learnt a very valuable lesson. Thank you for your help!